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    Grand Union at it again

    http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/new-stirling-to-london-rail-service-application-submitted-by-grand-union- It would be handy if they actually got a scheme of the ground before more day dreaming?
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    DB Class 60 for sale

    More 60s up for sale by DB https://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/what-we-offer/additional_services/Disposals-1926106 DB Cargo have the following locomotives available for sale: Loco No. Location 60006 Toton 60050 Toton 60060 Toton 60081 Toton 60086 Toton These...
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    Paddington to Heathrow Terminal 5

    Sorry for the probably stupid question but lots of conflicting/confusing info about I’m travelling from Chippenham to Heathrow on Monday, what are my options to get to T5 - I will probably have a ruck sack and a small case so don’t want to make it too complicated or take too long but the...
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    Cross FOC/TOC co-operation in breakdown situations

    Apologies if I’m wrong area... please feel free to move if somewhere more appropriate! The recent using of a Virgin(?) voyager to rescue GWR passengers and tonight a GWR 57 rescuing a DB(?) clay train got me thinking...... How do these arrangements work.... how do they even come about? Is...
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    Trains Missing from RTT

    Please bear in mind I am a novice here at using RTT, so possibly asking the wrong question! I have a couple of save searches as favourites on my phone, both are basically passing Hullavington, all services and about now. One is WTT order, and having been caught out by this a few times now...
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    Chippenham to Lake

    Hi Guys, Sanity check please, I need to go to Lake on the IoW (probably on Wednesday) so I was exploring ticketing options.... I was considering getting the Hovercraft this time instead of the Catamaran for a change (which isn't very quick compared to the Thames Clippers lol) anyway the...
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    GWML Electrification performance

    Hi All, Often see on here the knitting is down etc with regards to the WC and EC ML and problems with tangled up pantograph etc How is the new design working out on the GWML - any major failures yet, is it better, more reselient/reliable? Or to early and too few sets using it to tell?
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    Grand day out - Chippenham to Plymouth

    firstly apologies if this should be in the Fares section - it's not so much about the price though so here goes!! As it's half term and all I've promised my little boy a trip on the train, he's 5 and of late has preferred longer mainlinr trips than short trips on a heritage line. So my first...
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    Chippenham to Sandown (Isle of Wight)

    Hi All, I'm going on a day trip tomorrow to Sandown, from what I can tell I have a couple of options...... anyone with better ideas/experience I'd be happy to hear from you! Option 1: Train to Bath, Onward Train to Portsmouth and Southsea, connecting bus to HoverPort, hovercraft to Ryde...
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    1st GWR HSTs off lease 31/08/17 and heading to Scotland

    According to Richard Clinnick of Rail Magazine "1st two GWR HST power cars go off-lease on August 31. 43021/132 are destined for ScotRail. 6 Mk 3s also to go off-lease." Apparently no 800 in service until October How many spare hst sets do GWR have? I couldn't see this elsewhere...
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    Southwestern swt franchise

    Hi All Does anyone know what's happening with the announcement for the renewal, on the dft website it's says February.......
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    Why are the IEP "trains" going to GWR First......

    ....when they could be better utilised under the wires on VTEC, and that's where most the successful testing is going on? I'm a more regular GWR user so I'm not complaining about this (yet) but reading hear and other places I can't work out why GWR are getting the priority? Cascades? First to...
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    XC Swindon to Birmingham

    On the ever so reliable Wikipedia old Virgin XC page it says that XC are starting running Swindon to Birmingham from April - is there any truth in this? I can't see anything to support it on the forum or from googling - any info would be appreciated if it is on the route etc.

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