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There will be a total of 145 5-car class 720 units, once all are built. Could this large fleet of units be used to operate all services on both the GE (Norwich excluded) and the LTS out of Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street respectively, thereby eliminating the class 357's? I suspect a...

For those who may be interested, I am informed that within the last 7-10 days vehicle 3142 (YX17NYM) has been destroyed by a fire. This happened whilst was operating a 26 service on the Leicester to Coalville circuit. Thankfully no injuries to my knowledge.

Having not noted any formation changes since 2015 / 2016, yesterday noted some Northern line sets which have been re-formed. Previous pairings: 51526 + 51527 51589 + 51590 51624 + 51625 51651 + 51723 Current pairings: 51526 + 51624 51590 + 51651 51625 + 51723 I'm unsure if 51527 & 51589 are...

Looking at Realtime Trains earlier on and doing a bit of totting up of some mileages I noticed, based on the miles and chains distances stated, Stratford to Whitechapel works out at 3m 35ch whereas in the other direction Whitechapel to Stratford works out at 3m 26ch. Can anybody confirm the...

Pretty much as the thread title says - given that for some months now there has been no requirement for one to isolate / stay off work or school if infected with Covid, why does it seem so many people are still testing and staying off work for days at a time when there's no requirement to do so...

Hello all. The Thameslink website states that on Thursday 28th July they will be operating a Sunday service, as a result of the strike action the previous day Wednesday 27th July. This got me thinking - Thursday 28th is a normal working day. Given that they are operating a Sunday service on...

Earlier today, I noted Grand Central unit 180105 (numbered as such on both ends) with driving vehicle 50901 from unit 180101 at the London end. Not sure if this is a permanent or temporary formation, or how long it has been operating as such.

Not sure if this falls in to any of rare, very rare or riotously rare - 8-car 700029 is on this evening's 1624 Peterborough to Horsham service. It's the first time I've seen a RLU on such a service. I know RLU's on Bedford to Gatwick / Brighton services are a daily occurrence, and I know they...

Hi all, I noticed that this weekend Avanti services have been diverted via Birmingham International, Aston, Bescot and Penkridge due to the closure of the Trent Valley via Tamworth. Would a direct, non-stop journey between Stoke-on-Trent and Milton Keynes Central (available once per hour each...

Earlier today I received a message from a friend, who earlier this week travelled from Peterborough to King's Cross using an advance single on LNER, asking for advice. She travelled to London unsure on what day she would need to return and also completely ignorant of the fact that Fri-Sat-Sun...

Hello, Just wondering if anyone knows if 700019 is restricted to AC only at present, and if so how long it has been? As a regular user of the ECML south of Peterborough and the Thameslink core I have seen this unit many times in recent weeks, and without fail it has always either been stabled...

Hi, Upon my eventual return from London yesterday evening following the ECML collapse, I submitted a delay repay claim to Great Northern. I noted that both the Great Northern and Thameslink websites were stating that customers could travel tomorrow (i.e. today) using tickets dated the previous...

Hi all, I'm trying to find out some information about the 1634 ex Bescot Stadium to Birmingham New Street service on 2 dates: 03-11-2001 and 23-03-2002 (both Saturdays). This was a DMU-operated service which I believe originated from either Stafford or Rugeley Trent Valley. I'm trying to find...

Hi all, I have received a 'complimentary travel pass' in the post from Northern following making a successful delay repay claim, entitling me to one return journey between any 2 stations on the Northern network using Northern trains only. The pass is a small rectangular card about the same...

Hi, Does anyone know if there are any plans to use the Gatwick Express branded 387s on non Gatwick Express branded services whilst Victoria is closed to Southern and Gatwick Express trains during the Christmas / New Year period? I have managed to 'scratch' 20 of them for travel without using...

Hi, Yesterday (Mon 6th Aug) 4 out of the 5 HEx diagrams were single units, whereas a few weeks ago (a week day in late May) all 5 diagrams were pairs. I've seen all 5 diagrams on a few other week days recently too, and aside from 014 which is probably destined to never run again I haven't seen...

Hi, I've noticed during a couple of recent journeys in and around London that there seems to be contradictory map information regarding whether one can legitimately travel between any 2 of the above 3 stations using a Zone 6 Travelcard. Maps on numerous station platforms show the above...

Hi all, A bit of an historic incident (from 2011) but one that has been nagging at me ever since. Any clarity or input on whether the guard's stance was correct or not would be appreciated. Summer Saturday in 2011, I arrive at my local station (Peterborough) station to travel to Norfolk for...