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    Gaelan's train checker

    That works great.
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    Gaelan's train checker

    Even two hours back would be a great feature.
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    Gaelan's train checker

    This looks really promising. Nice one. Be great to be able to go to earlier departures like Railboard.
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    Golden year and 10 year spell for UK railways

    I’d vote for 1983-1992. Golden year 1988. Post the disruptive 1982 strikes. Lots of infrastructure improvement. ECML electrification approved in 1984, opened to Leeds in 89 and Edinburgh in 91. Other electrification to Hastings, Weymouth, Ayr etc. New stations such as Milton Keynes Central (ok...
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    Travelling chef - First Great Western

    I used Travelling Chef in 1st class Paddington to Swansea. Absolutely delicious omelette. I was well impressed. Wish they could bring it back… This is from 2010.
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    Things you don't see in trains any longer

    Ah that’s funny. Do you happen to know why the 501s were fitted with bars? Had there been an incident?
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    Things you don't see in trains any longer

    Bars on train windows as per the class 501s which used to work Richmond to Broad Street. As a child I used to think of them as “prison trains”!
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    Teething issues that plagued the HST + MK3 sets

    No, I don’t remember any squeaking back in the 70s 80s 90s. i think it was introduced when they changed the rubber (?) seals at the end of the coaches in the 2000s.
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    Eurostar running trains with empty seats

    My jaw has just hit the floor tracing this article in The Guardian. Eurostar trains forced to run with empty seats due to Brexit passport rules It says 350 out of 900 seats normally left unsold on the first services between London, Paris and Brussels. This just seems extraordinarily...
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    Does ASLEF have any firemen?

    Used to listen avidly to LBC as a teen in the 80s. Particularly late at night. It was a revelation.
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    Does ASLEF have any firemen?

    LBC was the London Broadcasting Company when it started in 1973.
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    TfL "Secret" Contactless PAYG stations - not marked on the big TfL rail map!

    This is absolutely brilliant, thank you.
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    London Waterloo retail - what's going on?

    I used to love a Big Casey in the 80s. Sometimes the highlight of a trip up to London.
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    LUMO manages Edinburgh to Kings Cross in 3 hr 58 mins!

    It seems to be 400.5 according to https://my.railmiles.me/mileage-engine/
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    How many cars are typically powered in a multiple unit?

    Interesting, thanks.
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    How many cars are typically powered in a multiple unit?

    Great thank you I will look out for that.
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    How many cars are typically powered in a multiple unit?

    Is there any standard way of telling from the outside of a particular coach whether it’s motored or a trailer? Does it show in the data panel at all?
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    Route from Euston to Inverness in 1941

    From memory the ECML Highland Chieftain started running in 1984.
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    Best train time tracking website for those not rail and tech savvy?

    Does the Railboard app fit the bill? Its Live Trains feature allows you to view earlier trains up to the start of the day.
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    What was the shortest electric loco hauled service?

    26 miles 47 chains according to https://my.railmiles.me/mileage-engine/

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