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I travelled for the first time yesterday on the superb Sheffied Train-Tram system. Very modern, quite & clean with helpful staff. I also use the Tyne & Wear Metro system which is really showing its age. However in its defence, new rolling stock is being built, trialled & finally delivered. Of...

Whilst I am not here to comment on the strike action, & I will remain neutral for this thread. I use rail travel occasionally & randomly in the course of my work, & the strike actions are very frustrating. We hear very few comments from either parties, but i ask the questions 1- are the two...

I am always very surprised to see the amount of rail left on the side of the track, or indeed, in-between the tracks. It seems to un-secured, randomly placed and at times seems to be very close the running rails themselves. Do these move about with the passing of trains?. Has there ever been a...

Passing through the stunning Sheffield Midland railway station last week. Very clean and tidy. It took me back to my spotting days, where coming from the N.E. (Yes, we had the Deltics), Sheffield was a magical place, & easy to 'kop' many locos. It was the loco era, and seeing Peaks, Brush4,s...

Gents. Often wonder how the power controller on the English Electric/Brush locomotives with Sulzer engines, 'worked'? Were they electrical, electronics, hydraulic or pneumatic.?. I presume they were linked to the engine govenor system, or ,were they linked to the generator, which in turn...

I was an avid spotter back in the late 60`s and early 70`s. I used to spend all my available time at either Darlington Bank Top station, or Salter`s Lane or Glebe road bridge. I remember one instance of being at Bank Top, probably in the early 70`s, and the station pilot was dragging what I...

Spotting days in my youth, living just north of Darlington near the ECML, many a nite the Deltic howl could be heard, either powering down to stop at Darlo, or full power scream leaving darlo heading north. Fond memories of those long gone days, when deltics were ` boring`. My work also got me...

I used to be a `spotter` in my youth, but still hold an avid interest in locos and stock. I recently spent the night in Newcastle overlooking the station. I was interested to see many movements. However, i did regret not to hear the impressive departing noise of a HST with Valenta engines! Can...