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    Reading to Paddington record

    The Railway Performance Society did a theoretical exercise in 1988 to determine the fastest possible exit from Paddington and approach to Reading with a legal run. The time to Hayes (10m 74chains at 125 mph) was 7m 39s and the closing time from Sonning (MP 34) was 1m 35s. It may have been...
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    TransPennine Express: Catering on New Trains

    A catering trolley serving hot drinks was in use on Monday on Hull Trains class 802/3 bimodes brought into service last week
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    TPE Nova 3 (Class 68 + Mk5s) updates and withdrawal from service

    Thanks for the above which just gave enough time to intercept the 0900 ex NCL at Leeds and see how the bimodes coped with the Pennine Hills. Not too bad but the climb of Miles Platting Bank on the return was killed by a 5 late Leeds-Chester, however, amazingly, both runs were almost free of...

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