Recent content by nicholasbasset

No different to a Voyager or Pendalino or any of the multitude of modern slopy-ended EMU/DMU 3/4/5-coach stock that has no corridor connection. MU=At least semi-permanently-coupled stock (carriages and motive power) where the loco is not removed routinely during or at the end of each journey or...

They don't anymore :( C43s are not my fave locos by themselves, but HSTs are my favourite trains. So it was merely symantics as a way to get them in to my faves list. BTW, they were classed as DMUs when introduced, hence their C252, 253 and 254 classes, but after time, carriages became...

Hi I'm Nick. Finally I've been approved after 17 months of requesting to join (any reason for it having take 1.5 years?) Always been very interested in railways all my life. Born early 70s but love everything about the 80s. Favourite MUs: HST's OBBBBBVIOUSLY!!!!! Favourite locos: C33, C50...