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    Yet another bridge strike, this time in Cheltenham on 19 March 2026

    Looks like the same bridge claimed a Swanbrook ALX400 (X303 NNO) back in 2014. Several photos at this link: https://www.alamy.com/cheltenham-gloucestershire-uk-17th-march-2014-picture-showsa-double-image67768351.html (Link shows pictures of a bus with its roof ripped off after driving under a...
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    SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

    The actual allocation for the units shows them leaving Waterloo in the 5Y29 path and going through to Wimbledon Park.
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    SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

    A last minute allocation for this evening: 5712+5717 5O53 1712 Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs to London Waterloo 1728 (ECS) 2O53 1800 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 1919 5Y29 1928 London Waterloo to Wimbledon Park Depot Sdgs 2000 (ECS)
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    Avanti Class 221s to Cross Country

    221108 is in traffic today. 1H13 06:30 Birmingham NS - Man Picc 1O10 08:25 Man Picc - Bournemouth 1M54 13:45 Bournemouth - Man Picc then to Longsight.
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    OHL fire Langley Junction (ECML) 17-04-25

    Looks like 6T43 22:35 Worksop Down Yard to York Skelton Otm Sidings is the failed train delaying 1S30 and 1S99. It's been stood on the ECML just south of Colton Jn since just before midnight. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:73051/2025-04-17/detailed. A 1Z99 has arrived on the...
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    Merseyrail legacy fleet updates (Class 507/508)

    It's allocated to work: 5S44 1623 Southport - Bank Hall 2S44 1711 Bank Hall - Southport 2G50 1803 Southport - Liverpool Central 2S52 1902 Liverpool Central - Southport
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    Software careers on the railway

    There are still quite a few ex-British Rail IT staff working at Worldline and Atos. The history is mentioned here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sema_Group Basically the IT function of British Rail (BRBS - British Rail Business Systems) was privatised in 1997 and sold to Sema Group. Sema was...
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    Unusual cancellation reason

    The cancellation code was X4 which means 'because of a blanket speed restriction due to extreme heat or high winds'. The description seen on systems such as RTT doesn't mention the bit about high winds.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    Unit numbers and headcodes: Also 1404 Newton Heath - Crewe 150146 5Z25 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K06170/2020-02-22/detailed
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    Northern 333 refurbishments

    333005
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    The numbers:
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    906 is still at Crewe. 910 came back yesterday (5E17 18:00 Crewe Works - Neville Hill) and is in traffic today on the Leeds-Knottingley circuit (next working is 2A16 1440 Knottingley-Leeds).
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    158790.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    158903 returned to Neville Hill on 08/01/2020. 906 and 910 are still shown at Crewe.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    Unit numbers added below.
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