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LTP XC HST Diagrams from Dec 2020: Monday to Friday 1V44 0611 LDS-PLY 1S51 1227 PLY-EDB 1V50 0606 EDB-PLY 1E63 1527 PLY-LDS 1V54 0808 EDB-BRI 1S53 1535 BRI-EDB Saturday 1V44 0611 LDS-PLY 1S51 1227 PLY-EDB 1V50 0606 EDB-PLY 1V52 0659 EDB-PLY 1E67 1627 PLY-LDS Sunday 1S51 1227 PLY-EDB...

All FR & WHR trains are booked for steam haulage nowadays, so it'll only be diesel-hauled if something's gone wrong! There's a special event on this weekend too, so a fair few extra vintage trains running on the Ffestiniog, as well as the launch of the new 'B-Set' - a brand new set of carriages...

I presume so - but by 1994 the station had lost its bay platform, and didn't have any permissive working! Definitely something rather less serious than 1955 though!

Hello, I came across this entry on the Railway Archive website - I've never heard about this crash but I'm wondering if anyone else does. The photo appears to show a 150 with some front-end damage... http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=8888

There's certainly nothing stopping it being applied, but with no restrictions on what stock can be used (presumably Mk1s / First-Gen DMUs) there isn't so much need to split - and if both trains are loco hauled and timed to connect you potentially (though not necessarily) need a more complex (and...

The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways are, for the most part, operated with separate stock. Things are complicated because the Garratts and WHR carriages are too big to fit on the FR - whereas most FR locos aren't powerful enough alone to pull a full length train on the WHR. However, almost...

On the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland we have rather a lot... Bontnewydd, Dinas (though 99% of trains will stop), Tryfan Junction, Plas-y-Nant, Snowdon Ranger, Meillionen, Nantmor, Pont Croesor (again, 99% of trains will stop), Boston Lodge Halt, Penrhyn, Plas Halt, Dduallt and Tanygrisiau...

The NR line runs to Porthmadog station, which is also near the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway's station (the 3/4 mile line with a shed tour). The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (the longer narrow gauge ones) both run from Porthmadog Harbour station, which is the other end of the High...

According to RTT, there are some additional XC workings outside the standard pattern between Derby / Birmingham and Bristol / Cardiff next week: 5Z34 0830 Barton-under-Needwood RSMD to Derby: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K51343/2015/03/11/advanced 1Z34 0920 Derby to Bristol Temple...

There certainly was diversion on some level - as an example, services between Euston and Birmingham New Street were decimated for a few years, with an increase provided on the Paddington to Birmingham Snow Hill route instead (IIRC it went up to an hourly service) - a sort of Indian Summer for...

Is there any explanation for why 2J23 1900 Machynlleth to Pwllheli doesn't call at Penrhyndeudraeth or Minffordd? It seems to stop at all the non-request stops apart from these two, along with a few other lightly used stations along the coast... EDIT: Ah - it crosses 2G80, the 2012 Pwllheli to...

Would anyone be able to let me know which unit formed 2R49, the 1617 Four Oaks to Redditch yesterday (Tuesday 9th December)? Thanks!

This train then joins the train that arrives from Birmingham New Street at 0925, and forms a 4-car service on the 0930 to Birmingham International (which becomes 6-car after it joins a portion from Pwllheli at Machynlleth!). The diagrams for the units on the Cambrian Line are fairly complex...

Can answer your second question. Non-stop Pendolino timings for Stafford - Nuneaton appear to be 20 minutes, for example 1A21, the 0955 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. :)

It looks like a few are scheduled: these are from 9th August. 5Z42 0632 Neville Hill T&RSMD to Manchester Piccadilly http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/J20043/2014/08/09/advanced 1Z18 0845 Manchester Piccadilly to London St Pancras International...