Recent content by doningtonphil

Hello I think I know what Overcharge is used for. The reason I only think I know is that there seen to be numerous ideas of what it is used for, and when it is used. So, if you are a driver, can you add details here of WHY you have been advised you should use, along with WHEN it should be...

Yes, he was very clear that speaking as a local they weren't impressed, but didn't mention there had been any cuts. Hec did say there was a 5 hour gap between services, which seems a long time. But with single track and the 2x Jacobite return services, what is the maximum they could have...

I was at Glenfinnan today. Saw a 4 car 156 cross the viaduct at 12.48.(There must have been 200 people on the bit of the trail overlooking the viaduct, waiting for the Jacobite. Must have been huge disappointment it wasn't steam hauled -lineside fire risk). Anyway, the guy at Glenfinnan station...

Hello Can someone point me in the direction of where I can find whcih stations have direct services to Glasgow Exhibition Centre station. Could someone list them or send a link? Thank you i advance Phil

Hello A friend of mine was really looking forward to his booked trip on the Midland Pullman -joining at Lockerbie - to Fort William. He heard this morning the new destination was Oban after a landslide closed the FW line. However at about lunchtime he texted to say the servcie had failed at...

What is the latest on the recovery?

Which of the wagons did the wheelset that has the major flats (as seen in a previous location) belong to?

I think the link is fairly well established and such a conclusion can be drawn, looking at clause 68. The circumstances which put air in the cylinders were very different from a fairly common dragging brake. The ability to apply significant brake cylinder pressure just by 'wiggling' a...

Which images are they? Do any photos show the Brake Distributor on the vehicle with the flats? 1666304114 Yes, the fault was that the brakes were being applied by an insufficiently attached Distributor 1666304419 I think that line runs very close to houses. In the south Wales RAIB report...

Reading various articles that Grant Shapps has launched a rail ticket sale from Tuesday 19th April - for off peak travel. When exactly will the prices become available on the system? Is there a list of the specific journeys? Are they just 'headline routes' or are all tickets discounted?

Eric. As highlighted beofre there are 2 main manufacturers - Davies & Metcalfe (now part of Wabtec Faiveley) and Westinghouse (now part of Knorr Bremse). When a loco was designed and built (almost) all of the brake components for it would be from either D&M or Westinghouse. The systems...

From what I understand the RAIB inspectors were pretty shocked to learn that there are detectors that don't report live data, but can be interegated at a later date. It seems there is plenty of dismay about what the maintenance of wagons on the UK rail network boils down to. A man sat in his...

Not sure how East Midlands Parkway would count as either Central Derby or Central Nottingham. Yes, services from both of those locations pass through EMP but provision of transport from EMP to the city centres is poor. Shuttle train services would need to be set up. Nottingham trams could be...

I think that Tesco has proved that the Scottish route is the best suited to moving from road to rail. All of the express parcel operators have hubs in the midlands each with multiple linehaul trucks travelling to each of their scottish depots. TNT for example will probably have 2 or 3 trucks...

I think I heard that the existing design which is being implemented for central locking and Retention tanks (as a joint mod)has a flaw that in certain circumstances can mean the doors unlock when a toilet is flushed!