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Kicking the can down the road in the hope an election is called and Purdah kicks in....

6.5 years since they were ordered; 3.5 years since the first was unveiled; One finally runs in service on its intended route..... Meanwhile, China opened: 41,000 miles of motorway (2017 > 2022) 12,500 miles of High Speed Railway (2017 > 2023) "Can do" attitude Vs "Can't do that because"...

Interesting Blog on what they plan to do: https://www.meteorpower.com/wordpress/blog/

If not a 555, should 033 and 035 ??

You Sir, are Jacob Rees-Mogg and I claim my five shillings!

69011 has been announced as working at the Peak Rail Gala next weekend.

Yes. Seems its first actual working was the inbound Stratford-Richmond.

Why is RTT the only one to identify unit numbers, or does someone else also add them?

So has it has actually carried passengers or was it out on test runs again?

All gone very quiet......

I wondered that. Imagine picking up your brand new car to find its 3 months old and had done 4000 miles, fault free....

Typical !! I "cleared" all the available GA 720's for a ride yesterday, so my smugness didn't even last 24 hours.... And its a long way from Brum to catch them !

So, at what point will the 54 train order for HS2 reduce to what is actually now needed ??

321430 went to SIMS Newport 15 Aug 2023 321444 went to CF Booth in Feb 2023 321443 was still at Gas Wood in Aug 2023, and not seen any report of its departure since then.

Can't be worse than 144, not seen that one out for weeks/months?

I agree - Pendo's the only train I ever get motion sickness on, especially Rugby-London and north of Preston, to the extent I now take travel tablets beforehand.

What on earth does that mean? Do we now cancel new train services if there is a level crossing or some lycra loonies nearby? My flabber is totally gasted....

Not with seats though.....

I think the number of 730's on the Walsall diagram increases by an extra unit each Tuesday.

"Today the Class 230 battery train completed a 70-mile move from Long Marston to Reading Train Care Depot – using just 45 per cent of its battery capacity" 45% remaining after 70 miles could be an absolute game-changer for many branch lines. Just need a newer train to get the technology into.