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  1. duffield

    Trip Report - Wrexham from the north - 2024/04/20

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0854 OT Derby 0924 0925+1 16m0c 2A14 EM Nottingham Matlock 170 2 Light 2 Derby 0931 OT Birmingham New Street 1004 1007+3 41m20c 1V48 XC Newcastle Plymouth 221 4...
  2. duffield

    Trip Report - Wrexham from the south - 2024/04/18

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0941 OT Birmingham New Street 1055 1056+1 57m20c 1G16 XC Nottingham Birmingham New Street 170 2 Light 2 Birmingham New Street 1122...
  3. duffield

    If MML electrification is ever completed, could 810s be cascaded

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/mml-electrification-progress-updates.110445/ Could the 810's be cascaded (maybe to Cross Country?) and replaced with pure EMUs if electrification is completed part way through their life? Then maybe the "overkill" engines...
  4. duffield

    Trip Report - Chislehurst to Ashford via Maidstone and Ashford to Tonbridge - 2024/04/15

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0813 OT London St. Pancras 1005 1005+2 126m34c 1B19 EM Nottingham London St. Pancras 222 5 Light *1 2 London St. Pancras 1012 OT...
  5. duffield

    Trip Report - Merseyrail to Southport, Northern to Wigan and Bolton - 2024/04/13

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0844 OT Liverpool South Parkway 1118 1120+2 112m25c 1R60 EM Norwich Liverpool Lime Street 158 2+2 Medium/Full *1 2 Liverpool South Parkway 1124 OT Southport 1227 1228+1...
  6. duffield

    Trip Report - Stamford, on the Peterborough to Leicester line - 2024/04/08

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 1040 OT Peterborough 1139 OT 51m66c 1L07 EM Liverpool Lime Street Norwich 158 2 Light 2 Peterborough 1154 OT Stamford 1206 1205-1...
  7. duffield

    Trip Report - Faversham to Dover via Canterbury (from Nottingham via MML and HS1)

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Code Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0850 0851+1 London St. Pancras 1027 1028+1 126m34c 1B25 EM Nottingham London St. Pancras 222 5 Light in 1st 2 London St. Pancras...
  8. duffield

    Trip Report - Chiltern - Aylesbury and Princes Risborough - 2024/03/22

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Code Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0813 OT London St. Pancras 1005 OT 126m34c 1B22 EM Nottingham London St. Pancras 222 5 Light in 1st *1 2 London Marylebone 1057 OT...
  9. duffield

    Trip Report - Dore blockade diversions (EMR and TP) plus Marston Vale - 2024/03/19

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Code Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0839 OT Derby 0907 0908+1 1G12 XC Nottingham Birmingham New Street 170 3 Light in 1st 2 Derby 0932 0935+3 Sheffield 1011 1018+7 1F15 EM London St. Pancras...
  10. duffield

    Trip Report - Nottingham to the Shepperton and Hampton Court branches 2024/03/15

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0950 OT London St. Pancras 1127 1228+1 126m34c 1B31 EM Nottingham London St. Pancras 222 5 Moderate in 1st 2 London St. Pancras 1132 OT...
  11. duffield

    Trip report - Nottingham to the Sudbury (Suffolk) branch 2024/03/11

    Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper code Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0850 0851+1 London St. Pancras 1027 1037+10 126m34c 1B25 EM Nottingham London St. Pancras 222 5 Moderate in 1st 2 London St. Pancras...
  12. duffield

    Trip report - Nottingham to Colne and return, 2024/03/07

    Here's my first attempt at a trip report for a visit to the Colne branch. I hope the format is OK. Times are rounded to the minute and maybe a little inconsistent. Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1...
  13. duffield

    MML Problems between Bedford and Wellingborough, possible line closure.

    National rail reporting the following: Anyone know any more details? Update: It now sounds as if they may avoid a complete line closure.
  14. duffield

    Landslip at Crewkerne Tunnel - West of England Line closed.

    National Rail is reporting that and also https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disruptions/pinhoe-20231204/ Opened thread for people to supply further details, pictures etc. (I couldn't see an existing thread for this).
  15. duffield

    MML: urgent repairs to the track taking place at Braybrooke

    National Rail website is reporting that https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disruptions/market-harborough-20231102/ Does anyone know exactly what the issue is? The "recent weeks" wording implies a known issue which has suddenly got a lot worse. Does it in some way relate to the feeder...
  16. duffield

    Trespass incident at St. Pancras affecting HS1 (21/09)

    I was on 1J57, 17:48 Margate to St. Pancras today, we were held outside St. Pancras and crawled in slowly 17 minutes late after being informed of a "possible trespass incident". Was this a false alarm, it seemed like no-one was found on the tracks? There was a large police and railway staff...
  17. duffield

    Signalling: Ahead of my time in the 1970's

    I was going through my old school books, and found a gem from 1975 (I was 12 at the time). In an essay I wrote about the history of transport, in the railways section, under the heading "Colour-Light Signalling", I very confidently wrote "The old semaphore arm has been replaced by colour-light...
  18. duffield

    UK rolling stock Air conditioning - recycled air or not?

    Does any UK rolling stock A/C partially recirculate or recycle air (as I understand happens on at least some planes)? This may become significant in the coming weeks, particularly for older people or those in poor health if the COVID-19 virus spreads as predicted.
  19. duffield

    Oxford to Bedford could be a candidate for battery trains?

    I wonder if Oxford to Bedford would be a candidate for battery trains. I'm sure I saw a claim from Vivarail that by the end of this year they would have battery trains capable of a 60 mile range *and* a 10 minute recharge. Given that Oxford to Bedford will be about 50 miles by rail, this looks...
  20. duffield

    Flooding at multiple locations on XC (also some EMR and GWR), lines blocked (14/11/2019)

    National rail report all lines blocked at Bromsgrove. From RT trains some trains appear to be stranded approaching Bromsgrove (but may have e.g. reversed now if possible). Some XC services seem to be diverting via Droitwich and Kidderminster (trains 'disappearing' at Abbotswood Junction, but I...

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