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Mods, feel free to move this thread if it's in the wrong place. Thought I'd mention that there's an interesting feature currently being shown on BBC inside out, regarding the reinstatement of a passenger service on the Leicester-Burton line.

Mods, feel free to move this thread if it's in the wrong location. This programme was on and of relevance to this forum was the feature on Parry People movers and the proposed light rail innovation centre at Dudley. Overall it's been an interesting programme and I recommend it for both the rail...

Who will you be voting for in tomorrow's general election and why?

Following on from my thread on unused signals on disused or dismantled lines, I'm now looking for surviving mechanical signal boxes that have either been moved non-railway locations or are still in situ next to disused/dismantled lines. To get the ball rolling, I can think of Talerddig (moved...

I was thinking about this after exploring the Grimsby-Louth line on google maps and finding an old semaphore post. Other examples that spring to mind are the Penmaenpool home and distant (albeit with an unoriginal arm) and the signals on the mothballed Dudley- Walsall route which is now being...

I was having a look on google earth when I came a cross a railway that I wasn't aware of. Basically it's the single track branch line that leaves the east coast mainline near Craigentinny and terminates at the docks at Leith, where there are a number of disused looking sidings. Is there any...

Hopefully I'll be able to see this! http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/railops-tour-2/

How often does the MOD facility at Ashchurch see rail traffic? Obviously this can depend on Britain's military commitments at the time but I ask because I've just seen this working on realtimetrains which is due to run tomorrow. 6U42 0935 Ashchurch War Dept G.F. to Tyseley T.M.D. Schedule...

I know this is a bit far in advance but whatever. I was looking at the railway herald's railtour list and came across this: www.railwaytouring.net/uk-day-trips/welsh-marches-express-to-cardiff Quite an interesting route, namely because it goes via Five Ways. This route doesn't see much in...

There was a Gloucester to Alnmouth railtour which ran with 68s yesterday. Anyway, I had a look at RTT and I found the empty stock for this. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52437/2016/08/28/advanced Does anyone know if a 68 will be used, or is a DB Cargo 66 more likely? I can't see any...

Looking at pictures of Newark Castle and Lymington Town station got me thinking: how many stations are there on the national network (not heritage lines) that have British railways totem signs? Other examples I can think of are Codsall and Barnstaple (I think). Are there any on the Settle and...

I'm aware that LM dropped their hourly(?) service to Gloucester in 2009, but a parliamentary service survives. I hadn't seen it on realtimetrains until today. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P63390/2016/08/26/advanced It seems to run every friday. My question is this: why is it...

What's the current status of 31106? It doesn't seem to have worked on any test trains since 2013 and currently resides at Derby RVEL. Is it due to be scrapped or sold off? Thanks in advance.

Are the sidings at Wool still used for freight, namely aggregates traffic(?) and MOD traffic? Thanks.

Whilst looking up freightconnection for another thread, I came across this document which I haven't seen before. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/freight/list-of-all-freight-connections.pdf Basically a list of all non- network rail tracks that connect to network rail. This includes FOC...

Badger culls have been in the news again. New badger culling trials given go ahead across England http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-37158418 I was wondering what you all think of these? Good for the countryside or bad?

I know some people aren't into paint wibble threads, but I don't really care. What are your most and least favourite foreign liveries? Personally, I'd say DB Verkehrsrot and PKP intercity are up there. I also quite like the dark red Deutsche Reichsbahn livery and the old TGV orange livery which...

Back in 2014, we had a thread on the forum about the Ukrainian/ Crimean crisis. In March 2014 the Crimea was annexed by Russia after a plebiscite which saw overwhelming support for this. and is now an autonomous republic, known as the Republic of Crimea. Anyway, the conflict did not end with...

This isn't a thread for discussion and might be in the wrong section of the Forum. Can anyone confirm the numbers of the three class 442s seen at Eastleigh on 11th August? 442423 was apparently there, and I think 442415 was another. Ta in advance.

5V42 1200 Doncaster West Yard to Cardiff Canton Sidings http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O20852/2016/08/18/advanced If this runs, what's the likelihood of it actually being an Arriva TW Class 142 or 143, as opposed to a 150 or 158? You don't get many of these through Birmingham to say...