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So the plate to fleet number relationship appears to have been totally random! M

I’m not sure of the relationship of plates to fleet numbers, when delivered they did not have fleet numbers applied until the 58 plates had been fitted. They were obviously intended to go into service as 08 plates, but it was recognised that a new fleet of buses introduced a week before the 58...

NCT have posted this on their service update page this morning….. Vehicle Issue Today 05:30 An overnight software update to our electric buses has failed, which is preventing them from entering service. The vehicle manufacturer is working with us to resolve the issue, but there will be...

Can you claim delay repay with an ALR, even though you haven’t actually booked as such to travel on the delayed train? M

I’m after a bit of advice here…. Planning a 14 day ALR in June, and I’m just curious as to other members experiences of barriers using this ticket… Have you had any issues with it being retained? Is it best to play safe and show it to a member of staff each time? Thanks. M

A tram has derailed this morning following a collision with a van at the junction of Berridge Road and Noel Street in Nottingham. This junction is an unsignalled crossroads, however there are STOP signs on Berridge Road (where the van was coming from). No prizes for guessing who appears to be...

Doh! Serves me right for relying on my increasingly poor memory….

It is 738. I made a particular note of the number as it’s been off the road since June, and I saw it being driven out of service in Nottingham recently, and I wondered if this was 738 now at Derby.

The Swift Volvo is 738.

By 13:50 it was on lifters in A garage at Meadow Road….

Wednesday 8th May, 22:00, BBC2. M

This show returns next week for a new series. The trailer material for the first episode states :- “Late-night passengers get stuck in a tunnel when their train breaks down. Patiently, they wait for the replacement service until a nurse gets her purse stolen and tempers start to fray.” From...

The pair worked the 15:27 from Southport, I can vouch for this as I am on them now! Thanks very much @prod_pep , your help today is appreciated.

Thanks for your information, most helpful. Do you happen do know what diagram 507001 is working today? M

I’m making an ad-hoc visit to Liverpool tomorrow, could you tell me if the 507s are still on all-day duties, or if they now only just work peak trains. Also, if someone could let me know what the 507 workings are tomorrow, I’d be grateful. (I know that won’t be known until tomorrow!) Many...

A landslip just north of the Old Dalby station over bridge, on the Up Reversible Line ( the one fitted with 3rd and 4th rails ). It slipped in the same area some years ago. Last time I was up there repairs were underway, but it looked quite an involved job.

Lots of speculation on here. I worked on this tramway for many years, and the way these points work has not changed. These are spring points. They have no motor. The blades cannot move unless a tram passes over them northbound which pushes the blades across and then they spring back. They...

It does look like that, but I think it’s something to do with the reflection of the tram headlights on the track. The points are sprung, as are all the points at the stops between Bulwell and Butlers Hill. There is no points motor on any of the points. Hucknall points are powered to enable...

Sorry, my bad. I meant the front bogie has taken the right route as viewed from the direction of travel, as opposed to the left route. Right = wrong Left = correct. I hope that makes sense!

As viewed on this video, the points in front of the tram are “spring” points. This is the part of the tramway where it becomes single track (with loops at tram stops) all the way to Hucknall. As the tram travels north , the point blades are pushed over by the wheels, and spring back after...