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    Do you prefer Avanti 390s or Avanti 221s?

    Having experienced both (regularly travelling the entirety of the WCML from Euston to Glasgow) I prefer the Class 390s hands down. When I've had to use 221s between Crewe and Glasgow I felt slightly claustrophobic and didn't find the engines vibrating through the carriage to pleasing either...
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    Which train type will you miss the least when they are all withdrawn?

    Very true. Every SouthEastern franchise since Connex seems to have neglected 465/466s to the point they are in a right state now. Given the right care and overhauls them along with their diesel sisters would be pretty decent units... They seem to just give them a tidy up on the outside and slap...
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    Which train type will you miss the least when they are all withdrawn?

    Class 700s, 707, 717. Just horrid trains all round. Not only super uncomfortable with the notorious ironing board seats. The open corridors between carriages letting sound from the entire train through... Could be sent for scrap tomorrow and I wouldn't bat an eyelid.
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    Oldest livery still in service?

    Connex livery on the Class 376s could be a contender...
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    SouthEastern fleet replacement updates

    Pun of the day! Haha
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    Photography Request: Grove Park Station

    Hi there, I don't know if this is in the right section of the forum to ask. (Please feel free to move if necessary moderators) One of my hobbies is looking into local history of my surrounding area. My local station is Grove Park, and I was wondering if there are any members of the forum that...
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    Trivia: Services that you find interesting for one reason or another

    The Bromley North Branch when it runs directly to and from London Charing Cross during engineering work or new years eve. The last regular direct service ceased in 1990 I believe.
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    Which type of train still in service today will you miss most when they've all been withdrawn from use on the national network?

    For me atleast, I certainly noticed the difference between VTs 1st Class and Standard seating. Even if the reclining seat only moved a few centimetres The overall 1st Class effect from the seating to the surroundings always made it worth it to me. I haven't experienced Avanti just yet, only...
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    Which type of train still in service today will you miss most when they've all been withdrawn from use on the national network?

    Class 465s would be my obvious choice. My personal favourite units... One of the last BR designed units before privatisation too. Class 375s/Class 377s. I started off in my younger days hating them for replacing my beloved Slamdoors, but over the years they have grown on me quite a bit. I can...
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    Best looking Rolling Stock Liveries?

    Personal favourite liveries of mine: Network SouthEast. Just looked very smart and uniform on anything it touched. GNER. It just looked the business. It looked like a premium and classy brand through its livery alone. LoadHaul. I can't even articulate why I like it specifically, but it just...
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    Trivia: Areas that a class 158 have never been on.

    Anywhere on the South Eastern network?
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    How do BTP manage to cover the rail network?

    "Section 31 gives the BTP a wholly statutory railway jurisdiction throughout England, Scotland and Wales" The government website seems to suggest otherwise unless I've misunderstood your post. Feel free to correct me if I'm still wrong though.
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    How do BTP manage to cover the rail network?

    BTP are a national force that covers the entirety of the UK, including Scotland. So they should of have jurisdiction there. There was talk of Police Scotland taking over the functions of the BTP in Scotland, but I believe the proposal was scrapped/put on hold in the end.
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    Abandoned wagons and rolling stock on the network

    There appears to be some steam era wagons ( small 4 wheel tankers and wooden sided trucks of some type) abandoned on the old railway sidings just outside Shettlestone on the Airdrie to Bathgate line. Probably the oldest items I've seeing laying about on the national network personally.

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