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A bit of mess room discussion today brought up the subject of the bridge near Northwick Park where the Metropolitan and Chiltern lines cross the West Coast Main Line. In this location we have the Met northbound and southbound fast lines, the Met northbound and southbound slow lines and the...

The first unit (165039) has returned from Wolverton today in the revised Chiltern class 165 livery. The blue and white painted elements of the livery remain the same but the vinyl part of it has changed. Gone is the red stripe, to be replaced by thin grey and light blue bands either side of the...

Do signallers have access to driver diagramming information? I ask because on a few occasions I've noticed regulating decisions being made that negatively impact the service because they don't appear to take account of the driver diagramming requirements. I suspect the answer is no, or at least...

I'm asking this on behalf of a non-forum member who has asked me for some advice as a former station manager. Unfortunately I have been away from the retail side for 14 years so my knowledge is both rusty and potentially out of date, so I thought I'd canvas opinion here. She has been told by...

Does anyone know if 37 haulage has yet commenced on Greater Anglia Norwich-Lowestoft and Norwich-Great Yarmouth services? Thinking of heading that way on Tuesday now the strike is off.

Does anybody definitively know the origin of the term "Heritage DMU" as used to describe the first generation DMU fleet? I seem to recall first hearing it in the early 1990s and I have a hunch it originated from within BR rather than from the enthusiast community. Can anyone recall any better...

I passed the NMT at Leamington Spa today (it was stopped in the up main). The rear power car was 43062 "John Armitt", but I noticed the leading power car was named too. It was one of the buffer fitted ones (obviously), either 43013 or 43014, and it was named "The Railway Observer". Does anyone...

Apologies if this has already been covered, although I have searched and not found anything. I have read some correspondence on FGW's Facebook & Twitter pages which suggest they have decided not to allow enthusiasts past the ticket barriers at CNM and possibly at Gloucester too. I understand...

Today was the last day of operation for Cheddington booking office. After 175 years the station is now officially unstaffed. Not a popular move in the locale and not a move in the right direction IMO. Some last day pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/8596872261/...

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/9993846.Wycombe_Oxford_rail_link_approved/ So after much delay the second phase of Evergreen 3 has been given the go-ahead. This will involve building a new chord at Bicester, upgrading the existing Bicester Town - Oxford line to main line standard...

All the traction I sign has external cab doors but I have often wondered how drivers of units without cab doors manage to get out to use SPTs without the risk of passengers falling or following them out. This must be especially difficult in crowded trains. I know the front vestibule is locked...

The word on the street is that the Chiltern 121 bubble cars will be working Aylesbury - Risborough shuttles all day during the Olympics rather than just the ususal peak time only workings. I'll add more details as and when they become clear, but just thought I'd give the "heads up" now.