-
Our new ticketing site is now live! Using either this or the original site (both powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!
43096's latest activity
-
43096 replied to the thread I had to crawl on my hands and knees to get off train, says disabled woman.Of course, back in the day the driver would have stopped with the front part on the platform to let the wheelchair off and then drawn... -
43096 replied to the thread Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon.I was "called in" for a routine test back in May, which happened to coincide with when I was away. So I phoned them up and agreed an...
-
43096 replied to the thread The Green Party of England and Wales now under Zack Polanski.Alternatively, it's just another left-wing rent-a-mob outfit, doomed to disappear back to utter irrelevance sooner or later.
-
43096 replied to the thread Future Class 73 replacement.What difference does 12 months make? Have you missed the bit about the Britannic's ETH system being the Irish type and therefore...
-
43096 replied to the thread Future Class 73 replacement.The Britannic uses a different ETH system - the Irish system - hence why the genny van came over with it.
-
43096 replied to the thread Future Class 73 replacement.Britannic does not need ETH fitted locos. Which is evident from haulage arrangements now.
-
43096 replied to the thread 125 GROUP TOURS - 2026.Half a century on to the day, HST is still doing 125mph.
-
43096 replied to the thread HST’s in Preservation.Why would you? There are sound engineering reasons (reduced water ingress, less damage from objects) for the new style clusters, even...
-
43096 replied to the thread HST’s in Preservation.Not going to happen on any 125 Group power car - you can’t go backwards in compliance.
-
43096 replied to the thread HST’s in Preservation.The restoration has not stopped, indeed it is very much in progress.
-
43096 replied to the thread 125 GROUP TOURS - 2026.Network Rail changed their mind on whether to divert or not. There was a certain irony in the HST’s inferior replacement delaying the...
-
43096 replied to the thread HST Allocations.09/2004 HQ off lease 04/2005 NL 06/2005 EC 07/2005 NL 08/2006 LA 01/2019 LA 05/1995 EC 09/2004 off lease HQ 05/2005 NL 08/2006 LA...
-
43096 replied to the thread European timetables 2027.The ICE3neo sets used on the Amsterdam service are really nice trains to travel on.
-
43096 replied to the thread 125 GROUP TOURS - 2026.They are very much worth having - freshly baked on board!
-
43096 replied to the thread HST Allocations.Porterbrook have correctly de-registered them both on R2, which is the master database for vehicles on the GB railway network. If TOPS...