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Spartacus replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.Unfortunately it developed a fault heading north again. Made it to Nottingham in the end though. -
Spartacus replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.It'd be great if it was, linking Scout Hill and the greenways with Ravensthorpe, but I've not seen anything along those lines...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Urgent TOPS Requests.66025
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Spartacus replied to the thread Trains all at a stand in the Manchester area... (Thursday afternoon 06AUG2026).Quite a few were built without them, replacing trains which did have toilets though. Was is SWT who openly admitted the regulations...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Trains all at a stand in the Manchester area... (Thursday afternoon 06AUG2026).From what's starting to come out it appears that while the backup switched in, something, or likely a few things, including I think...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Trains all at a stand in the Manchester area... (Thursday afternoon 06AUG2026).That would be the measured response, but in today's world it seems it's 'all or nothing', i.e. all people can travel, or nobody can...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Urgent TOPS Requests.Yes, it is.
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Spartacus replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.Kirklees' site which they came through is terrible for navigating, Google worked though! You might find what you're looking for here...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Trains all at a stand in the Manchester area... (Thursday afternoon 06AUG2026).I wasn't quite prepared for now minimal TPE's service would be this morning, only the 2U stopper from Piccadilly to Leeds and hourly...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Trains all at a stand in the Manchester area... (Thursday afternoon 06AUG2026).I've heard of generators failing effectively because they've been tested too often & run out of fuel! o_O This seems more complicated...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Possible new station at Thorpe Park (Leeds): consultation open.I believe they're from different money pots, besides it makes a lot more sense to do Thorpe Park while the line's been done than to do...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Redundant Rail in 4ft and Trackside.Some's just waiting for the next maintenance cycle for recovery, some's been dropped early before a possession, some's strategic spares...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Possible new station at Thorpe Park (Leeds): consultation open.I always think it's funny that the line was built by the Leeds & Selby Railway almost 200 years ago with passive provision for four...
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Spartacus replied to the thread GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered.Yes, 66765 to Tinsley
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Spartacus replied to the thread When is a local train, not a local train?.Northern have a few mixtures. The Leeds - Lincoln services are very much semi-fasts between Leeds and Sheffield, but then very much...