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    Class 717 at Farringdon

    1680523982 717007 at Farringdon today. Presumably this working https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U27008/2023-04-03/detailed 1680524043 And thanks for the explanations upthread about the why’s & how’s. Quite a surprise
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    Battery power and bi-mode vs electrification

    BEMUs? In the UK? Apols if I misunderstood but genuine question where? I can only think of Midland Metro extension using battery trams and that hasn’t exactly worked well in the last year (albeit nothing to do with battery capability)
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    Comment piece in Passenger Transport - "The railway risks becoming irrelevant"

    Mr O’Leary (CEO of Ryanair) is a past master at producing click bait for tabloid journalists on the basis that any publicity is good publicity - especially if it’s free
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    Publication of Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands

    By the time any of this is built will there really still be diesels running up and down the XC network? If so, my goodness we really are ****
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    Class 710 LO

    710272 was taken back to Willesden this morning, Sunday 22 Nov., as 0714 Dorking to Willesden TMD by ROG 37884 top & tail with 37601, via a reversal at Horsham. Seen passing Littlehaven around 0725, running early, with 37884 leading towards Three Bridges. Is the 5 car unit (276?) still at...
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    Flybe rebrand to Virgin Connect

    Please may I correct some of the erroneous information on this thread? Firstly, Jet A1 fuel is considerably cheaper than the fuel you or I would put in a motor vehicle at the pump as it is tax and duty free. Yes, airlines do not, and never have, pay any tax or duty on their fuel (so arguably Air...

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