Recent content by fgwrich

I hope its on its way to being rectified as badly staining panels seems to be a feature of Bombardier built stock, most noticeably the Turbostars. I traveled on a few of ScotRail’s 170s this month (however with plenty of I7C HST sets available recently I kept my Turbostars to a minimum) but...

Just 2 under the halfway mark now! They’re getting there.

I hadn’t actually intended to come back to this thread for this purpose but… as if by Magic, we have GBR promising new seat cushions for the 700s this week. It’s almost like they read our minds, or this thread, back in July :lol: Now the main purpose, has the rolling out of the new bases and...

Just on that though, and to save a small bit of confusion, both 33108 and 1001 are both in temporary residents on the line and have been for part of the summer. I believe both leave for their respective homes after the gala has finished. Also, something of BR Mk1 Suburban origin in NSE has...

Money, lack of staff it seemed. IIRC wasn’t it the case where one of their incidents occurred when it turned out the driver was also their safety inspector? It’s a real shame that the UK seems to have such a backwards attitude to moving Mail & Parcels by rail, but between DBs & Royal Mails...

Indeed. And Paignton too. https://shed83a.smugmug.com/Passenger/GWR/FGW/2004-FGW/i-JjNcVTP https://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailwayPics-2/First-Great-Western/Class-180-Adelante/i-Xdq3QM6 https://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailwayPics-2/First-Great-Western/Class-180-Adelante/i-dVtNzJL/A

Considering 128 was in effect, banned from performing at the Mid Hants Gala (H+H considered it too fragile apparently) I doubt they’d let it roam free for a weekend on the Bluebell.

Having swung past the depot tonight on the way home from work, it appears that Trident 18503 KX06LYV and Trident II / Enviro 400 19364 MX08UDT are both sat with logos painted out and looking sorry for themselves. Another two Trident / Trident IIs down.

I would strongly say that is a small end cab of a 153, the cab windows being rather high up is the giveaway.

You’d be somewhat hard pressed to see anything in the works from the WCML I’m afraid… https://maps.app.goo.gl/vxTsAKEV1g67cdae7?g_st=ic

I’m not sure what the situation was last Christmas, however the work around for a couple of winters was a former Nightstar Mk3 Gen Van hired from Eastern Rail Services and located at Inverness. Indeed it was even painted into Midnight Teal and given Generator Car with a giant plug on the side...

No, it’s somewhat late so I’ve forgotten how the switch around takes place. Whether the northbound highlander returns south with the highlander or goes to the Klondike Road, or if it takes the ECS of the Edinburgh lowlander portion back to Polmadie etc. Sadly the Mk5s ride quality is also...

That’s a little concerning, I can’t remember how it goes but isn’t that the loco which in turn runs the southbound highland back? (I’m on the Southbound highlander at the moment)

It is interesting though, as I thought the initial plan was to go down the Liverpool / Manchester franchising route than outright purchasing the NXWM operation and going from there, almost akin to Lothian.

It wasn’t. It was always due to be 175s captive to Devon and Cornwall diagrams whilst IETs and Turbos continue to serve stations east of Exeter.