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sprinterguy
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Multiple Working
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Always used to aim for the 153 on the one Snow Hill diagram that was booked for 170+153, as it was always the quietest carriage of the...
Yesterday at 08:28
sprinterguy
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Grand Union's proposed Stirling – Euston service now authorised by ORR
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Appearance doesn't necessarily indicate reliability - For example, the Crosscountry Voyager fleet is one of the most reliable diesel...
Monday at 20:45
sprinterguy
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Cavalex / Rails of Sheffield model of 60062.
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There was a period of a month between 20th July and 24th August 2022 when the loco operated in its new livery before being named - it...
Monday at 10:59
sprinterguy
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Small train yard near Stoke-on-Trent
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Yeah it's vehicle 74424, removed from set 458522. Currently adjacent to mark 3 sleeper 10591, which was recently removed from the North...
20 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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Grand Union's proposed Stirling – Euston service now authorised by ORR
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They very much are renowned for reliability, and I'm unsure how you'd arrive at the opposite conclusion: The 22x fleets in general have...
15 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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What old stock still exists?
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Yep, still in daily use. Ordered and owned by Royal Mail and built by ABB.
11 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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Worst damage to a locomotive sustained while hauling a railtour?
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Yeah, that's a good point.
11 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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Worst damage to a locomotive sustained while hauling a railtour?
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Certainly, it had crossed my mind that there were some Victorian-era prangs, or worse, that'd qualify for this thread. The 1889 Armagh...
8 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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Worst damage to a locomotive sustained while hauling a railtour?
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It bears consideration, but it was a one-off out and back outing, outside of the public timetable, solely for passengers (in this case...
8 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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Travel around Birmingham
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That was going to be my first suggestion as well: A direct train ride from University, about as scenic as you can get in the West Mids...
8 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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Grand Union's proposed Stirling – Euston service now authorised by ORR
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Everything I've read, outside of Grand Union's website, suggests that service isn't due to commence until 2027 now, to accommodate the...
8 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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Lost locomotives
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The rusted hulk of what appears to be an S160 has recently appeared at Cockshute storage yard, north of Stoke-on-Trent. That could be...
7 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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4472 but where?
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That's also Carnforth, just looking in the opposite direction from the other photo. The brick shed with chimney can be seen in the...
7 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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390033 Question
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I don't know the specific day of the month, but the copy of The Railway Herald contemporary with the Grayrigg derailment states:
6 Mar 2024
sprinterguy
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Worst damage to a locomotive sustained while hauling a railtour?
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Yeah, I would say that was probably the worst one for steam traction. For diesel traction, I would suggest class 47 1630, later 47048...
6 Mar 2024
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