Recent content by timstours

Has anybody seen the pictures of the Barriers at Penzance station stopping you taking a front view photo of the Hst power cars ,GWR some people have paid a lot of money to come down to ride and take photos at at Penzance and probably other places en route have been denied ,Disgusted and shame on...

Can anybody tell me why the 99s weren't built with ETH ,All new continental Siemens Vectrons and Alstom TRAXX locos have ETH built in and do work passenger and freight. All I can think of perhaps there is no room to put the extra cables etc in the UK version

Thank you very much for the link ,superb

Yes one of the best articles of recent times ,Well done Robert ,2 things i would like to know , does anybody know which Praha to Cercany and vv via the scenic routes are loco hauled at weekends please ,I was thinking of doing a round trip after the Sept 21st tram parade ,going to cercany...

National Rail day in Nymburk just east of Prague sept 20th 150 years of Prague trams sept 21st ,that's for a good weekend away

Why are the Yellow line on platforms being pushed evermore backwards? I noticed at Crewe that the line has a space between the tactile paving and the actual line with some crosses on some sections in between. In my area in GWR land the yellow line is directly next to the tactile paving. I...

There were 2 class 800 on the Bristol TM -Worcester route on i think tuesday ,where is the sense in that

Does anybody have advice where to see and photograph freight going into and out of the rotterdam ports complex ,i would be using public transport and cant walk too far ,i know about the big yard to the west near to dordrect ,which used to be good for freight but i dont think you are allowed on...

5Q70 Eastleigh to long marston ran today via west london ,swindon,kemble and worcester with 47749 + 701 004

Here is the proof

I am going to be in Prague in early september ,hopefully for the railway day on the 10th, On the DPP website it states free travel on city buses/trams/metros for over 70s ,does this apply to everbody or just Eu citizens. My other question is very similar as the CD website also states reductions...

Yesterday i used a appbased ticket with a qr code for a off peak day return with a railcard from Swindon to Gloucester ,when checking the details on my phone it stated that NO BREAK OF JOURNEY IS ALLOWED IN EITHER DIRECTION is this a new policy as in the past i have often broke journeys to and...

Does anybody know why its been shut for at least 2 months and counting ,causing a bit of congestion around foxhall junc when several freights turn up at once.

What is going on in germany ,perfectly usable and modern double deck loco hauled stock is being replaced by part double deck desiro HC units or similar ,examples include RE1 Achen -dortmund via koln. must be a reduction in capacity or am i missing something here ...

if germany becomes a travel corridor destination ,what rules if any are there for going on to the station platforms for watching trains etc.i am thinking of doing a short trip to bremen or hamburg where the wearing of a facemask for such a short flight would be bearable