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Good Afternoon I’m sure some years ago. There were maps, which showed which routes each class of train was route cleared for. I’ve been trying to find out which routes class, 165 and 166s Are cleared for yet unfortunately any information I can find is quite a few years out of date! Is there an...

Good Evening all I’m just wondering if IETs are cleared for the Portsmouth-Cardiff route? I know there were issues with HSTs going via Hamble and certain bogies but I can’t find anything anywhere to suggest the IETs couldn’t run Cardiff-Portsmouth in terms of clearance. With 5 carriages it...

I noticed while travelling to and from Devon last weekend with the Newport diversions a significant number of people boarded and alighted at Gloucester. I realise it is a 9 minute penalty fir calling at Gloucester but the HST I was on filled up at Gloucester towards Plymouth and coming back...

Personally, in the longer term, I think they should electrify Didcot to Oxford and use 387s on London to Oxford shuttles to release a couple of sets.

I have been reading a book about 158s and there’s several mentions of class 158s running services from Norwich to Birmingham. I didn’t realise there ever were direct services between the two cities, is anyone on here able to shed any light on frequency, calling patterns, routing, or even any old...

I’m guess the answer to this will be no but has a loco-hauled service (probably either a Class 86 or 90) ever reached Southend or Southminster on a normal passenger service out of Liverpool Street? Either operated by Greater Anglia, NXEA, “one”, Anglia Railways or even in British Rail times...

Good evening, Does anyone have latest or May 2023 diagrams for bi-mode IET/Azumas for GWR and LNER? Just did a quick google search but unfortunately couldn’t find anything. Many Thanks

Personally I would make the 158/159s and 150s last forever as they’re great trains for the routes they do. I’d also want the HSTs to last forever too, and maybe the 444s. Purely because I like the units to travel on, the 180s too. obviously this thread is purely fantasy and not realistic but...

I have been wondering this question as I only ever saw them going as far as Gillingham, but usually only Salisbury. I did find some photos on google of some at EXD, but did one ever make it to Bristol or Paignton/Plymouth/Penzance?

Good morning I have come across a window label for a Westbury to London Paddington service with the NSE logo on it! As far as I was aware NSE didn’t run west of Bedwyn. I have searched online and cannot find any information on this service at all. Does anyone on here have any recollection or...

Hello Does anyone have the complete IET diagrams to post here? I’ve searched on this forum and on google for them to no avail. Many Thanks in advance for your help!

My idea is for XC services between Bristol-Manchester & Cardiff-Nottingham to call at Bromsgrove to improve connectivity between stations on this corridor. Currently passengers from Bromsgrove have to change at Birmingham or Worcester and Cheltenham to reach Bristol, South Wales and South West...

Where can trains be stabled across the GW network? And how many? Specifically can you stable IETs overnight at Paignton, Exeter St David’s, Westbury, Banbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester, Oxford, Carmarthen, Taunton, Weston, Cardiff? If yes how many trains/carriages? I believe IETs...

I understand that with a uniform fleet, it is cheaper to train crew initially, but are operational costs cheaper to have just one class of unit in a fleet? And if so in what ways is this cheaper, in ongoing costs, other than initial and staffing costs?

Just wondering if there is a list or if someone knows how many EMUs are currently off lease or expected to go off lease in the foreseeable future? I would also like to discuss the possible future ises for these EMUs and whether we need more electrification in order to make use of them. I am...

Just seen a 156 at Cardiff Central, thought I was seeing things but I found this on RTT: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K01242/2020-03-04/detailed looks like an ECS working from Landore to Etches Park but why?

I’ve always wondered why there is no direct service anymore between Milford Haven and London. I presume passenger numbers wouldn’t justify it? There is however a direct Pembroke service on Summer Saturdays, how busy is that? I thought a similar service could operate to Milford Haven maybe on...

Finally managed to get an interview with GWR for Customer Sales Advisor! What will the interview be like? What will they ask me? What will I need to be prepared for? All help and advice would be much appreciated! Many Thanks in advance

I know it is not a reliable source so wanted to put this to the forum to see if anyone knows of any truth in this, but Wikipedia page for the Class 180s states in 2020 the Hull Trains 180s will mive to East Midlands Railway. Is it a possibility or just someone editing Wikipedia? What will the...

I’m considering applying but got turned down recently for a similar role, so where am I going wrong? What do I need to include in the application to get to interview stage? Thanks