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I was going to put this in the "state of IET's thread but perhaps not a directly related inquiry. I'm not sure whether or not this has been covered although I suspect it has. I was on a 5 car IET the other day and it seemed to have the diesel power pack turned off in the coach I was in or...

Just curious to know why only 5 car trains are being used to and from Truro whilst in virtually all cases they're joining up as 10 car at Plymouth? I understand that there are works between Truro and Penzance but just would like to know the reason given the future increase in 9?10 car trains to...

Looks like it's finally going to happen. Should have been done a long time ago. https://planetradio.co.uk/pirate-fm/local/news/six-million-pounds-penzance-railway/

Was travelling home from Exeter St David's a couple of weeks ago in coach C and noticed an engine sound from underneath as you would expect from the 5 engined coaches on a 9 car set only that coach C doesn't usually have this. Sadly to my shame I cannot remember which unit I was travelling on...

My daughter regularly commutes between Slough and Reading and knows something of types of rolling stock. This given that she has a slightly nutty father who definitely does. She says between 7 and 8 yesterday morning she saw what she thought were 2 IET driving trailers coupled to 2 further...

Hi. Need a bit of help guys. I received an email early yesterday morning (10th Jan) from GWR stating I had bought 2 advanced Bodmin Parkway to Reading outward and returning journeys on 7th March with their seat sale costing £12 each with a railcard. I use this website regularly and have had...

I can`t seem to find if this has been covered or not but as the title itself says. I would have to say GWR HST`s. Always comfortable and quite roomy in comparison to other TOC`s. I like SWT`s 159`s as well. SE`s 395`s. GC and EMT HST`s all comfortable too. Only my opinions though.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3800246/I-m-sure-wives-mothers-proud-Disabled-woman-shames-fellow-train-passengers-Facebook-refused-reserved-seats.html Seems pretty straight forward on the face of it but this is the DailyMail so that in itself should be thought provoking. One wonders if...

On the Cornishman today the TM announced at Liskeard and Plymouth that if anyone had any large items of luggage and were travelling to Paddington only they were to bring it to the rear power car for storage. She then went on to add that people with camping equipment for Exeter only should also...

Mod Note: Posts 1 - 4 were originally in this thread. The words near miss are a misnomer. Surely near collision makes more sense?

Earlier this year I posted a thread asking for help with an issue regarding my daughter and her being caught by an RPI. This thread is now closed however. http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=125555. I don`t want to go into any details as they are all on the above thread but I do...

I know this may have been covered a while back but I can`t find any thread concerning it. Did I not read a while ago an idea of adding a pantograph coach to 220`s and 221`s with the intention of creating dual powered trains. What ever happened to such an idea and could it still happen, not that...

..If indeed it is a rule as I have never known of it to be enforced yet since it has been in operation. Yet on most timetables it says doors locked 2 minutes before departure. Is it just a guideline then?

My daughter had the ignonimous misfortune to fall foul of a Revenue officer for non payment of a £2.70 single from St Austell to Par. At St Austell she found that the train was already in the station where she had to run for the it. This took place on 4th April 2014 which if you cast your minds...

Just out of curiosity I often wonder why GWR never upped some of their HST`s to 9 car as GNER did. There would`ve been a case surely. Not all of them I know but how many trains have I been on between London and South Wales have been packed to the rafters, not to mention many a disgruntled guard...

Fairly often I have reserved seats with both local TOC`s XC and GWR and found that in asking for windows I get an opaque plastic view. XC are worse. I use their choose your seat page where it says if there is an obstruction to the view so I chose a seat where there is supposedly no obstructed...

As everyone (except me) seems to have seen 43187 and 188 I am wondering if anyone knows whether this is a one off for GWR HST`s or are further re sprays on the cards bearing in mind they`ll be gone in around 3 years?