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  1. matt

    Class 309 EMU v Class 47 on 8 coaches

    Thread reopened
  2. matt

    WCR/RTC Railtour locomotives, fleet updates and movements

    Is that allowed on the mainline? It happens on preserved railways but I don't recall it happening on the mainline before?
  3. matt

    RAIB investigating near miss on Bluebell

    The RAIB report has now been published https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-112026-unsafe-movement-of-locomotives-being-coupled-on-the-bluebell-railway
  4. matt

    Hastings units Class 201 to 207 : 500hp to 600hp ?

    Reopened for @Justin Smith
  5. matt

    Is X2 Preston to Liverpool only serve Liverpool Road (Google) Stop in one direction?

    Thread reopened for @gray1404
  6. matt

    HST’s in Preservation

    Yes it is planned to fitted with the original Valenta engine https://www.125group.org.uk/our-fleet/43044-hst-power-car/
  7. matt

    CrossCountry Delay Repay

    My parents submitted a crosscountry delay repay claim last weekend and it has already been resolved so I'd be chasing it up.
  8. matt

    London - Edinburgh Avanti

    No it will not be 22 coaches. It will be 11 at most. It will be because the allocation has changed.
  9. matt

    Fleetwood to Knott End ferry to end

    Reopened for @madannie77 to post an update
  10. matt

    HNRC Swietelsky

    I'm surprised this one is still registered on TOPS as it was scrapped in 2023
  11. matt

    Rye house flooding - Hertford East branch closed

    Reopened for @Magdalia to post an update.
  12. matt

    Parking at MML station nearish to Luton

    Thanks both, I'll aim for Luton Airport Parkway.
  13. matt

    LUMO

    Please use the existing thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/first-rail-stirling-lumo-rolling-stock.283347/
  14. matt

    Parking at MML station nearish to Luton

    I'm flying from Luton soon for a short Friday to Monday trip. I've been looking at parking at one the MML stations and catching a Thameslink service to Luton Airport Parkway and then the DART to the airport. I've been looking at parking at Flitwick, is that a good idea for the weekend or could...
  15. matt

    Melbourne V/Line diesel haulage and day trip ideas

    Yes that is the only vline route that is still loco hauled. Other than Castlemaine which is on the Swan Hill route there is also Bendigo which has a heritage tram line (it was closed for engineering works when I was there so can't comment on how good it was)
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