Recent content by Railway Andrew

I will probably be on a pendolino on Thursday from Macc to Euston, If I hear music, anyone in a virgin uniform is liable to be strangled! (only joking) Andrew

Enough water has flowed under the bridge since 1962 to raise this matter. My late father was the P-Way Asst. to the District Engineer, Lancaster. He was asked to provide figures for the Silloth branch. Back in the 1950's when still under Scottish Region control a J39 hauling a passenger train...

At last! With the oil due to run out in 40 years time, it is going to be electric or buy a horse. I am in the middle of an article for TR UK, which with the moderators permission I hope to finish and post a copy as an attachment. It has two themes the swithing of at least 550 million tonnes...

Sorry, but I can't help with fares, as I am ex BR with a pass. Cost me a mental breakdown. now recovered,to get it! If you want to have a brief look round, there is the new St Pancras. I havn't seen it myself. The last time I was on the station was when the Rio services were running. I can...

I have been praising these units, without actually riding on them, and based on others views. I put this right last week, and found that they were exceptional trains. I am hoping to start a crusade to get a 25kv overhead version, presumably class 344 for these lines especially, for the...

I took the Reading - Waterloo South West service last Monday 08.06, and the Juniper ended up on P19, the last platform at the west side next to the former Eurostar terminal. All I could see running in and out again to Southampton, was that the rail on the ' new' flyover were brown rust i.e. not...

I find Reading very useful. Living in Macclesfield, and being disabled, I try to avoid London as much as possible. Heading down to Portsmouth or Bournmouth, the XCounry services to Basingstoke or Southampton are very handy I cannot see Network Rail doing it, but treating the Reading...

My first post. Am I alone, in being generally opposed to the SET. 1.Too compex,i.e. to much to go wrong. 2. As an old buffer still believe Loco, Coaches, and DVT is the answer,the Austrian 'Railjet' class 1116/1216 powered is just that. A proper 230kph train, at less than the Japanese...