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    Class A1 Tornado Steaming after overhaul..

    Has Tornado started her steam trials ?
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    HS2: Platform edge doors, are they really required?

    I’ve noticed that HS2 are looking for a Platform Door Contractor. Have they got money to burn ? What station will require this kit? Mersey Railway had the answer back in the day. Close the platform entrance prior to departure. Platform doors shackle the railway to one type of train .
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    Faster turnaround at a Long Distance Terminal

    I’m not second guessing the current system of turning a train around at say Euston or Kings Cross .. but to pose the question as to why terminal stations are not designed to separate incoming and out going passengers ..which results in the so called Euston Rush. A station with a platform at...
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Alternative options

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/east-west-rail-ewr-consultation-updates-not-speculation.99892/ East West Rail can only do good for cross country connectivity; the first bit from Oxford to Bletchley does that very well. Its potential for freight and passenger...
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    Hornby R60072 LMS Conflat Wagon.

    Am puzzled that this model being offered by a number of vendors is not the same as the image put out by Hornby. The conflat wagon is not the same form or colour as advertised . Does anyone know is going on ?

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