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    When carriage lights fail at night…

    Going back long time to when FGW ran some loco hauled services using class 57 I think, I boarded at Bristol going to Cardiff and the lights were out in one of the mk 2 coaches. Rather than cancel or lock out as the train was very busy, the guard and another member of staff each had a torch and...
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    Trivia - train services whose start and end location CRS codes differ by one letter

    Plenty of RDG-RDH (Reading-Redhill) SBT-SBJ (Stourbridge) I'm sure there will be more
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    Times staff bent the rules to help you

    A big one for me was in Germany when the overnight sleeper from Hamburg to Innsbruck which was to drop me off at 0200 ish in Nuremburg was severely delayed awaiting the connecting portion from Moscow due to heavy snow. I was booked on on a 0500 flight from NUE to Tenerife which I knew I would...
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    Hull Trains - Diagram numbers?

    Hi. Is anyone able to say what the diagram numbers are for the hull trains 802s. Am I correct in saying they are BGxxx?
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    May 2021 Timetable Change

    Not sure if its already been asked, but has a date been put forward for when the new timetable will be released to RTT
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    Do trains have Launch Control

    Kph. Still impressive though
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments

    Does anyone have a definitive list of which units are allocated to which depot?
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    My trip on the Devon metro

    Currently on holiday in Devon and I'd like to take train to Dawlish Warren from Totnes changing at Newton Abbot then enjoy walk along sea wall back to Teignmouth. The wife isn't keen on using the train as she thinks it may be crowded. Does anyone know what the loading is like and what is...
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    Worst experiences after taking the wrong train

    Not me but witnessed in Dorridge a few years back a train in the bay which was heading to Tyseley Depot. A chap was walking through the train checking it was empty from back to front closing the doors on each carriage at a time. Behind his back a woman ran down the platform and jumped on the as...
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    RealTimeTrains website

    Taking the Covid timetable out of the equation, how accurate is RTT. For example, the Northern Trains Ltd diagrams released on FOI show a 2D97 from Middlesbrough to Darlignton at 2230 weekdays but not shown on RTT. They are for the same timetable period. Which source is correct?
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    Ex-LNER Mk4 sets for Grand Central (Blackpool - Euston)

    Just how much quicker is a class 90 to 110mph than a class 91?
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    What could happen to the Class 144 "Evolution" unit?

    Morecambe to Lancaster would be suitable. Not sure if the crew out there sign 144 though
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    Northern Class 170 Diagrams

    Follow NL374 from post #1. That's the Halifax diagram. I believe the others are all booked for 3 car 158
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    Northern Class 170 Diagrams

    Ok thanks. That poses the problem of what works 2R29 & 2R35
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    Northern Class 170 Diagrams

    I wonder if anyone can help. I'm a little bored sat here furloughed for the last 8 weeks and been looking at the diagrams of Northern's DMU's. Can somebody in planning and/or Northern help me with this problem? I cannot get the class 170 start/finish locations to balance. This is of course the...
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    Morpeth Terminators

    The reason I ask is that RTT shows most going into/out of sidings but not all.
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    Morpeth Terminators

    Hi. Do all Morpeth terminators go into the reversing sidings before returning South or do some run wrong line/bi-di to/from Pleasly Crossovers?
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    GA Class 745 and 755 initial diagrams

    Hi. Are the class 755's due to do more than rural services as I've had a quick look at post May there is the need for approx 25 per weekday. It leaves a lot leftover...
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    Confirmation of rolling stock changes at Southeastern, including 707s

    If the 707's allow more 12 car 465's, can these be made of 465+465+466+466 in order to use up the 466's?

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