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I’m hoping for some help. I’m looking for information regarding the small locomotive that use to live in the garden on the ‘Great Western’ pub at Deppers Bridge in Warwickshire. I believe sadly the loco has been scrapped but would love to confirm. The pub is due to reopen in the next few months...

No the GOBLIN has 710s. 172/0 finished on 31/12/18 as London Overground weren’t allowed to keep them.

710’s on all services today.

172002 arrived at Tyseley from Ilford in Mid December. Another has been of lease for a number of weeks. The last 6 came of lease on 31/12/18.

Shifts at Snow Hill start around 5am at the earliest and the lates finish at 01.00 at the latest and all options in between. It’s a 4 day week with every 3 weeks 5 days off. The are committed Sunday’s but that only around 1 a month. Yes for child care some will work better then others but some...

172331 been on Tyseley for 2 weeks for C4 exam. Will this be the next one out?

I believe this is a good call. As I here WM are ready to go. Unit and traincrew diagrams start on the 19th! Leamington should be trained on 153’s by May as well.

The 2 good ones on the Snow Hill lines I hear are Acocks Green and South Yardley also Knowle and Dorridge.

It wouldn’t suprise me if the is a trip to derby and they return looking like the other ones with corridor cabs and toilets. The Camera’s removed but wires and everything else left in place for future use.

The are lots of projects big and small that need to be achieved. 4th set of carriages, a carriage shed, a turntable, fasilitating an extra steam locomotive or 2. Then the is the next major project and personal I’d love an extension back into Cheltenham. I mentioned Willesley Halt which along...

TBH I think the Snow Hill lines Guards are the best for tickets of the old LM areas. You could go Brum to Euston and back and never be checked!

Honeybourne must happen at some point in the future. Mainline connections do change things. Lots of gala locos that put ‘Bum’s on seats’ will only appear via rail. Also the is the Cheltenham race day specials. Both these will bring in money. Willersey Halt would be in the middle of village...

Sadly it’s as easy to change modern units from Guard Controlling the doors to DOO/DCO as it is to in reverse!

It’s done for a 172 once London Overground have finished with theirs.

Knowing the number of people who travel between just Coventry and Leamington forgetting Kenilworth I think the is a good chance they will be very full at rush hour.