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125 Group has announced its first two main line tours for 2026 - the 50th Anniversary of the HST. Preliminary details on the website but bookings not yet open - further announcement will be made when they are: https://www.125group.org.uk/ Friday May 1st - Manchester to Reading one-way trip...

I believe it is service train operation on March 7th and 8th with a driver experience day on the 5th (and 27th)

Reminds me of this amazing sight in Ankara of a couple waiting to board their overnight train.

As a volunteer of 125 Group who was partly responsible for preparing the stock, I can only apologise to RGM654 and all of the other patrons who were inconvenienced by the toilet issues. All of the tanked toilets worked fully as designed, but due to time issues and the discovery of a badly...

Can't work out your numbers - I've just worked through the declared Cross Country Seating Plan and get the numbers as follows: 10 car Voyager - as I understand it, not possible to operate normally without one coach being locked out - theortically 524 seats 9 car Voyager - 462 seats 2+7 IC125 -...

Funniest I recall was my first Belgian bash in 1994. Drivers tend to look very casual in Belgium. I was at Liege Guillemins and was walking along the line of locos in the south end dock, when 2728 arrived light engine and stopped on the end. The driver alighted, walked straight to me and...

I would nominate Antwerp Central for a superb combination of ancient and modern - with three levels of tracks and the superb cathedral hall at the front. For something else modern, you cannot better the superb lines of Liege Guillemins

The Group also has three loco-hauled Mark IIIs and 10202 which is being converted to a brake vehicle to operate as either loco-hauled or HST. Not many prervation groups have two locos and eleven carriages to look after.

Same year, I watched D823 arrive at Yeovil Junction on an Exeter working, being dragged in by two pannier tanks. The train went forwrad behind a standard five.

Many people fail to appreciate the logistics of disposing of old vehicles. Arrangements had been put in place but two of the three dismantling sites are closed and the third is full, due to the COVID situation. What should have been a direct move straight to dismantle now requires an additional...

And it is! No coal being burned at Ruddington this weekend!

GCR Nottingham has all services top and tailed by Class 20 D8154 and Class 31 D5830 this weekend. Plenty of EE miles available both Saturday and Sunday. Services depart Ruddington at 10.45; 12.45 and 14.45 both days.

Quite correct. Already labelled up as EMR at Craigentinny.

I wasn't making the business case - just correcting some misapprehensions!