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No, this isn’t a thread about Southern Electro Diesels, but I do hope the click bait worked. We are now almost through September, and despite being out on the roads on average for a couple of hours a day, I have seen only 5 x “73” plate new cars, ie those registered since the 1st...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/aslef-scotland-wanting-to-do-away-with-doo.241067 I also think we should fairly soon get to the point of being required to hold a valid ticket before travelling. No excuse in this day and age, frankly.

Mod Note: A number of posts have been moved from this thread. Posts #1 - #25 were originally in the linked thread, all posts from #41 onwards were in this thread, posts #26 - #40 were posted in both threads so may be slightly confused following merging. More strikes announced.

mods note. Split from this thread Well this is nonsense! You might be confusing it with the tunnel from the Houses of Parliament to Portcullis House, the latter of which is sat atop the Westminster station box dug for the jubilee line. I imagine that the tunnel cost rather less than 0.5% of...

Surprised no one has posted about this. It’s right up there with the most weird and unbelievable reasons for delays to trains! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-62377928 please, no jokes about the tortoise being delayed by trains…

I wondered when this would happen somewhere in the world, and here it is! https://www.railtech.com/rolling-stock/2022/03/04/australian-mining-company-works-on-infinity-train-using-gravity-to-regenerating-batteries/?gdpr=accept

moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/transpennine-route-upgrade-and-electrification-updates-cp6.88054/ the other way round. Axle counters generally better, and only in service in a big way in this country for the last 30 years or so.

Luton Airport* today launched a statutory consultation on their proposals for redeveloping the airport, to accommodate 32 million passengers a year. The plans include minor extensions to the existing terminal, a brand new Terminal 2, significant changes to the airfield (new taxiways etc)...

mods note - split from this thread:https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/treasury-blocking-electrification-plans.225908/ Yes it does. The limit on power capacity (as opposed to energy capacity) is the generation rating of the turbines at Dinorwig, Ffestiniog, Cruachan and Foyers.

#MML Timing is perfect. You heard it here first.

In the (many) threads about reopening old railways, there are many suggestions that a far more effective use of cash would be to make bus / rail integration better, with through ticketing, better connections etc. Transport for Wales seem to have done just that for one of the ‘old chestnut’...

Apparently BA are bringing 4 A380s back into service from December. However to get crew familiarisation, they will be on short haul routes (Madrid and Frankfurt) from next month. Cheap and easy way to get a Super Jumbo trip in...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/mml-electrification-updates.110445/ Ultimately the MML is beset with curves, and the only way to get more speed on them now is tilt. I still have a secret hope that the Pendolinos have a few years on the MML when HS2 replaces them.

It seems that Changi has lost its 8 year stay at the top of the charts .... to Hamad @ Doha. Conveniently just before the World Cup! https://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/news/airport/changi-loses-crown-as-best-airport-in-the-world.html The World’s Top 10 Airports of 2021: Hamad...

Inspired by a couple of posts in the ‘First London Termini visited’ thread, I wondered how far it is possible to travel by train in this country in daylight. And that also set me wondering how far it is possible to travel from this country in daylight. The parameters are: 1) this is about the...

It really isn’t!

Moderator note - Posts #1 - #5 originally in this thread: When was the final cull of sleeper services down to their current scope? | RailUK Forums (railforums.co.uk) I remember my one and only time watching trains at Euston as a kid - my Dad took me up there for a look, stationing ourselves...

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has this morning published the above report. It makes recommendations to Government on the priorities for major rail projects in the regions, given likely capital constraints. From a quick read, it seems that delivering both the HS2 eastern branch...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54381848 Not sure whether this is a good or bad thing for the Trump election campaign It could cause him to miss key rallies etc in the run up, weakening his campaign Or it could cause a wave of sympathy for him amongst the American electorate. Or...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-54350046 Particularly enjoyed the lead engineer saying “This is cutting edge technology”, whilst on something that to all intents and purposes is a Class 319 squealing through some track work. Anyway, it’s out testing on the main line.