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Thanks for the pic, but I don't think I've ever used GA's first class so was hoping if somebody could confirm whether they were the same as EMT's uncomfortable ex Grand Central declassified first class coaches. They certainly look the same, (picture of the EMT ones here, although the caption...

Which seats are they? I think the only mark 3 first class seats I've used (all declassified at the time) are GWR, EMT full-length (Skegness) and EMT 2+6 (a former Grand Central set if I recall correctly?) the last of which I found quite uncomfortable. There doesn't seem to be anything official...

Thanks. Was 10249 retrofitted with better brakes then to allow uprating to 125mph? Or are the brakes on intermediate HST and LHCS coaches the same and the key thing is having the brake units at both ends to apply the brakes simultaneously from both ends (in which case 89 at one end and mark 3...

The DVTs are LHCS mark 3s and I linked you to a photo which shows a DVT with 125mph on the data panel. Also, I have seen other mark 3 LHCS with 125mph on the data panel (although some are 110mph as you say). For example, Arriva Trains Wales mark 3 buffet 10249 is/was marked as 125mph, were this...

Are the LSL mark 3s limited to 110mph then? I've certainly seen some mark 3s with 125mph on their data panels, including DVTs (as seen here).

Aren't there a few odd mark 4s as spares which can be shunted in and out of the rakes if there is a fault on one of the normal coaches? If so, you could equally shut mark 4s into the different formations I suggested above for different purposes (except perhaps for the top & tail version with no...

Ok, thanks. So the brake vehicle isn't needed if a loco is attached, but it's easier not to have to shunt the rake back onto the DVT when it is parked up for the night. They shouldn't be too hard to clear though, since they are built to a similar body profile to the mark 3s (in fact narrower at...

What is the purpose of a brake vehicle on modern stock? There isn't a brake van at the rear of freight trains anymore as all the wagons have air brakes and modern coaching stock has air brakes too. Before the TGS vehicles were built there was nothing approximating a brake coach in an IC125 rake...

What we need is somebody to preserve a mark 4 rake or two. Apart from the livery (Swallow please) with non-contrasting doors they would be PRM compliant and perfect for special event relief trains. I've written before that, assuming you were to preserve only one rake, it would make sense to grab...

Isn't there a 'heritage' exemption anyway that allows use of non-PRM stock (even on regular passenger services) as long as said stock is only used for a few days a year? That's just something I vaugely remember reading on the forum, so could be a load of rubbish. Also, surely the PRM rules would...

ScotRail are reported to be aiming at rail decarbonisation by 2035. In the Nov2019 issue of 'Modern Railways', Transport Scotland's Director of Rail is quoted as saying "The seven cities will be linked by electrified routes - that's our working assumption." Unless the 'Inter7City' services are...

Thanks for the answer. 43102 now being 43302, I presume. Any reason why the LNER powercars were renumbered when re-engined but the East Mids and GWR ones kept their numbers? After painting a whole set in blue and grey for the IC125 farewell, I really hope they will put a whole IC225 set in...

43402? Which two power cars are the speed-record holders? I hope that the National Railway Museum and/or the 125 group can obtain them for preservation.

One of the things I don't understand is why they didn't relocate the station at that point, rather than creating the interim higher-level platform (for easier boarding) at the old station location.

Interesting; so they still have the roof pieces... The information on their website suggested that the old loco/carriage shed would become a museum of sorts though (displaying stock that's not in use), in which case what would the structure with London Bridge's roof be used for?

There used to be (before the Carmarthen line shut) 5 platforms for full-size trains; now there is only one National Rail platform as you say. There is a standard-gauge loop but it's not adjacent to a platform. The other 4 platforms are not just out of use, the track is gone. That's much how the...

Cross-posted from the diagrams topic: '1st one'? Are there going to be multiple farewell tours (I would love to see one in Fishguard)? Also what happened to the rumour (started by GWR's official Twitter feed I believe) that 43185 would meet the Swallow liveried class 91 at Paddington; is that...

Definately should have a class 91 (along with a DVT and a few coaches, maybe 5, to run with it). Trouble is, I can't decide which 91 I most want to see preserved, so might have to go for serveral of them (National Collection only needs one I suppose, but other preservation groups also exist)...

When I caught the Pretendolino (last year when it was running the evening Euston to Crewe once or twice a week) it was annouced as 'Virgin Trains Service' when everything else had been 'Virgin Pendolino' or 'Virgin Super Voyager'. If I recall correctly I boarded at the penultimate stop, but I...

The Heart Of Wales Line doesn't go to Aberystwyth... If you're only interested in doing the heritage railways you'd save a lot of mileage and time getting from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth by bus rather than by rail. Sadly the TrawsCambria X40 bus from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen is no more, but...