Recent content by gwr2006

Can someone provide the remaining Reading Turbo diagrams please. Thank you.

At Kingham, the X8 Cotswold Line Railbus that goes to Chipping Norton and the Wychwoods is shown on the platform information screens. This was a joint initiative between First Great Wetern and Oxfordshire County Council.

DELAYED AGAIN.... The TWA public inquiry is being re-opened this summer to consider 4 specific matters raised by objectors. Already one year behind schedule this could push services back another year to 2015. Here is a statement from Chiltern Railways: We are currently working to...

In my mind Chiltern sail pretty close to the wind far too often. A sense of arrogance ("we've got the longest franchise and can do what we like") prevails and they've been caught out. Tweaking the timetable to favour a commercial 'competitor' might benefit customers but they are also...

Except that the cost difference between a 100m platform and one suitable for a 10-car IEP would be almost £900k. There's no way that HSTs/IEP are going to stop as the penalty for doing so would be too great both in time and capacity. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Where would...

2013 is the new intended start date. Their newsletter also says the service will be profitable after four years - now not even DB could wait that long for Wrexham & Shropshire to bring in a profit so not sure this crowd can! All sounds good on paper but the reality is another thing...

The House of Commons Business for Thursday (Westminster Hall, not the main chamber) - 2.30pm-5pm Impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review on the Department for Transport I'd guess Thursday is the safe bet for any announcement!

The Oxford-Bristol services were withdrawn in May 2003 under instruction from the Strategic Rail Authority, who were apparently concerned about congestion between Bath and Bristol Temple Meads, as well as the slower 90 mph top speed compared to HSTs. Many of these trains either started at, or...

Chiltern Railways 2-car Class 165 165015 has just arrived at Didcot Parkway on a proving run from Aylesbury via Claydon, Bicester and Oxford.

43183 was the other p/c today.

Is that an in-service Turbo diagram or an empty stock move? I will hazard a guess and say the 150 was up from Bristol to give HST drivers route knowledge before the Christmas blockade. Most Bristol and South Wales HSTs are being diverted via South Ruislip, Banbury and Oxford and then around...

That was exactly the orignal proposal, but Chiltern Railways had to find ways of saving money to make Evergreen 3 stack-up so decided that builidng out the up platform gave them the straight line they needed for non-stop trains without the cost of new signalling and crossovers . --- old post...

NR yellow 31233 has been based at Didcot Yard for the last few days on the Structure Gauging Train

On Wednesday 8th August 37409 'Lord Hinton' and inspection saloon 975025 'Caroline' worked the 2Z01 0926 Ealing Broadway to Ealing Broadway (circular via Birmingham) observation special.

Whereabouts are they then (what stations and whhere) as I've never seen any?