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Came back from Skegness to Nottingham yesterday on a 3 car ex-Southern EMR Turbostar. Between Grantham and Nottingham we were sat at the very rear of the train in the former first class area. Upon leaving Grantham, the guard announced that passengers for Bottesford and Aslockton should travel in...

After the work to lengthen the platforms at St Erth and Lelant has there been any movement on 5 coach services to St Ives this summer? If not, any news on when it is likely to happen? Rob

46010 was on a trailer on the A60 just outside of Ruddington this morning. Anyone know where it’s going?

The image of Crow Nest Junction at this link: https://signalbox.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/crownestjcJWFSv-300x205.jpg shows a four track railway splitting into two, four track railways. I find the symmetry of it strangely attractive! How many other junctions around the country can we...

Am I correct in thinking that the only thing that prevents this is the way the pins are wired on the couplers and it was a Network SouthEast wheeze to prevent Regional Railways pinching their shiny new trains? If this is true, does GWR have any plans to rewire the 16X to standard so that they...

There was a Grand Central class 180 parked on the bridge over the A52 at the northern extremity of the Old Dalby test track this evening at around 16:30. Anyone know why it is there?

Looking for some advice. My son and his girlfriend were returning from London to Leamington last Friday and were on the last train northbound from Marylebone before the service was suspended due to blown off roof at Banbury. The train sat at Haddenham for over an hour before proceeding slowly to...

What examples can people think of, of single bored tunnels that accommodate more than two tracks? Side by side bores do not count. All I can think of is maybe the approach to Lime Street but I am not certain if these are bridges across the cutting or actual bored tunnels.

In this driver's eye view video: Nottingham to London St Pancras, Drivers Eye View | Class 43 HST! at 29 minutes 22 seconds we are travelling south on the Midland Main Line, just south of Knighton Junction, Leicester. The line here is signalled for bi-directional running, hence why I put wrong...

Are there any SP differentials anywhere bigger than this on the Robin Hood Line: Wighay Road crossing A differential of 55mph seems quite a lot!

Let us imagine for a moment that the Leeds New Line had never closed. I know it is not coming back and I am not suggesting it should, but if it had survived would it be useful? If the viaduct line had remained connected to the LNW line rather than the GNR, TPE services could use the high...

Going to have a West Yorkshire day rover ticket next week and for old time’s sake (and maybe a little masochism!) I would like to ride a few pacers. What are the best routes around Leeds to find them on? Thanks in advance for any advice.

Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s our family holiday consisted of two weeks in St Ives and we almost always travelled on the overnight train from Nottingham to Newquay on a Friday night, changing in the early hours at Plymouth. As a young child this was incredibly exciting and I remember...

Interesting article in the latest Rail magazine about passengers putting their feet on seats. Personally I find this totally unacceptable but so many people seem to do it maybe I am out of step and society thinks it is OK. There seems little hope of doing anything about it if the on train staff...

Just got back from two weeks staying in Carbis Bay. We used the train quite a bit while we were there and the lack of revenue protection on the line is quite eye opening. We regularly travelled into St Ives in the evening and 20+ people doing the same thing would regularly join the train at...

221139 in the sidings at Truro this morning. Any idea why?

Having followed the locked class 800 thread with interest I was looking forward to my first ride today between St Erth and Plymouth, though with a little trepidation. We rode in one of the motored coaches of a 9 car class 802 and I was immediately struck by the rapid acceleration from stations...

Went to watch Forest today at Sheffield United (what a mistake!) and travelled by train. Outbound by Northern, Nottingham to Leeds trains, pretty busy but not bursting at the seams, arrived on time but no revenue protection on the train at all before Sheffield. Coming back, EMT had put on an...

Just been watching this very entertaining video: I am curious about the second coach in the first train that we see. It looks like a Mk2 composite but the lettering on the side appears to be longer than just InterCity. Can anyone suggest what it might be? InterCity MotorRail perhaps? Also, I...

This just discussed on East Midlands news: https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/our-stories/press-releases/2018/19-09-2018-rr-and-porterbrook-launch-first-hybrid-rail-project-in-the-uk-with-mtu-hybrid-powerpacks.aspx