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What is happening to this loco? It was suppsoed to be at the Chinnor diesel day in 2020, but was withdrawn because of "transit issues" shortly before the whole event was scrapped because of the Dreaded Lurgi. Then it was withdrawn from the Severn Valley's Diesel Festival in May 2023 at short...

If everything that's supposed to actually comes to pass (including all those that should have, but did not, come into service by now), we can expect eight new TOPs classes to enter service in 2024 - Classes 93, 398, 555, 701, 756, 805, 807 and 810. This is more than in the last three years...

Having used both the Night Riviera and the Caledonian Sleeper within the past two weeks I feel in a position to compare them. I slept slightly better in the Mark 3s than the Mark 5s. The ride seemed better - whether this is due to the suspension or Brunel's civil engineering prowess I don't...

Any suggestions as to why RTT tonight shows the up Night Riviera as only having three coaches? I am on it, and there are at least seven.

I was waiting at a station on a single track line this afternoon and noticed that after a train had passed in one direction the signal went to red behind it as expecred, but then cleared to yellow, despite the next train being scheduled, and duly turning up, from the direction supposedly...

The "Merseyrail" branding originally covered all lines in Merseyside supported by the Passenger Transport Executive, including what was known as the "City Line" (services out of Lime Street High Level), of which only the line to Allerton (now Liverpool South Parkway) was electrified at the time...

Riding SWR unit 5726 unit recently I noticed the carriage number 77777. This got me thinking. Following the demise of Pacer 142014 (55555), I believe this is now the only extant example of a "five of a kind" number, but I wondered what others there had been. as far as I have found...

According to PSUL the Mon-Fri 2K17 1654 arrival at Peterborough (1454 ex Doncaster) and return working 2K24 1710 Peterborough to Doncaster are scheduled to use the Werrington Diveunder. RTT shows them using platform 7 at Peterborough, on the west side of the station, and timed at Glinton and...

I had an odd experience yesterday morning. I was driving, and approaching a level crossing I saw the yellow light come on, so I slowed down and stopped. About ten seconds after i stopped I realised nothing was happening - no lights (red or yellow), no siren, no barrier coming down. So, feeling...

In Another Place (District Dave) speculation is rife about the recently-announced number range for the new Piccadilly Line stock. Existing LU stock has 3 digit or 4 digit numbers, or 5 digit numbers in the 1xxxx, 2xxxx, 5xxxx, 6xxxx, and 9xxxx ranges The new trains will apparently have car...

Perry Barr, Roy Bridge, Brent Cross, Moses Gate, Bruce and Hazel Grove, and their daughter Rose Daisy and Gordon Hill, and their children Lawrence and Rose Dean Lane, Barry Links, Percy Main, Maxwell Park, Miles Platting, Russell Square, Hadley Wood and his brother Harold (and...

Classes 01, 03 (up to D2022/03022), 04 (up to D2259), 05 (up to D2573), 08 (up to D3366/ 08296) and 10 (up to D3151) originally carried numbers in the 11xxx and 13xxx series, before being given D-prefix numbers in 1957 and, if they survived that long, TOPS numbers in the '70s. Are there any...

Moderator Note : Split from this thread Turning steam locos at Kings Cross | RailUK Forums (railforums.co.uk) Why so? Are tender locos' reversing gear designed differently from tank engines?

Simple question really. Will any passenger services use the diveunder? At present most services to and from the Spalding direction use platform 1 at Peterborough, using the reversible track on the east side of the ECML formation to reach the junction, thereby avoiding crossing the fast lines...

I seem to recall an event at which Class 60 no 60 009 met A4 Pacific "Union of South Africa", which also carried the number 60009. Have there been any other instances of locos meeting their "numbersakes" - that is two locomotives which, at one time or another, both carried the same number? For...