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This might be of interest to some, especially those who like rare trackage... The main Berlin-Dresden line is being upgraded so IC trains are rerouted via Juteborg and Falkenberg, then over the freight only line to towards Riesa then using the curve to get on the Leipzig-Dresden line. After...

Later this month I'll be going form Berlin Brandenburg airport to Dresden. I'm fairly sure when I checked a little while back there was an Intercity service taking about 1h30. Now when I check, say, departures after 20:00 everything seems to be running via Leipzig and taking around 3 to 4...

This just popped up on The Guardian. Very tragic. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/31/italy-train-accident-maintenance-workers-killed-brandizzo

Being reported that a steam train running between Helsinki and Kouvola has caught fire on the high-speed line between Kerava and Lahti. The train involved is a 1949 built steam train known as Ukko-Pekka. Reports a bit confused as they all mention the train "Ukko-Pekka" itself, but it seems to...

I read today that the "Devil's Footbridge" has been removed as part of the South Wales Metro electrification. Where can I get more information about what is planned for this bridge? Will there be a replacement or is the path closed forever...

I came across this article about the Revolution Very LIght Rail Demonstrator: https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/revolution-very-light-rail-demonstrator-offers-options-for-branch-line-revival/60076.article So, this got me thinking, where could these be used, or more importantly could these be...

This might be of interest with a railway link: https://www.herald.wales/crime/the-scoveston-murders-following-the-tracks/ Invoking Betteridges Law of Headlines: Was the reason for the murder of the owner of Scoveston Manor near MIlford Haven related to the compulsory purchase of the land for...

There was a particularly nasty accident near Hässelholm in Sweden a couple of days ago - 1 adult and 2children dead after a car was hit by an X2000 service https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/tagstopp-efter-olycka-utanfor-hassleholm Reported that police have opened a murder investigation...

This appeared on BBC News this morning; Russian diplomats utilised an unusual way of leaving North Korea. There's even a video of them I assume on the bridge from NK to Russia. Of course I have no idea of the veracity of this but, interesting all the same...

Some might be interested in this ... a pacer at Llanharan rugby ground. Anyone with any more information on this? https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/gallery/inside-famous-welsh-rugby-ground-19024431 Standing incongruously in front of the posts is an old diesel multiple-unit...

OK, I have no idea how to title this post, but, I what initially got me thinking was is there a train (I was thinking a class 150) that can run *anywhere* on the UK network? Which then led to the idea that could you take, say a class 150, and modify it so that it becomes a home/hotel (ignoring...

Over on Reddit there is a discussion about InterCity routes https://www.reddit.com/r/trains/comments/g48fcr/1985_uk_intercity_map/ from 1985. There's also a link to Project Mapping: http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Reviews/Resources/InterCity Routes 1985.jpg The question I have is that there...

Not sure if this has been answered - at least I can't find a good explanation after much searching. But, looking at the trains ordered for the SW Metro, I'm a little confused why the Rhymney Valley lines get "proper" trains while the Merthyr, Cynon and Rhondda get the tram-trains. I recall...

Looking at the OpenRailwayMap site I notice that some of the French LGV lines are marked as 330kmh operation. I know that LGV-Est runs at 320kmh but do any trains on the LGV Nord/Sud-Est/Mediteranne run at 330kmh or is 300 still the norm t Ian

As reported by the national broadcaster YLE to cope with Christmas demand: ”Superjuna” lähti matkaan – katso video Suomen suurimmasta matkustajajunasta http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9372102 "Supertrain" has left on its journey - Watch video of Finland's biggest passenger train. Basically, this is...

Continuing with the Portuguese theme on this forum :-) does anyone have experience with Lisbon's Viva Viagem Card? The English language webpages for Carris, Fertagus etc aren't consistent with the Portuguese pages (and don't ask about Google Translate). However I see via TripAdvisor and guess...

On the description page for the new TS2015 South Wales MainLine release [1] there is reference to the original proposals for the class 175: "The original specification for the Class 175 included a 125 mph variant and even a one or ‘Bubble’ car model much like the Class 121. These were never...

This popped up today on WalesOnLine: "Rail bosses are planning to bring crowd-busting commuter trains into South Wales on future rugby international days – but not until the railway has been electrified. Each of the trains will have 12 coaches, compared with eight in today’s Swansea-London...

Mods: please move if you see fit, but I guess this might of general interest This appeared today on the Finnish railway hobby picture website ( vaunut.org ). Given all the "fuss" over pacers I thought this might be of interest: The Sri Lankan "pacer: http://vaunut.org/kuva/108207 t. Ian

Good to see something nice being written about the railways, this from Wales OnLine: 'They saved Christmas' What happened when this little girl lost her favourite toy in a busy London railway station http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/they-saved-christmas-what-happened-10646904...