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Like a lot of people I would say the class 70s are one of the worst. I've also never liked the 67s, 90s, 91s, Voyager and Pendolinos. Back in my childhood (1970s-early 80s) I always thought the class 20s were ugly but in a strange kind of way that was one of the things that made them...

When I was a kid in the 1970s Hornby brought out a small GWR steam loco with a small internal smoke device. Unfortunately it looked very unrealistic (like cigarette smoke) and didn't smell very nice either. I think that getting the smoke to look realistic is the real challenge but it is just a...

Another possible route linking to crossrail might be the West Ruislip line out to Beaconsfield, High Wycombe and maybe even to Banbury. This might also relieve pressure on the Central line between central London and West Ruislip. Although come to think of it this would almost certainly require...

It would be such a novelty to travel to China by train. Many years ago when construction started on the Channel Tunnel there was talk of passenger services to central and southern Europe from cities in Scotland and northern England but sadly nothing much came of it.

I'd love to see 40145 go from Edinburgh to Carstairs junction then WCML to Carlisle then via Settle to Leeds. Both Haymarket (Edin) and Carlisle Kingmoor had class 40 allocations in years gone by.:)

hi there, I've been having a look at this forum with interest for quite a long time and finally decided to join. I have been enthusiastic about railways ever since the early 1970s as a toddler when my dad would often take me on journeys to various places including depot open days. I love...