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Thanks for updating the list, it's nice to see an overview of progress with the 158s and 175s. You say 'Non-compliant units renumbered...

Note that I said the UK government was finding billions of pounds to buy more space for more cars. UK Government means Highways England...

Indeed they are, but the first thing I would cut if I was in charge and short of money (and probably would cut even if I wasn't short of...

You probably don't want to be on a Tram-Train if a FLIRT hits it either, and isn't it still possible (between Cathays and Radyr via...

Wasn't there a requirement to permit freight across the entire existing ValleyLines network, hence the use of 25kv AC including on the...

Though, with social distancing, I imagine even a fairly empty-looking train could actually be over capacity. The seat pitch (spacing) is...

I've had short rides on a Northern 195, a ScotRail refurbished 156 and something around Cambridge (possibly a class 700, I remember...

Yes, Fainsa Sophias will be fitted to the 197s. The original spec (written by KeolisAmey I assume) was for Fainsa Comrail (Ironing...

I've provided more details of the source below, my interpretation of it is that the litres per mile are for the complete train (an...

Yes, I ended up with similar values for the class 156, but to do so I had to treat the Northern data (which is captioned as litres per...

From the topic how far on a tank of fuel I have a report that a 2 car 156 will do 3mpg per set, or roughly 6mpg per vehicle. Now, I...

Interesting; I'd like to see more (and any associated text) if you can provide a link. It's hard to tell from those shots whether the...

If Rhymney was a mix of 769s and 153s would the 153 diagram(s) be sufficient to allow Cardiff and Treherbert crews to retain route...

Thanks for this. It's Meresyrail or nothing then, which rules out doing something with DMUs in the interim (while waiting for battery...

I've added some more deductions - I've given a few places quite a big uplift in service (one not entirely within the capabilities of the...