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The Gauge O Guild's virtual show is opening at www.gaugeoguild.com, this morning at 9:30 AM UTC (GMT) There will be a wide array of layouts and traders present with, additionally, multiple demonstrations throughout the day. Furthermore, there will be three major announcements - Dapol, Minerva...

The European equivalent to this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/is-there-demand-for-more-sleeper-services.207183/ The business case in the UK only for sleeper services would appear weak at present as most major city pairs are too close to each other to be viable, save perhaps for...

I was wondering what the maximum lengths of trains on the steep incline out of Queen Street was in the steam era (1923 onwards)?

Apologies if this should be in International Travel or Coronavirus as it encroaches on all three areas. Given the very probable mid-term decrease (Perhaps around 5-10 years) in air travel, it is likely that the sector worst hit will be short-haul travel. Furthermore, given the increasingly...

A few years ago, there was a forum post (RMWeb) or an article in the Railway Modeller (can't remember which) in which a person spoke of a software that could turn a photo into something looking like artwork. Does anyone happen to remember the name of said software? Thanks.

The GC was famously built to a 'Continental Loading Gauge', but in the absence of the Berne Gauge, what was this supposed to be exactly? To add to the confusion Wikipedia suggests that the line would have to be re-gauged anyway if continent train services were to become a reality, which makes...

Could trains (and quite possibly just-retired HSTs) be used to transport passengers from place to place like in France, or, seeing as the trains have already been retired, parked on station platforms with extra capacity for use as a relief hospital? Railway stations are typically in city centres...

Personally, I am of the opinion that HS2 London to Birmingham is not an appropriate project for the UK. However, there may be a case for a major upgrade to the Chilterns line. Starting at Marylebone, I would recommend a few new underground platforms (this has been done in Rennes, Brittany). The...

The press seem to be reporting that the Transport Secretary's main contribution to the Tory Hypothetical Manifesto is the reversal of the Beeching Axe. Questions of political integrity, honesty and likelihood to win aside, what lines would want rebuilding and what would need upgrading?

I regularly travel LNER between London King's Cross (KGX) and Peterborough (PBO), but the last few times, I have been repeatedly penalised by staff. The ticket machines at Peterborough never seem to sell the right tickets: and when on board, the staff refuse to sell me tickets with the Family...

Dear all, I am planning to conduct a 'Pacer Day' whereby I intend to head up north from London and ride as many pacers as possible. Would the members of this forum be able to kindly point out which routes are pacer-operated, which ones are often operated by pacers and which ones are rarely, if...

Having read in the latest Railway Modeller that the Great Model Railway Challenge Series 2 (GMRC2) is being filmed as we speak, I thought that I might start this thread. From what I can see, they are removing ads from the show to make it 60 minutes and thus more content-rich with 'modelling...

Whilst we all think of the most grandiose mainline stations as 'classic' (usually ECML at that), what are the most 'classic' or 'famous' medium-sized stations? By medium sized, I am referring to stations that are fairly short (200m-ish or less) and narrow with up to 50 metres in width, with no...

Could there be a franchise dedicated to routes that are served less than daily in both directions? Such a company would obviously live off subsidies, but perhaps with additional money made from 'repositioning' charters?

With Stagecoach disqualified from bidding and Virgin set to loose the WCML franchise, the only future is in a First Group/Abellio Duopoly, until Abellio leaves due to Brexit. Then First Group would have free reign over UK passenger services. Surely it's now time for a total shake-up, with all...

The pacers have a bad name for themselves, mainly due to their use as 'near mainline' units in the north, but perhaps could be returned to service elsewhere, such as on scenic routes where there large windows and panoramic doors would be appreciated while low speeds negate the rough riding? Of...

Unfortunately, it is now to late to act unless the UK government is comparable to that of China. Nonetheless, it is interesting to think what our current high speed, express and intercity rail network could have been like if the UK government kept up with France, Italy and Spain. A route map is...

This thread is inspired by the 3 Hour London to Scotland one. It discusses interegional connectivity which improves both freight and passenger capacity. The ideas I can think of at the moment include: Norwich and Anglia to Birmingham via Peterborough and Leicester. The nature of this project is...

Some of this will have been covered already, some will already be implemented by Scotrail, but I think its still a good idea to write a comprehensive list of existing and desirable Scotrail HST services. Due to the limitations of the forum system, this list is provided in a separate table...

Imagine the scene: you are working for a consultancy firm/govt. department/organisation that has been called upon to provide a report known as 'Britain's Railway Future'. Please submit your version of this report on this thread. A few guidelines: No Plagarism Expand on your key ideas, for...