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Can I say a big thank you to DaFatController for posting this gen for me today. Everything worked out perfectly and I was able to get all these required units today. South Eastern and Southern both cleared and Great Northern down to 1 class 717. All in all today was a successful day and I...

As it turned out 710270 was on the the Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside service today, and was had by my 2 mates just before everybody was tipped off it at Woodgrange Park (they're not sure why), I was elsewhere and by the time I got to Barking a C2C 357 unit had damaged the overhead from Barking...

Good morning and Happy Easter. I'm off to London today and looking for: 387208 395003 395020 717002 717004 717010 717011 717020 If anybody can help with the workings of these units today I would be very grateful. Many thanks in anticipation.

These days there is also the problem of security. Not too many passengers would be impressed if they got a flight and half of their baggage finished up in the bin at Heathrow.

Thank you. I am down in London tomorrow so will start looking there.

Any news on 710270 or 374 in the last few days?

Regarding "180105" I was on a North East rover ticket which finished last Monday (4 March) and observed the 180 with 180105 on the coupling cover, but it is NOT 180105 on the side numbers so that can be considered a red herring. I am not sure how it came to be fitted and why the number is...

Heysham station, which I visited about 6 years ago had the car traffic route for the Isle of Man ferry running right through the station between the end of the platforms and the station exit. Train passengers would have to walk through the car queue to exit the station. Not sure if it still...

It looks as though the train ran and arrived at Ilford 0830 this morning according to RTT. Hopefully another one nearer to being finished off/commissioned and put into service.

On Saturday 27 January 2024 I had 720608 and 605. They were running about 10 minutes apart. 720608 was on the 1452 Grays to Fenchurch Street which stopped at Barking. Followed up with 720605 on the 1413 Shoeburyness - Fenchurch Street. No problems finding an empty bay of seats.

The TPE Class 68s are still on lease to TPE until later this year so are not available to DRS yet. Also according to the latest (February 2024) Modern Railways Chiltern are very interested in taking the Class 68s and Mark 5 sets on to replace their existing Mark 3 sets. They already have a...

I had a ride on 180110 yesterday and checked the formation with all 5 cars correctly ending in 10.

Does this mean its heading to Northern?

Good News - Been a long time coming!!

A quick update on the Nuneaton - Leamington service today. - The trains have returned and I have only observed one working today. This was 172008 on the 1837 Nuneaton to Leamington, so it looks as though the Sunday use of a 172 is continuing now we are in the new timetable period. Will see...