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    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Hi all, could someone tell me which 345 was on 9W28 15:48 PAD - SNF yesterday (Wednesday 12th April) please?
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    Non-Urgent TOPS Requests

    Many thanks for that and the website
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    Non-Urgent TOPS Requests

    Could someone tell me which 171 was on 1E34 15:33 Uckfield to London Bridge today (14/10/22) please?
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    Sprinter Extinction

    So having sat down and mapped this out, this is my opinion on where things could end up - SHORT TERM (0-5 years) ScotRail As has been reported in Modern Railways, there is currently a cascade plan in line with electrification in Scotland. Therefore, if this is followed, I do not anticipate much...
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    Alstom Aventra Hydrogen

    Not necessarily. The gold plated answer to "how do we power trains" is electrification but even if we started tomorrow we are unlikely to get close to electrifying the whole of the UK within the next 40 years. By that time all the current new DMUs/bi-modes will be life expired and with some...
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    Non-Urgent TOPS Requests

    Just bumping this up if anyone can help please
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    Non-Urgent TOPS Requests

    Could someone please provide the unit number for 1C38 10:36 SHF - STP for today (21/08/21)?
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    Transfering lines for regional consistency

    I've often thought that the Shrewsbury - Crewe all shacks should be transferred to WMT and maybe even bolted onto the Shrewsbury - Birmingham service and made hourly. Then TfW can run fast Shrewsbury to Crewe all day and not have stupid calling patterns.
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    Avanti West Coast 1T90/1T91 Longsight - Rugby return trip, 21/03/2021

    1Txx headcodes for Avanti are normally testing headcodes so they have probably fitted something to a Pendolino to test it out
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    Why do people have rose tinted views of British Rail?

    Whilst I can't comment on BR days as I was barely 1 when they were privatised, it appears that people liked the concept of an integrated railway with one identity (which there is certainly benefits to) but don't necessarily detach it from the reality of what it was like. From discussions with...
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    What is the cause of unreliability of Vivarail Class 230 trains?

    I was at an expo last week where Vivarail had a stand and were doing a talk. Interestingly, they touched on their reliability issues during the summer with the number one issues being air filters. Essentially, they realised that the air filters were going to get pretty clogged up with pollen...
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    Cab Design v Safety

    Many train designs similar to Class 800 have glass-reinforced fibre (GRP) shapes at the from with the main crush structure a fair bit behind it (usually straight down from the bottom of the windscreen). Main reasons are aerodynamic and general day-to day protection of equipment (e.g. from birds...
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    Class 165 nest MKC

    Thank you all for the comments! Surprised I haven't seen more then as I travel up and down that section of the WCML regularly - must just be coincidence
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    Class 165 nest MKC

    Just been past Milton Keynes and noticed in the sidings north of there a GWR Class 165. I'm just curious as to what it's doing there/where it is going - odd seeing GWR colours on WCML!
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    Study to investigate re-opening Gobowen to Welshpool line

    Having lived in the area for over 15 years and used both roads and rail extensively, I can say that the biggest need is the doubling up of the A5 fro Shrewsbury to Wrexham (save for the small amount of dual carriageway for the Nesscliffe Bypass). The traffic on that stretch (especially during...

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