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    321 Retanus future 2024.

    Does anyone know what future now lays ahead for the x30 Retanus 321 units at Warrington and Wembley. Scrap? Parcels? Still not set future for them. Also quite a few have been stopped for more than a year as well, and quite a few was only in service very infrequently as well? Any updates, or...
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    66092 on a low loader M40 between Juction 15 and Junction 16. Monday 20 th November 2023.

    Whilst on my way to see 37800 take 319375 for scrap at Stourbridge Junction I saw, Around 1210 Between Junction 15 Longbridge Warwick Island and Junction 16 Henley in Arden, on the M40 66092 heading towards M42 on a low loader, being escorted by 3 escort vehicles and the a highway agency patrol...
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    West Midlands 323 History and Nostalgia from the Beginning to the finish. 30 years and still going strong.

    In order to keep the newly, created excellent 323 thread on the final countdown, to those leaving to Northern or going elsewhere, If possible via admin would like to start a new one, looking back at the History of the 323s, ie Nostalgia and History of them in the West midlands and services...
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    Northern class 319 diagrams ending November 2023.

    As reported in the Northern unit Rerubisment, thread, the 319s are ending in November 2023. Please does anyone know what services these are diagrammed on. And roughly when in November they end Please. Or if anyone can post the diagrams on here, it would be very much kindly appreciated...
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    Are there some potential future uses for class 321s after all..?

    mods note - split from here According to Facebook 321 pages, it's for mileage accumulation and hardback reasons to be handed back, to a certain extent. As 321321 needed various parts, and didn't ran at Ilford from around August 2022 to May 2023. Not for this thread ideal for a possible reuse...
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    68013 1K52 1746 London Marylebone to Kidderminster Thursday 11th May 2023.

    Thursday the 11th May 2023 saw 68013 on the final ever booked, and most likely the final ever, class 68 and Chiltern Railways service loco haulage ever to run onto Kidderminster. Quite a few of the locals and customers on board tonight were also sad to see it go. However a majority of the...
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    Old live rail record website and live rail website

    Since last Thursday 02 March 2023. Just over a week now both live rail and old live rail record websites have stopped displaying on most train companies if not all especially Chiltern and Abeillo Anglia. Ie at the bottom say for example ie on Abeillo Anglia the vehicle formation details and the...
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    Prologis park Northampton

    Hi everyone. There’s a new site in Northampton called Northampton Prologis park rail terminal still to open. It seems that there’s 2 freight terminals being built and 1 royal mail terminal being built on the one whole site. Still to open are two for containers apparently and one for post...
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    Happy Christmas 2022 and a happy new year everyone.

    Happy Christmas 2022 and a happy New Year everyone from Warwickshire. Hope 2023 brings you all you need.
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    2023. What next traction wise. What Could the Dft surprise us with? Or any more possible traction changes to the network in General.

    As we enter 2023. However during 2023. What is your opinion on traction ie change or possible scrap wise the dft could be capable of. Or what might change even to the traction scene out of the blue. Including all the tocs on the network. For example could the 379 actually enter service and go to...
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    Keighley and Worth valley coaches being purchased transfer Friday 04th November 2022.

    1130 5E17 Great Yarmouth Carriage Sidings to Keighley and Worth Valley railway move by rail operations group. Keighley and Worth valley appear to have brought some coaches from Eastern European Rail Services at the Sidings at Great Yarmouth. Does anyone know what they will be using them for in...
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    Gasgoine Wood mk3s

    Please can anyone assist with the Mk3s recent arrivals at Gasgoine Wood. please. and vehicle numbers if known?. Also what is the future for them ?. Believed to be the ex Dats mk3 Anglia and Virgin Prentendolino mk3 ones. Ie former test trains. However also the ex x7 Rog ie Anglia mk3 rake is...
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    Abeillo Anglia class 321, Run down, Diagrams, Workings and Sightings.

    To keep the 321 Withdrawal thread free for Withdrawal discussion only. I thought I would like to start a new thread please as the 321s are going to end shortly on Anglia. So we can see what possible diagrams they are on. Also as well post and share information and sightings about the services...
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    Colas class 70s replace the Db 60s on fuel flows.

    It has just been noticed that in the past few days or so Colas class 70s from Barnetby have replaced the DB class 60s on the Kingsbury to Humber and Lindsey flows respectively, which have usually been provided from Immingham with the class 60s. With 70813 70814 Colas locomotives on these...
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    Chiltern railways mk3 replacement.

    Out of interest what in your opinion could replace the chiltern mk3s. 1. Possibly 175 direct from TFW. 2. Possibly 175 to Northern. 170 from Northern to Chiltern. 3. Possibly 170 From Cross Country to Chiltern railways so no issues there. By cross country getting Super Voyagers from Avanti...
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    Swr 455 458 707 further and future use until fully replaced. By 701. Metro Services Information.

    Due to 707s staying on a little longer on Sheppertons, and also 450s going back to mainline as rumoured elsewhere and 701 not yet in service. Will 458s go more on The Weybridge to London Waterloo services and the 450s move over to mainline. In time if 707 do move over to South eastern before...
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    1H17 0638 Stourbridge Junction to London Marylebone failed Old Hill Bank.

    68011 has failed on the rear going up Old Hill bank between Old Hill and Rowley Regis stopping the job and requires assistance. However it was only a matter of time with 68011 before it actually after being allowed into service for a while out of service restarted what it always did previously...
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    WMR 323 visits to Tyseley Depot Wheelathe

    This evening has seen 37884 Cepheus take a West Midlands Railways 323 from Soho L.M.D Depot to Tyseley wheelathe on the 5Q66 1904 Soho L.M.D Depot to Tyseley wheelathe. Saw it in sidings from the main line going in unable to get its number though. Unit returns to Soho depot on Wednesday 25th...
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    Retro Rail Tours 2022 Stock

    If it is true from the LHCS mk3 coaching stock thread that on Tuesday 26th April 2022 mk3 coaches are going for scrap what coaches will retro rail tours use for the charters this year. Especially as the coaches at Castle Donnington have been used by them last year. On a few occasions.
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    Rail Operations Group class 57 transfer to DRS at Crewe.

    A very reliable source of mine has duly informed me that 57301 57303 57305 57310 57312 have duly moved this week from Rail Operations Group (ROG) at Derby to the DRS locomotive fleet pool and ownership at Crewe Gresty Lane, leaving ROG with only 6 class 37s.

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