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    LNER were seriously proposing airline style check-in for rail travel?!

    I don’t think that would be the case, as the tilting action of the APT eliminated the lateral g-force when on bends, so standing on an APT would have been similar to standing on a non tilting train.
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    Memorial Liveries

    800306
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    Memorial Liveries

    GWR 43172 used to be in remembrance livery.
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    Rail staff caught up in strikes

    Why should the railway companies care about net zero, it is the government who are obsessed with net zero, not the railway companies.
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    Un-user friendly railway: Wrongly branded trains

    There are eight 166s still in FGW blue, although quite soon that number will reduce, as when the refurbishment of the 165s has been completed the 166s will be next in line for refurbishment.
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    159102

    I believe 57803 and 58703 were taken from Stoke to Simms, Newport Docks for scrapping.
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    GwR HSTs to be stood down

    Although non standard as far as the 158 fleet is concerned, the Perkins engines fitted to the TFW 158s are the same engines that are fitted to the Turbos. Incidentally FGW, as it was back in the day did have some Perkins engined 158s in the fleet until December 2007, when most of the former...
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    Class 317 withdrawals.

    Not sure what the problem is with 5Q76 today but it was delayed near Stevenage early this morning for almost 2 hours and is now stopped at Slough, at a stand for about 1 hour 40 minutes currently.
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    Class 317 withdrawals.

    Probably the unit involvolved has a brake fault, so has had the brakes isolated. A similar move took place last year when the final 365 was taken to Newport with its brakes isolated.
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    Longest tunnel for DMUs/EMUs

    For GWR 158s it is the Severn Tunnel.
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    Train v bus in the snow

    If that was true a train driver could only live a maximum of approximately 3 miles away from their depot, which would not be very practical.
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    Fuel efficiency DMU compared to loco-hauled

    Waste heat from the engines is used for heating on DMUs, the heat exchangers in the heaters are supplied with coolant from the engine.
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    GWR Class 165/166 Turbo Diagrams

    The 6-car Turbo which precedes 1K71 is 1F01 0500 Bristol TM - Portsmouth Harbour. Only the front 3 cars are in passenger service, the rear 3 car unit being locked out of use between Bristol TM and Westbury, where it is then detached to form 1F02 0558 Westbury - Cardiff Central.
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    Stoke-on-Trent Units

    They were originally stored at Long Marston after the accident. Presumably moved on for removal of spare parts.
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    Autumn refresh for GWR Class 165/166 Turbos

    The cab end bogie is unpowered, the two axles of the bogie at the opposite end are both powered. The centre vehicles of the 3 car units are the same with one powered and one unpowered bogie.

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