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Hoping for wise advice, before I try a SWR ticket office later this month: My wife has a work meeting in Shoreditch and she'll need to be there for 10am start. We live on the coast - Havant is the nearest principle station she'll use for London. Looks like SWR Havant-Waterloo, then the Jubilee...

Sobering reading this morning. Thoughts with all of those affected. (09:00 GMT) now declared a mass casualty incudent. Baltimore bridge collapses into river after being hit by cargo ship https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-68663071 "A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore has...

Mod note - split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/gbrf-confirms-conversion-of-class-56s-to-class-69s.180582/page-39#post-6661016 Yes. 1978, I recall being wowed at the sight of 56036 in the railway press. I think the first 47s with large logos, were 1981 (e.g. 47583 with...

My rail-related photo-blog is "Loco Hauled Around Havant". - but, as we approach the fourth anniversary of UK's initial lock-down, here's a reflection of those strange times. My focus.was on the street life around me: the people, the signs & odd sights, plus the affected businesses.

This week sees track infrastructure work at Portsmouth Harbour and around Fareham. Rail Replacement buses are a real mixture, to my eyes (I have zero bus knowledge :) ). Apart from the Enviros - which seem to be of different body lengths - I have no idea what the others are. I'd appreciate a...

Today, on the southern half of Portsmouth Direct Line, an "out and back" Class 3 working, from Totton Yard. Photos attached The two Network Rail wagons appear to be remote control for de-icer fluid. Flickr has a photo - attached - the description mentions a Snow and Ice Treatment Train. My...

Hello - I hope a Forum reader can assist? I don't see this train's path yet on Realtime Trains. https://www.ukrailtours.com/product/the-bluebell-railway/ Does any reader have details of scheduled departure from Sheffield Park and through East Grinstead? Many thanks in advance.

A summer "challenge" deep in SWR/Southern land - Photograph loco-hauled, or light, services within within my locality. Focus is freight workings or uncommon traffic. I'll add to this thread during the year.

Hello - does any forum reader know more on B1 61306 "Mayflower" trip down to Portsmouth on 31st May? Realtime showed it aa Shoeburyness to Portsmouth, arriving Pompey just before noon; returning that eve. Here's it passing Havant on its return eastwards. I looked on Steam Dreams site but I...

Intended as a light hearted thread to find those liveries or brandings which missed the "hmmm, are you sure?" sense check. Here's my starter: 47163 and 47164: when Stratford depot's Silver Jubilee gesture involved a Union Flag with completely the wrong dimensions. Maroon 47, 97561: when...

Hello all. Hoping a knowledgeable Watercress Line soul can shed light on this: I stopped by the Mid Hants, between Medstead and Ropley, to see the action from the nearby fields. Saturday morning, I saw 34007 Wadebride complete one out 'n' back and then it was replaced with 50027 Lion. Just...

Clearly I'm in the wrong profession. Having moved to sleepy 'Ampshire last year, I'm far more used to seeing tractors than supercars. But it seems the neighbours have traded in their Nectar Points. In the past few days, my local roads have been privy to 2 McLaren MP4-12Cs and a Bugatti...

OK, I know this is a UK rail forum but it would be good to hear from any member who models the D&RGW and SP. I was smitten after a steam-hauled trip across the 10,015ft Cumbres Pass a few years ago. I just wish I'd experienced Tennessee Pass before it was mothballed. If you do model the...

No, this isn't a gauntlet laid down to the railway preservation movement, nor to the model manufactures - but a whimsical "what if today's franchises were around at the time of the Big Four railway companies". Such as: Gresley P2 2-8-2 in 'Grand Central' black/orange, complete with chrome...

If you were taking photos of BR's newspaper traffic in the late '80s (I was too busy snapping what was on the front!), I'm hoping you might be able to assist me... I'm looking for good prototype photos of Old Oak Common's NCV vans (BG conversions), 1987-1990. Paul Bartlett's and Martin...

Apologies if this has been covered before - but this made me smile this morning: A mountain of a man was on his phone, on my train to work, explaining why he would be late into the office. "My dog" he started, "it headbutted me and knocked me out cold, so I missed my usual train". Was...

Evenin' all. Anyone out there got a copy of Platform Five's Summer 1988 Locos? Would a kind soul please tell me the numbers, names (official and unofficial too) and depot-allocations of the remaining class 45's in operation during early-1988. My 1980's photos are in storage in another...

Here's a sample of photos from our recent "Gran Turismo" from London to Korcula (south Croatian island). Eurostar, car, boat. 17 days, 7 countries, about 3500km. There aren't any rail-related photos on this but hopefully it'll put you in a holiday mood...

OK, so we indulge in a pastime that comes with a healthy dollop of teeth gnashing frustration at times. Be it track bashing, train chasing, photography or modelling, we know the "ARGH!!" factor is part of the package. So this thread is: what incident sticks out most in your mind? For me...

Attached are a couple of pics at Rijeka (Croatia) harbour last Monday. I'm in the dark and nothing came up on t'interweb - I hope we have a forum expert! The red loco, running along the quayside, is a 2132 class. Nothing unusual about that one. The mystery is the other shot... A pair of...