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There have been a couple of mag reports recently where DRS have said they are of course looking to bin the heritage fleet. They're looking to the green credentials of the fleet. They want it sems to reduce the 66 fleet and already have, while others are still growing their 66 fleet. The DRS...

Not sure if this should go here or in the speculative ideas section. Anyway I was reading the 195/196/197 are 'orrible thread and a thought struck me that while it seems to be dawning on those in power that electrification is needed. It isn't going to happen over night. We are going to need...

A walking thread might seem a bit odd for a Railway Forum but bear with me. These walks centre around a railway journey. Recently we have done a few walks which have ended up with the train back to the starting point. The most recent was the Popular Whitehaven - St Bees (with the train back to...

So I was sitting on platforms 13/14 a Manchester Piccadilly idlely gazing at the OLE uprights, Spans and fixings. It struck me that some of these along with much of the WCML stuff must be getting on for 40 or so years old and some of them seem to be a bit scabby. What sort of life span do...

So with the impending end of the 365s it got me thinking there is a lot of quite decent modern MU stock reaching the end of the road. Now obviously the charter market is quite well served with MK2 MK3 and MK4 (should they want it) also available and still quite modern and serviceable. But this...

I know we are still supposed to be on lockdown but it seems to me road traffic volumes are getting back to what they used to be. I've been visiting my parents throughout lockdowns as my mother in particular has been struggling with coping and her MH / a bit nuts. I need to go around this week...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/alliance-blackpool-service-to-be-run-by-grand-central-and-start-spring-2020.165526/ They'll train up on the 90s first then run trains tnt with DVTs to train up on them. ;) Slightly more serious note could you operate...

Sorry if this is covered elsewhere. My knowledge in buses is somewhat limited. Around Bolton the former First Manchester operation has been sold to Diamond buses. Who at the time of taking over hired the former first fleet on what I think was a hire and maintain deal while they sourced their...

Whilst watching a couple of 150+153 combinations climbing a hill a few days ago I was left pondering if the driver can feel a difference in performance when driving say 2x150s as opposed to a single 150. I imagine any difference would be more pronounced at higher speeds in that the units would...

I was at Bolton Station a few days ago heading north. A Southport train departs and the platform end signal progressively clears to double yellow about 3mins later a tpx Glasgow train arrives, stops and loads. The platform end signal is green and the station staff give the train the wave to...