Recent content by bnsf734

Probably because the computer systems then couldn't cope with duplication of numbers but 40 odd years on systems have improved?

345072 out in all day service today, I think this is the first time? Last time it was out seemed to be just a late night proving run.

My niece was a passenger on 1H28 1513 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly on Thursday 10 September 2026, intending to get off at Nuneaton at 1609. Unfortunately that train failed to stop in the platform at Nuneaton and did not stop until Ashby Junction, where they decided what to do next...

Todays 398 selection: 398017 018 031

Looks like the 3x 398s out today according to RTT are 398022 023 031

Thank you for the reply. Will check on the split ticket situation nearer the time. Gives me something to work on.

Planning a trip to Swansea from Nuneaton on November 25 and returning home on November 26 2026. I've looked on Uber and found a return ticket of £59.10 with a Senior Railcard. This appears to be a normal return ticket valid by "Reasonable Route". Can I use this ticket on the return journey for a...

The award for the Train Service Agreement to Siemens Mobility raises the interesting question of where they will be based. The award states Siemens will be responsible for maintenance and certain cleaning. Ardwick depot comes to mind, but whether it can cope with a fleet of 37 350/2, or whether...

Has 172331 now got some nice clean windows as opposed to the murky ones on the rest of the fleet?

I was on 810014 yesterday (Wednesday 23 April 2026) heading to Beeston. We left Leicester 2 minutes late after it caught up a late running 170 at Wigston, but then we lost 20 minutes at Loughborough with door issues and a door had to be reset by a travelling fitter in coach A. Door problems...

That would seem very likely, would have gone south to the M25 and thence to Basingstoke. Makes perfect sense. Didn't take long to solve!

I assume this is the best place for this post: On Friday 27 March 2026 I was travelling north on the M1 just south of Northampton and I saw a Reid Freight low loader heading south with a class 455 driving trailer on the back. Not sure of the number, origin or destination but thought it worth a...

According to the latest Modern Railways the refurbished ex Avanti 221s are the last to go through the program. They will need more work than the others to standardise the seat layout.

I was on a reversing Cross Country train on Friday 6 February which was formed of 2 sets (both in use as well!) but even with 2 sets it was crowded and raining so I did not see how the driver did it, but it was outside of the train.

The company at Newport that entered administration was actually Unimetals, who were taking over the UK operations of Sims, but the deal fell through when Unimetals were unable to complete the financing. I would imagine that the leasing company are on the long list of Unimetals creditors.