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    Finalists - Best UK 'High Speed' train

    I grew up seeing the Class 43 HST being introduced on the Great Western aged 6 - and boy I fell in love on Platform 3 at Slough! Looked (and still looks) amazing! Although saying that, the scream of the locomotives did make me cry with fear for days! Been on them and they have a special place in...
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    FGW to acquire Thameslink 387s and Great Northern 365s

    Hi there. I will be sad to see the HSTs mostly go from the GW mainline but on the other hand am quite excited to be seeing Class 800/801 trains replacing them. Loads on discussions about the pros/cons for many months, but what has not been clear till fairly recently is what will be replacing...
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    Chiltern Mainline extra carriages?

    I have a question... Does the class 67 loco deliver less power to the wheels if it has to provide hotel power to all the carriages? If so, could the engine in the DVT provide hotel power leaving the loco to provide 100% of its power to traction? If so, could the rake be run like this and take an...
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    Vossloh UKLIGHT Class 68

    Funny you mention that... on the website there is a version called Asia light- same engine and looks, and slightly heavier, but with a co-co arrangement and a 16 ton axle-load! That could work better here in the Uk
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    Change of locomotives on service train?

    Just wondering... do the 67s working the Chiltern Mainline have TDM functionality? They work with ex-WCML DVTs. Or perhaps they have been modified?
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