Recent content by leomartin125

Hi, Just a quick question regarding seeing Hull Trains at North Pole. 802303 was seen heading to North Pole IEP Depot from Bounds Green on 23/03 as 5Q97... does anyone know why this is? I do recall that they have a lathe at Bounds Green, so unlikely for that (do they have a lathe at North...

What has happened to the 'Orion' project with their 768 and 319? As far as I know, 768001 is now at Castle Donnington Emdc and has been since November, no further use planned? And why did their second unit, the 319, never get the 768 (769/5) treatment? Many thanks

Has anyone got any further details on the whereabouts and sale of 73951/952? If they have been sold to HNRC, what are the plans to do with them? Is this just for spares or maybe for something bigger? Many thanks!

It is worth noting that the 222s currently in service with EMR are NOT electrically compatible with the 220/221, so transferring them to XC would be as good as introducing a whole new type of long distance rolling stock. As such, this is why XC sought the off lease 221s from Avanti rather than...

That's good to know that an already full and standing 390/0 Pendolino will be replaced by a train that, by your own admission, has "16 fewer seats than a 390/0" and therefore, unless they double the frequency and the opposite train is a 390/0 or 390/1, we will end up with more severe...

Capacity increase, like the Victoria line introducing an extra train per hour and shortening each train to 7 coaches. I'm not sure that will have the effect that Avanti think it will have, perhaps you just end up with two overcrowded trains rather than just one. Any idea when the 2TPH will be...

Many thanks for this explanation, sounds very serious indeed and no wonder the station was so busy today. Do they require any specialist equipment to repair the signal or is it just the signal head that will be replaced? I assume no need for a rail crane?

Avanti once again making life difficult for passengers today (29/12) by cutting many services short due to lack of train crew, but the main issue is overcrowding on trains. Many of the Liverpool services today were 9 coaches vice 11, and subsequently were full and standing. I spoke with Avanti...

Hi, A family member who uses Alnmouth reported today that a staff member at the station informed them that one of the signals in/around Alnmouth station had collapsed in the high winds recently thanks to the storm. Can anyone shed any light on this or have any details what has happened? Trains...

Thanks for explaining the real reason, good to get an insight rather than 'hearsay'. Not exactly sure why you didn't bother explaining this prior to my post, but thankful nonetheless. It's a pity the 701s seem to be going through the same vicious circle, if it is indeed union issues that are...

The 769 project (for GWR at least) was a mighty failure. The units being Tri-Mode had a plethora of technical issues, plus I even heard of union issues with cab design. After many years of trying, it was just an endless stream of money being spent on a project that never worked out. Pity they...

Certainly sad to see, especially many of these have had many hours/days/months invested into them. I guess this confirms that DB see no future for electric hauled rail freight, and in other news, they have been selling off paths and seemingly laying off drivers. The way it is going, I would be...

Hi, Does anyone have the above diagrams for me applicable from the latest Timetable Change? Many thanks.

Super, many thanks for your help guys. Will bear all this in mind when I travel down on Thursday.

What is the cost of an Off Peak Day Travelcard with a 16-25 Railcard?