Recent content by Blillpers

Thank you. :smile:

This has been known for some time here in Sweden. The government has been taking some interest in retaining the sleeper services, particularly the Malmö - Stockholm and Stockholm - Östersund - Storlien routes, as these has been threatened. After SJ announched the Malmö - Stockholm route wasn't...

I went to Warzaw a few years ago. The WKD urban line is an interesting experience with older units still in use. From the western terminus in Grodzisk Mazowiecki you can take a short walk (about a mile) to the main line station of the same name. It was easy enough even without a map, I just...

I've skimmed through the 200+ pages in the Class 800 discussion, but been unable to find an answear to the rather simple question: What is the difference between a class 800 and a class 802, other than the formations and number of coaches per unit? As I understand it the 802 were supposed to...

I got the chance to ride one of the new trains on the 1900 Paddington - Bristol TM and here are a few thoughts from someone "from the outside". Sorry in advance for any grammar or spelling mistakes. The trolley service is fine for such a short journey, but for the 5-hour trip to Penzance I...

Right, that makes sense. I'll just wait for a bit then. Thanks for the help!

Right, Reading is certainly an good option. We are arriving at Heathrow in late afternoon on the 16th of November, return is in the morning on the 19th. As far as I can remember the Heathrow Connect service isn't that overpriced either?

I've got as far as picking which services we would like to travel on, however when I want to reserve seats it only gives me an error message stating "There are no more seats available to reserve for your chosen ticket on the outward/return service. You can buy this ticket without...

Hi, This November me and my mother are going on a trip to Bristol. We will be flying with Scandinavian Airlines into Heathrow and then catch a train from Paddington. As we will be making an very early start in Sweden we would like to travel first class to make the trip as enjoyable as possible...

I work in the signal box at Mora from time to time. :) As Steve said the southern part of the route (Mora-Östersund) has a regular passenger service the year around nowdays. In the winter it's more commuter oriented with an accelerated schedule and connecting with the mid-day InterCity to and...

Here is a short Youtube clip showing a southbound freightliner train being cleared through the area, with some explonations and details as well. :) https://youtu.be/S5pfx0tqc0s

Simsig is great and there are also a lot of free simulations as well. https://www.simsig.co.uk/

What kind of cab signalling system does Greece have? It seems that it should have prevented this kind of incident if there was one.

It can certainly be busy at times. Relatively quiet mid-day, but in the mornings and late evenings when most of the freight comes through, it can be very hectic. The only change I've heard about is that there will be a signal added in the west end of the yard (the track going straight up on...

Here are a few photos from my workplace in Fagersta Central PSB, Sweden. Commissioned in 1960 and controlling about 35 miles of mostly single track on two different lines, it is one of the smaller PSBs, but still a major junction. The switches on the main panel is used to set routes, while the...