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1959/1960 bristol area wtt
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The WR (and GWR before) had their own 3-digit train reporting codes on large frames on the front of the locomotive. They are listed in...
Today at 21:27
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CrossCountry Trains advert banned over ‘insufficient’ free food and drink claims…
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Even this will be an overstatement, there being catering only provided for other parts of the journey the passenger is not using, only...
Today at 08:21
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Potential up to 2,000 job losses at Alstom Derby
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There are already too many Eliz Line trains, I count the number still in the sidings at Old Oak depot as I pass in the peak (as I have...
Wednesday at 00:05
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trivia oldest and newest together
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At Stockport a few weeks ago there were two Class 37, from 1963, on a snowplough, alongside a brand new TfW Class 197 from 2023 on...
Tuesday at 16:01
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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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This may be true. It will be interesting to see if it happens in reverse. One of the issues with trains increasingly being designed with...
Sunday at 21:50
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Euston overcrowding at TfL/LU entrance caused by new Network Rail departure boards
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You are right about the incessant irrelevant announcements. There was likewise a takeover of the first new inside information board when...
Sunday at 21:26
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Pacers on Long Distance Routes
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This is normally nothing to do with the mechanical capabilities, but just that the interior designer has squeezed the seats up too much...
Sunday at 13:58
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Euston overcrowding at TfL/LU entrance caused by new Network Rail departure boards
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Reaching the National newspapers. Article in The Independent today...
Sunday at 13:40
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Pre-nationalization diesel (or petrol!) railcars/sets
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The West Clare diesel cars were the same as the later Donegal ones (including the one which ended up on the Isle of Man), except painted...
Saturday at 23:24
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Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway
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The DLR certainly manages 20 second stops, with two separate cycles for closing, firstly all except the conductor's door, and then that...
Saturday at 09:58
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Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway
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Really? The train this morning took 62 minutes for Waterloo to Windsor. In contrast, in 1958 the equivalent half hourly service took 50...
12 Apr 2024
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Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway
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Wholly by chance I had my first ride in one today. Upsides Seemed notably smooth and quiet, and ran nicely over points and crossings...
12 Apr 2024
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How did railtours work in BR days?
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Actually they were vacuum braked only. Some of the last such built, for 1966. This soon became a problem for the Liverpool Pullman...
12 Apr 2024
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Southern Region newspaper trains 1950s/60s
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The report into the 1967 Raynes Park newspaper train accident has quite a lot of detail about procedures, the formation, etc. A shortage...
12 Apr 2024
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How did railtours work in BR days?
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At a notably youthful age we did possibly the last "Taunton Sunday School Treat". Apparently an annual event since at least the 1920s...
11 Apr 2024
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