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    'The Master Cutler' - Friday 15 March

    As a volunteer of 125 Group who was partly responsible for preparing the stock, I can only apologise to RGM654 and all of the other patrons who were inconvenienced by the toilet issues. All of the tanked toilets worked fully as designed, but due to time issues and the discovery of a badly...
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    CrossCountry HST Diagrams

    Can't work out your numbers - I've just worked through the declared Cross Country Seating Plan and get the numbers as follows: 10 car Voyager - as I understand it, not possible to operate normally without one coach being locked out - theortically 524 seats 9 car Voyager - 462 seats 2+7 IC125 -...
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    Have you ever been mistaken for rail staff, or helped those less familiar with the network?

    Funniest I recall was my first Belgian bash in 1994. Drivers tend to look very casual in Belgium. I was at Liege Guillemins and was walking along the line of locos in the south end dock, when 2728 arrived light engine and stopped on the end. The driver alighted, walked straight to me and...
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    Favourite non-UK station

    I would nominate Antwerp Central for a superb combination of ancient and modern - with three levels of tracks and the superb cathedral hall at the front. For something else modern, you cannot better the superb lines of Liege Guillemins
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    HST coach disposals

    The Group also has three loco-hauled Mark IIIs and 10202 which is being converted to a brake vehicle to operate as either loco-hauled or HST. Not many prervation groups have two locos and eleven carriages to look after.
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    Unexpected trains as substitute traction.

    Same year, I watched D823 arrive at Yeovil Junction on an Exeter working, being dragged in by two pannier tanks. The train went forwrad behind a standard five.
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    GA Class 90 Mark 3 Sets Withdrawal

    Many people fail to appreciate the logistics of disposing of old vehicles. Arrangements had been put in place but two of the three dismantling sites are closed and the third is full, due to the COVID situation. What should have been a direct move straight to dismantle now requires an additional...
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    EE Action this weekend

    And it is! No coal being burned at Ruddington this weekend!
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    EE Action this weekend

    GCR Nottingham has all services top and tailed by Class 20 D8154 and Class 31 D5830 this weekend. Plenty of EE miles available both Saturday and Sunday. Services depart Ruddington at 10.45; 12.45 and 14.45 both days.
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    Class 43 LNER Farewell Railtour Dec 2019

    Quite correct. Already labelled up as EMR at Craigentinny.
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    LNER HST Withdrawals

    I wasn't making the business case - just correcting some misapprehensions!
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    LNER HST Withdrawals

    Paint is NOT cheaper than vinyl - a full vehicle repaint - depending on levels of prep and paint system and complexity of paint scheme, can be anywhere between £12k and £20k for a vehicle - but normally towards the middle of that range. Source? Me - I used to buy vehicle maintenance - including...
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    Collision and derailment at Neville Hill Depot (13/11/2019)

    Thank you for your snap decision on 43300. Maybe its owner will not agree. It was due to transfer very soon to another operation and from what I had heard (although I am not the owner - so do not have all the facts!) had a long-term future.
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    Rocky Mountaineer

    Had a trip back in May from Vancouver to Jasper, then returning from Banff to Vancouver. Have been on many trains around the World - but this one is right up at the top with excellent service to compliment the stunning scenery - but certainly not cheap! For a shorter ride at lower fares but...
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    Most/least successful recent large infrastructure project?

    I would suggest one of the most successful projects recently has been the remodelling of Derby station. Undertake effectively and efficiently within predicted plan, the result is superb separation of the different flows and many trains now regularly arrive at faster speeds with greens showing...
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    New build warship class 43

    Not so for 800 - 802. They were regularly on the Waterloo - Exeter services in 1966-1968 - but I never saw 830 work that line. My only sighting of 830 was at Weymouth.
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    GCR(N) vandalism causes thousands of pounds of damage

    As a volunteer at GCRN, I can honestly state that the spate of vandalism at the GCRN has affected the serviceable vacuum brake set, the Mark III set and numerous vehicles around the yard - some of which may be in less than perfect condition, but none of which had been earmarked for disposal...
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    46010 working Easter Saturday

    Following hard work to get through testing today, it looks like 46010 will be making its debut tomorrow ( 20th April ) at Ruddington on the GCRN to Rushcliffe and Loughborough - departures at 10.45; 12.45; 13.45 ad 14.45 - top and tail with NRM prototype 41001 on the 125 Group's air-conditioned...
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    GCRN Ruddington February Services

    Start of 2019 operations this weekend with the NRM/125 Group's 41001 and the EE Group's fabulous Class 20 (newly returned to service) 20154 top and tailing services. 125 Group's Mark IIIs will provide a comfortable environment (including first preserved operation of 12134) and the Buffet will...

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