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Any information on why Toton class 67's are on Nottingham to Grantham / Peterborough driver training duties this week ?

Now Ilkeston Station is being used better than all expectations it is about time East Midlands Trains stop at Ilkeston every hour instead of the 6 trains per day as in the current timetable on the Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street service . Also the early morning Leeds to London St Pancras and...

I heard that the build of Ilkeston Railway station has been put on hold because of newts found on the site where the build is due to commence . The build should have started at the beginning of June . Could anyone shed any light on this ?

With the new railway station at Ilkeston about to commence build there is a interest / debate whether to save the original station building that is still present instead of erect the bus shelter style canopy . This is a good idea as it would add character to the station . It is in the new...

Dis-regarding London St Pancras there is no direct route to the North-East, North West of England & Scotland for passengers travelling north from Luton , Bedford , Market Harborough , Leicester, Loughborough & Nottingham without changing stations or Train Operators. Maybe when the MML is...

I can see this issue has caused an interesting debate. i'll throw another one in the mix . Let an EMT St Pancras to Sheffield run onto Doncaster so to pick up the ECML to Edinburgh & on to Glasgow, or terminate the service at Doncaster and make a connection to run up the ECML.

What are the chances of East Midland Trains re-introducing the Thames-Clyde 1S68 service from london St Pancras to Glasgow? May be route the service to Manchester and up the West Coast Main Line to Glasgow. Years ago the service ran through Leeds and to Carlisle via Settle.It would give...

After Ilkeston Railway Station was given the go ahead to be built in MAY, does anyone know when is the work due to commence to build it .