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Yesterday, my colleagues and I spent the day picking up this beauty (or beast, depending on your perspective). It was a long day, but completely worth it! I took photos of the day's proceedings and a few of my pics are attached. For the record it's Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation 8 (TE5780), a...

Within the bus preservation fraternity, Reliance and its proprietor Martyn Hearson are very well known and held in some affection. However, it appears that yesterday (Sunday 8 January), kids got into the yard and appear to have broken every window of every bus present, including those of...

Some people may know that the museum in Manchester is holding a 1980s themed event this weekend. Details are on the museum's website https://motgm.uk/events-themed.html#octthemed Anyway, for those who like MCW Metrobus thrash, following a successful MOT the museum's 'GM Express' Metrobus 5208...

At this moment I’m travelling Edinburgh to Lichfield TV on an Anytime First, route on the ticket shown as ‘any permitted’. At Derby we have a connection time of nearly an hour, then Derby to Tamworth and Tamworth to LTV - all a bit of a shlep. The train continues from Derby to Birmingham New...

I act as the social media manager for this splendid museum, with Facebook and Twitter pages plus a Flickr album. The museum is primarily focused on buses but it's the 'official' museum of TfGM so we have an interest in rail transport and that extends to a surprisingly interesting rail photo...

I need to travel tomorrow from Lichfield TV to Stansted Airport, with a break of journey at Harlow Town (I actually have two tickets, Lichfield to Harlow and Harlow to Stansted). I have an anytime First ticket and, much though LNR has to laud it, I don’t fancy doing the LTV - EUS leg in an...

Just an idle question, but does anyone happen to know when/if Avanti are planning to return to pre-pandemic catering? I’ve started to do work trips to London again and in First Class, a soggy bacon roll is a poor substitute for the full English…

As an antidote to the thread on the most intimidating stations to wait for a train, where have you found to be very pleasant places to wait for a train, or just watch the trains go by? I’d suggest that heritage railway stations are disqualified, I’m just thinking of National Rail. I’ll start -...

Stagecoach Manchester have donated their 17612 (T612MNF) to the Museum of Transport. It was Stagecoach's first Dennis Trident, and its first low floor double decker, outside London. https://www.facebook.com/motgm/posts/3507661455949403 The Museum has published a press release that says:

I'm scanning some old photos taken by a deceased friend and I've come across this one that I can't identify. I'm pretty sure it's in West Yorkshire, but I can't place it. At left there's a platform sign - 5 & 6, so clearly a big through station. There's a totem, but you can't read it. Does...

Hi, please could someone advise the routing map two-letter code for a journey from York to Lichfield Trent Valley? I have a journey coming up on a First Anytime (not via Birmingham) with no rush, so I’m contemplating taking a route that’s valid but not the obvious. Many thanks in advance!

Purely for my amusement, and possibly yours, I thought I’d post to show you some of the work that’s required to restore a bus. My current restoration project is a Bristol RESL6G with Marshall body, 299a (KJA299G). It came to me looking reasonably presentable, but in truth it needs plenty of...

Today we travelled from Lichfield TV to Edinburgh on an open first class return via Birmingham New Street. The train (which was a through Euston - Edinburgh Pendolino) was rammed even in First Class and the onboard staff told us that Standard Class was “mayhem” with the shop closed throughout...

I’ve wanted to take this photo for a while - it’s my own personal fleet, Rochdale Corporation 235 of 1951 and North Western 299 of 1968. They live 20-odd miles apart and while 235 is finished, 299 is not as good as it looks here (I’d just washed it) and was on its first test run after a thorough...

This is a bit of an off-the-wall question for old BR drivers (or maybe preserved line DMU operators)... Gauges on first-gen DMUs had lighting, albeit often very weak. But was the AWS sunflower lit in any way at night? From rides behind the driver I'm fairly sure it wasn't backlit as per...

I'm intrigued by this working due tonight. Is it the NR measurement train, as it's described as a path for an HST? I'm only disappointed as a resident of Lichfield that I'm abroad on business all week... http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P81043/2018/08/13/advanced

I'm currently sitting on a ferry in Rotterdam to get back to Blighty, as the planes are up the Swanee. Scheduled arrival in Harwich is 1945, with the departure from Harwich International station just next door at 2033. However, the captain has just come on the tannoy to say that we're slightly...

Hello, can anyone please tell me what is rostered for service on the GCR on Wednesday 27 December? Many thanks in advance.

Click for a one-minute movie... North Western 299 starts up for the first time under new ownership by Paul Williams, on Flickr

I'm writing a book (yes, honestly - see below) and I'm lacking one piece of information. Where was 56 131 shedded in May 1985? Was it Gateshead, or Blyth Cambois? I don't have a locoshed directory for that year, and I can't find anything online. Thanks in advance! Click for bigger version...