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    RealTimeTrains website

    Yesterday our local radio and local newspaper said all trains were stopped on GEML radio report at 9am news Realtime trains show all services more or less on time
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    'Operational incident' affecting 1P88 18:12 King's Cross - Peterborough today? (28/08/2025)

    Must be lots of incidents, Realtime trains have been posting various delays and cancellations from lunchtime - ongoing
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    What are the widest and narrowest station platforms?

    Ingatestone on the down side, not much wider than the yellow line, with 100mph trains
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    Kensington olympia

    Anyone know whats going on, cancellations for 5 hrs, seems a long time for "emergency services dealing with an incident"
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    What determines the maximum safe speed?

    I would have thought that modern brakes ie re gen, or reostatic and discs would allow much higher speeds within existing signals I was on a refurb 321 near Witham at full speed when it did an emergency stop I assume it was a false alarm as we were off after a few mins It stopped far quicker than...
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    What determines the maximum safe speed?

    I have often thought about that, the speed limit is 40 from Liv St to well passed Bethnal Green, When it seems to me 60 would be possible
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    EMR Class 360's

    I dont think they liked to be moved over to EMR, they were top noch when they were over here in G A land much better overall than the 321 s, Not as good as the loco hauled mk 3 s
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    Flying Scotsman London to Cardiff (7th June)

    thanks very much. could not find the outward run on RTT
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    Flying Scotsman London to Cardiff (7th June)

    Do we know if it is running to time, Does not seem to be on real time trains, the grandkids are planning to see it on the way back
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    Railway Webcams

    Been playing with them all around England. all seem to be off Seven Valley, Bluebell, Barking, York, Crewe, IOW Coule it be a problem with the stream providor
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    Bluebell webcams

    Anyone know whats gone wrong, I have e mailed them twice -no reply-phoned today no one knows about the problem told me to e mail them 1685391350 At last I have received a reply to my e mail, they know about the problem and they are trying to fix it ASAP
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    Best looking Rolling Stock Liveries?

    Jaffa cake for E M U s Lined maroon as per early BR Both Pullman livery's brown and cream and blue and grey
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    Narrow Platforms

    I think Ingatestone is dangerous, 100mph trains passing,on the down side, the bit by the station buildings is not much wider than the yellow safety line
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    Annoying television adverts...

    All the adverts on GB news the same ones over and over again No point in the Welsh adverts in Essex I could not get a carpet delivered, or go to the Jewelry shop
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    Clacton Express preservation ideas

    As a member of CEPG I have offered a donation if a realistic plan comes up, if all the members could come up with a lump sum it could be saved, I am in love with 306 017 and any 309 as they were my youth commuting to Liv st from the East End and later Ipswich I am sure it is confidential but I...
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