Recent content by al_557

They will probably have to lower the track to get around the Leicester station issue. I can't see the bridge getting rebuilt as it would cost millions

The X5 is now run with plate 66,67 and 69 Enviro 400 MMC's

I think they need close to £3 million to complete the factory flyover. Does anyone know roughly how much the 2 embankments that need to be built to complete the reunification will cost?

Richard Fuller was voted out of Bedford in 2017 and replaced by Mohammad Yasin of Labour. He was elected as MP for North East Bedfordshire in 2019

They may need a couple more E200's transferred in for the increased Bedford services. The upcoming fleet merry go round at Stagecoach East as a result of Cambridge's new Volvo BZL's should cover any requirement for extra buses though

Rumour is that the existing Park and ride fleet is being split between Bedford and Peterborough. Bedford depot need them for the 905 and MK1 which are supposed be MMC's as well as the X5 but they haven't got enough of them. 20 deckers are needed to run the 3 services and only 15 E400 MMC's are...

Cambridge depot got rid of the Ex London Scania OmniCities when the recent service cuts happened at the end of October. They also swapped their former Peterborough 64 plate E200's for their old 10 plate E400's with Bedford depot not long after. It's gonna be interesting to see what moves where...

Those ex Bedford Volvo B9R's were knackered when they were sent to Scotland. Bedford depot worked them hard on the X5 and 99

The Elites are gradually being transferred to East Scotland. 54309 is now the only one left in service at Bedford. The 10 plate ex Cambridge E400's are in use on the 99 and 905 until more E400MMC's can be sourced. The X5 takes priority, So the all available E400 MMC's are on that service and any...

Once all the transfers and repaints into the yellow 'distance' livery happen. Bedford depot's fleet of E400 MMC's for the X5 and 905 will be 10499/803/04/66-81/11279/80. 5 Elite coaches will remain at Bedford for the 99 for the time being although this route is rumoured to be having the coaches...

That's Andrew Gwilt. He comments on virtually every railway related article on the internet with his list of fantasies that he wants to happen

I'm surprised Northampton depot has nothing in any of the new liveries yet. Some of their Tridents and E400's are looking very faded. Could it be that Midlands has to send all vehicles to other divisions to get painted as there's no facility to do it at any Midlands depot?

E200 MMC 37437 (SN16ORG) at Bedford depot is the first one in local livery at Stagecoach East with 37434 (SN16OPZ) due in the paint shop next. Those two were the last in debranded coast hopper livery from the closed Kings Lynn depot

Enviro 400's 19698/700-06 from Bedford

The 905 will be run with Enviro 400 MMC's. Bedford already has 11279/80. 10874-81 are transferring in from Peterborough to join them. 10879 entered service in Bedford today