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fgwrich replied to the thread WCRC served with new Improvement Notice.And the slightly odd, but necessary due to the loading gauge, Repositioning of the horns. 125 Group vehicles also have window bars... -
fgwrich replied to the thread DRS to sell Class 57/3s.Perhaps the biggest surprise from this is that none are GBRf bound.
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fgwrich replied to the thread DRS to sell Class 57/3s.Not so suggested but confirmed. Romic put out their social media post yesterday confirming that those two are now theirs - and are to be...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Lack of train orders in the next five years & what should be done about it.Indeed, boom and bust. The two I can see being most affected over the coming years are CAF’s Newport facility (unless they are building...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Bluebell Railway - Operational Disel Locos.Well I take that back then and well done to Hastings Diesels and Bluebell Railway! Just thinking about the irony - you’d never see...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Should the railway engage in vanity projects, such as the recent Pendolino at Paddington?.Wouldn’t be the first time the WCML has appeared on the GMWL…;) Even Brunel has once been spotted eyeing up the quality dangly coat...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Bluebell Railway - Operational Disel Locos.Unlikely. 1001 has a booked charter to do next week (although they may only need half the unit) prior to being free for the Bluebell.
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fgwrich replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.Exactly. Issues can crop up with anything over time and use. Not that I am trying, nor wish to defend Hitachi, but a unit which may be...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Bluebell Railway NSE Diesel Gala 4-6 September 2026.They do have a small choice of Diesel locos - their resident 09, on holiday 33108 and the resident 73. I wonder if 1001 will arrive...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Bluebell Railway NSE Diesel Gala 4-6 September 2026.I hope it does, I rather enjoyed a few days visiting last year for 1001!
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fgwrich replied to the thread New 720s (?).We’re certainly bordering on the speculation side of things here but, I would say the likelier contenders are between Alstom and Siemens...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Yeovil Junction - Exeter to become 2 hourly again from 10 August 2026.On a side tangent, as a result of this can we expect to see the evening GWR stopping service re-instated which ran during last year’s...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Stagecoach Midlands.Out of interest, E400 MMCs 11664/65/66/67/68 which came down from Midlands to South for the Farnborough Airshow have since moved on to...
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fgwrich replied to the thread DLR B23 Stock (CAF Inneo).God they sound awful. Some of the information is sped up, some of it is clear, some of it she sounds incredibly depressed. It’s an...
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fgwrich replied to the thread Oxford Corridor Phase 2 & Platform 5 updates.It never ends… Whilst I fully understand that combining utility works makes sense while the road is closed and you have access, it...
