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I saw the Rylstone to Hull through Castleford today hauled by what looked like a newly painted 66 308. Am I right in assuming this is an import from Europe ? As far as I recall when I chased numbers the 66 300 series ended at 305 and these five locos were short lived in their original owners livery

I have been informed of a scam text message telling recipients that they are to have the COVID jab but need to contact the address given with all their details plus bank account etc. The website looks like an NHS site but is of course a scam. As the first people to get the jab are mainly elderly...

Given all the restrictions on travel in place at present and not alot of improvements due for some time I wonder if on board catering of whatever sort has any sort of future. With guards and train managers not checking tickets I can't see trolleys going up and down and being able to observe...

Once again a DRS class 66 is stabled at York alongside platform 11. One was there last week but moved off before the weekend. My question is what are they there for, is it a thunderbird covering their services or are they for driver training. If it is the latter then they don't do much and if...

TP I have noticed are running via Castleford regularly. Seems to be services to/from Redcar. Is this because of the virus timetable or some other reason? Whatever it's nice to see some different stock on a regular basis. If only they could call and reinstate a direct service to York but what...

it appears that Fare Evasion is a considerable problem across all routes and TOCs. I wonder if a lot of it is not as a result of actions by the railway and is in fact an own goal. When nearly all tickets were purchased at the station, face to face as it were, coupled with most stations manned...

On my Northern train this afternoon was a large man, dressed in dark clothing, with a high vis vest which said on the back Rail Safety Officef, or something similar. I haven't encountered one of these people before and it occurred to me to wonder what powers, if any, he had over those that all...

on Saturday 14th whilst on a weekend break with my wife, I went from Exmouth to Exeter Central on a very nicely refurbished 150/2. It was busy but on arrival at Central it was soon apparent the all was not well. We went up the stairs to the passage towards the barriers and were joined by people...

i have never had an Oyster card, I live in Yorkshire, and my visits to London have been infrequent of late. However from what I have read on this forum and have seen in the recent TV programmes leads me to ask whether Oyster is fit for purpose. It is obvious that there is large scale fare...

Yesterday, Sunday 17th, I was on a service from Bletchley to Euston. As we went by Willesden depot I glimpsed what looked like a 4 car unit in an Orange Livery. I saw that the front seemed to be curved. As we ran into Euston another seemed to be leaving but on our return there was no sign of...

I am visiting London this weekend and I don't have an Oyster card. I know I can use a debit card but wonder if I did 4 journeys on the tube all within zones 1and 2 how much would I be charged overall? Would it be a fare for each journey or just one charge for the lot. Would I be better off...

i travelled on the line last weekend and found it very interesting. I rode the steam service which runs the first and last trains of the day. I was surprised to see that the Diesel trains, each with one coach pushed up the hill ran in groups of 3 trains about 50 or so yards apart. This was both...

This morning I took a friend to Wakefield Westgate to catch a train to Glasgow Central. She had a pre booked first class ticket. The service was a XC one and the station is run by LNER. On platform two the television information clearly stated first class is at the rear of the 5 coaches. The...