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    Great Northern Fleet Tender

    Class 387s don’t go above 100mph on Great Northern EDIT: wasn’t reading the latest page(s)!
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    New Mills Central landslip - 6 week closure

    The previous posts should answer that :)
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    Enterprise Shenanigans

    Is that a lot? From an outside perspective (without further information) it doesn’t seem that’s a ridiculous amount.
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    Flixbus Discussion

    With East Midlands being such a regional airport I’m not sure there’s much demand for coaches.
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    Ex LNER (and Grand Central) Mark 4 sets for TfW

    I’m on my 2nd 5 car set for the day, and my first time on one of the non-GC refurb sets and I have to say the red MK4s are very well presented on the inside, at least in 1225 anyway.
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    EMR Class 170 updates

    I suppose so. It’s more that after initially being promised a full refurb of whole fleet, it got delayed and delayed and now isn’t even a full refurb. So advertising you’re upgrading the fleet to a consistent offering, which won’t be all that consistent, just seems like asking for trouble.
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    EMR Class 170 updates

    Interesting that it says the 170s will be upgraded to a consistent offering when only some of them are getting new seats?
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    EuroTunnel Announcement Jingle

    Listening to that section of the clip a few times on repeat, I think you may be onto something about it being the speakers on the train
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    No Horsham-Peterborough service Saturday 2nd March

    To be fair to them, planning the timetable is done by a planning team who will have had to do their best within the constrains of the reduced capacity. The reality is, Gatwick Express brings in money and therefore is a priority for the DfT and therefore Southern. With the way that pathing...
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    Avanti stopping patterns

    I would say this kind of thing is pretty common on Intercity services to/from London. The London end of the route will generally be the most congested part of the route, with fast trains pathed too closely together (or amongst other services) to allow them to stop too much at stations close to...
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    Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Bus News

    I think it was mentioned in this thread before that these type of coaches are (now) quite known for their gearbox issues with other operators too.
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    Ex LNER (and Grand Central) Mark 4 sets for TfW

    https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P64587/2024-03-25/detailed The 0435 Cardiff - Manchester is showing as running in an altered path on Monday 25th March with only standard class seating, is this expected to be a DMU?
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    EMR Class 170 updates

    Yes I believe the update is that it is staying at GTR as a 171
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    Plans announced to open a new train maintenance facility at Shipley

    It seems odd not have any mainline crews based there doesn’t it? Won’r it increase costs?
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    LNER Class 800 Flashing BIL on last coach

    If it’s the same as the Desiro UK it shows where the Train Manager is keyed in to do the doors I believe

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