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Hi all! Noticed Colas liveried 86701 at Ilford on my way past today, it seemed to have some reliveried AGA Mk3s coupled to it. I didn't know this locomotive was currently being used - does anyone know what its current status is? Cheers!

Hi all! Just wondering what the current status/whereabouts of the class 58 fleet is? I believe that all have been returned, or at least been put out of use, from the continent, and I believe that these duties were there last. However, I don't believe that any have been sold by DB or...

Hi all! I have a friend doing a university project which involves identifying 'products' that use microprocessors dating from 1970s. He identified that railway locomotives of 1980s vintage could potentially have these installed and would still be running today. I suggested the Class 60 as it...

Hi all! Saw a Cross Country HST set power through Oldfield Park station towards Bath earlier today (about 1200), which I wouldn't usually expect to see! Anyone have any idea why this working happened?

Currently on the 1654 Waterloo to Dorking, and it's travelling fast to Raynes Park (annoying a number of passenges who obviously wanted intermediate stations). There was no advance notice and only a brief announcement from the guard. The train is made up of only one 455 instead of two, but...

Do correct me if I'm wrong, but I've noticed from my time on this forum that there seem to be a number of people who are particularly fond of this class (myself included). However, I cannot think why; they are neither the fastest or most comfortable of trains and aren't the most glamourous...

I experienced my firsf trip on a Pendolino yesterday from Carlisle to London Euston... and I really didn't like it. I found the interior cramped and claustrophobic, it felt a bit like travelling inside a bubble, and the tilting actually made me feel a bit sick. I'd personally have rather...

Just on a Southern train to Woolston and Bognor held at Redhill, and the guard just announced that the delay was due to a train on fire at Gatwick... another 442 decided to spontaneously barbeque itself?

Hi people! I'm interested in potentially applying for a trainee train driver role if one comes up once I graduate from university. I was just wondering what the general duties of a train driver are? Obviously driving trains is one of them, but is that the only duty or are others such as guard...

Hi all! Could anyone possibly give me a list of all trains (freight and passenger) currently run by direct rail services? I know roughly what type of trains they run, but I don't know exactly how many of each there are. Thanks a lot! :)

Just been past Wimbledon on my commute from Dorking to Waterloo, and passed what seemed to be a failed 444 at Platform 7. Shortly after that, there seemed to be another failed 444 on the down fasts getting rescued by a 159. Fast trains in the down direction seemed to be using the slow lines for...

Hi people! Can anyone provide me with some more information on the class 31s and class 37s that worked with regional railways? Anyone know how many and the numbers of each class were actually allocated to the sector, how many and the numbers of each class wore the livery, and what trains they...

Hi all! Little help with an identification, I've noticed that there has been a Class 47 stabed at Wimbledon Depot for the past few days. I noticed this morning that it is a Colas locomotive, but wasn't able to see which one it was. Can anyone shed some light on this? Cheers!

Just a question out of curiosity, what is actually done there?? Is it simply the assembling of prefabricated parts to a train, or is it more extensive manufacture than that. Also, are trains, like the Electrostars and Turbostars, actually designed there, or is this work done elsewhere?? Many...

I know that this is a fact, but, out of curiosity, can anyone actually give a good explanation as to why?? I have also heard that they are mor energy efficient, so any explanations to that would be great as well! Thanks guys :)

Something that I thought would be an interesting point of discussion: if you ran the railways, what stock would you use on which types of routes?? To give some guidelines, what stock would people use on: - Suburban commuter routes; such as the London inner and outer suburban routes. -...

Hi guys! Was photographing slightly out of my usual area yesterday and travelled from Harrow to Euston on a London Midland class 321. When boarding, I noticed, and quite liked the fact, that, with the exception of the route map and safety posters, the interior was very similar to what I...

Hi people! Had a search of the forums and couldn't find a discussion about this (apologies if there is!). With all available HSTs currently in service but soon to be withdrawn, possibly mostly scrapped, and replaced by IEPs, it makes me wonder, with the exception of newly/soon-to-be...

Hi all! Probably no real answer to this, but with the recent debate about Siemens getting the Thameslink build contract as opposed to Bombardier, and many people's belief that Bombardier = British, I've been wondering what country Bombardiers Electrostars and Turbostars (and indeed other...

Hi people! Like many stations, Dorking used to have sidings, which have long since fallen into disuse (only one was visible throughout my lifetime!), and a few months ago it looked like Network Rail had decided to remove them. However, one, the one parallel to Platform 3, is now (I...