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What is the articulated train shown at the beginning of each programme?

Did the class 149 the driving trailer of the class 117 genre ever have the inter-car connections fitted at a later date like the class 117's did, I imagine not but don't know? The class 149's were often coupled to a class 121 where I lived (West Drayton - Uxbridge, Vine Street) although you...

Is it likely that we will see a 24 hour rail service into London for the Queen's lying in state bearing in mind the number of people who will want to attend?

I wanted to attend the funeral of a work colleague on Wednesday 7th. September. 10:00am. Acton High Street. Simple journey - SWR New Milton to Southampton Airport Parkway - XC to Reading and Elizabeth line to Ealing Broadway. New Milton To Southampton Airport Parkway - 06:23 faultless -oh! all...

Due to Covid Cross Country have reduced the number of trains to Bournemouth. Of these only one per day each way stops at Brockenhurst. Bearing in mind that all Bournemouth trains have to pass through Brockenhurst how does non-stopping Brockenhurst gain anything especially as each Bournemouth...

Following on from my thread about the TfL Privilege Ticket Authority Card (PTAC) I gather that these are not used by National Rail staff. What do National Rail staff have to obtain privilege rate travel? It was stated in the first thread I created on this topic that TfL PTAC's were for retired...

Both my retired TfL staff PTAC and my wife's retired partner PTAC need renewing at the end of the month - do I need to do anything? The TfL Staff travel web-page is not particularly helpful.

I've noticed that there seems to be a lot more Voyagers on the Bournemouth route operated by two units - always? 2, 4 carriage units. Do Voyagers ever operate as 9 or 10 carriage trains?

Do classes 444 & 450 ever run as 13, 14, or 15 carriage formations?

I find it odd that at a time when there are record numbers of people not travelling there are now several daily diagrams of 12 car formation 450's running about. I haven't looked to see what trains they are on but noticed at least three today on the Brockenhurst/Bournemouth stretch of line from...

I have just come back from a week in my caravan at Nether Whitaker. From the caravan field was a view, across Hogrills End Lane of the line from Nuneaton to Coleshil Parkway. Whilst looking at this line, on my right, very close, was a view of the line from Coleshiil to Tamworth. During my...

I don't think I have seen Brockenhurst as busy as it was this afternoon. A double Voyager shut down in platform 1, an up 444 in platform 2, a down Voyager in platform 3 and a Poole stopper and the Lymington shuttle operating via platform 4. What started as a walk with the dog ended in an...

Within the last month I noticed, on the day it operated, a reference. in realtimetrains, to, I believe, a Diesel Electric DMU? running about most of the Southwest main line including the Fawley/Marchwood branch. From this very woolly information can anybody shed any light on what this train...

My wife - on the Cross Country due to arrive at Brockenhurst at 15:56 is currently being diverted via Romsey to Southampton Airport because of a broken down freight at St. Denys. Why does nothing like this happen when I travel by train?

Thursday 13th July I buy return tickets New Milton Preston via Reading and Wolverhampton with seat reservations for the X Country from Brockenhurst to Wolverhampton and the Virgin from Wolverhampton to Preston leaving Brockenhurst at around 10am Sunday 16th July returning the following day the...

I've noticed a few times in the last two or three weeks, from my armchair in New Milton, the stone train running towards or from Weymouth. Have these movements started up again as I thought they had finished?

Does this stock have side contact collector shoes; YouTube videos seem to show the third rail quite some distance from the running rail? On YouTube most trains seem to consist of 3 Driving Motor cars coupled together; Wikipedia indicates there are enough trailers for 8 DM-T-DM formations...

At about 15:00 my wife was passing through Southampton Central and she took this poor photograph of what may have been a class 43 in the new GWR livery (green with grey doors at either end of the carriage). Not being aware class 43's came this way so has anybody any idea what this was and...

Looking at the National railway map for the location of the nearest station to an acquaintance I noticed the stations of Enfield Chase and Enfield Town and slightly further north the stations of Hertford North and Hertford East. Were the two Hertford stations and similarly the two Enfield...

I have a retired staff PTAC and TfL retired staff Oyster card. My wife has a retired staff PTAC as a dependant but no retired staff dependant Oyster card as she kept her privilege facilities with National Rail rather than opt for free TfL and bus travel but is entitled to privilege rate TfL...