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These two photos from Gloucester PSB show the max tonnages banked and unbanked per loco. Interesting the 70 got put down for the same as the 66. https://www.flickr.com/photos/llangollen_signalman/14545175978/in/set-72157645880526091...

Railcam have extensive coverage, although charge for it. £10 a year I think? Of all the sites, they are the ones that seem to be adding content. Open Train Times has gone through a lull recently but still has the most advanced maps. Some of them have track circuits and signal/routing...

Just to confirm that this is indeed what is happening. Crosscountry are reversing at Sheffield and Northern appear to be terminating their Leeds to Nottinghams at Sheffield.

Are the platforms definitely built for European gauge then, bearing in mind the 373 wasn't?

The heating system might be a little more tricky however...

I don't think MML users would be happy with a 444 variant. Good train for SWT to be fair but it's very utilitarian, seats are verging on uncomfortable (though not as bad as they look) and the ergonomics of the seat by the window (1 out of every 2 on the train) is an absolute disaster. The...

I think 59s do haul the heaviest. Here's one timed at 4800 tonnes: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H65607/2014/01/29/advanced But 92s have much more power. Don't know about starting effort though.

No, not non existent. Happens on my commute about once a month to/from Waterloo. It always seems to sub a set which is normally 10 444 rather than a 12 450.

Pages 16-18. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259491/Volume_1_Introduction_to_the_Environmental_Statement_and_the_Proposed_Scheme.pdf

The CFA reports detail which footpaths (PROW as they called it) will be closed or amended in the Traffic and Transport section...

High Speed Rail Bill now being read a first time. Environment Statement and associated documents to follow online imminently. Here they are: http://www.hs2.org.uk/hs2-phase-one-hybrid-bill/hybrid-bill

Louise Ellman, chair of the Transport Select Committee was questioned during Report Stage on the Paving Bill about whether her Committee had looked closely enough at the Government assumptions. She could only answer along the lines that their last report was in 2011 and that a number of...

Thinking about it some more, I now see why David Higgins has been asked to report on lowering the cost of HS2. The report is due to be published in March 2014, just before the Hybrid Bill second reading which for the reasons above is when the real decision on the project will be taken and is...

First post but very long time lurker. I thought it might be useful to have a thread detailing progress on the HS2 Hybrid Bill as the other HS2 thread deals mainly with the merits or otherwise of the project from an industry and enthusiast perspective. The Hybrid Bill is due for deposit on 25...