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RRUK replied to the thread C2C Legacy Fleet Repaints.They’re not that bad - I find their seats more comfortable than those on newer rolling stock. Their moquette I think has been replaced...
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RRUK replied to the thread C2C Legacy Fleet Repaints.They had to re-paint them all, because they had to do mid-life corrosion repairs to the bodywork of them all anyway. That’s all that the...
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RRUK replied to the thread 2024 Tube Stock (Siemens Inspiro London).I’ve always wanted to see photos of them side-by-side, so thank you for that. It’d be good to compare the side profiles of them, too...
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RRUK replied to the thread Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026.What’s the distance by rail between Rayleigh and Wickford stations?
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RRUK replied to the thread Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026.Looking at these photos of what an un-damaged Class 720 cab-side door looks like, it looks to curve outwards a bit from the roof-line...
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RRUK replied to the thread Sliding step vs sliding gap filler - terminology.I’ve seen the device fitted to the Stadler FLIRT’s doors being called a sliding gap-filler on this forum before.
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RRUK replied to the thread Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026.Thank you for your replies. Looking at this attached side-on photograph of the de-railed carriage from The Guardian, which they credit...
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RRUK replied to the thread Derailment at Wickford - Friday 14th August 2026.What is the line speed at the point that this train derailed between Rayleigh and Wickford?
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RRUK replied to the thread Are the recent derailments indicative of poor performance from Network Rail?.Does de-railing not damage the wheel-sets and bogies, if not more on the train? I would have thought that those and other...
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RRUK replied to the thread Do any DOO drivers still use screens on the platform to dispatch?.Yes, Class 357s use the platform-side equipment on North Thameside (as it was called in BR days)/Essex Thameside/the London, Tilbury &...
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RRUK replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.The contract for mid-life corrosion repairs and re-liverying the Class 357s started under Trenitalia c2c doesn’t include any...
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RRUK replied to the thread GBR Anglia.So we now have a Doctor/Flying GBR, rather than a Doctor Yellow/Flying Banana, going over the LT&SR/Essex Thameside network and up to...
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RRUK replied to the thread Is 'South Central' a better name than 'Southern'?.I personally use an expanded definition of East Anglia, not just Norfolk and Suffolk, but covering Essex, where I am from, as well (and...
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RRUK replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.Thank you for the list - I think it would be informative if dates were added to it, though there are 2 possible dates - first seen (from...
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RRUK replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.The roof over the cab for the IET mock-up is black, and the rest of the roof, and the whole roof for the Desiro U.K., is dark grey...
