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    Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26

    Largely irrelevant at the 810 hadn’t cleared enough sections for a double yellow to show. Had the 810 come to a stand at the next signal instead, or TPWS was fitted, I’m sure this incident wouldn’t have happened.
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    Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26

    Still a lot of unanswered questions. What about the signallers role? Were they aware? Was an emergency stop message sent?
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    Following the Bedford incident, should TPWS - or something providing an equivalent level of protection - be fitted to all remaining unfitted signals?

    That’s the risk which you crossover. You focus attention on the crossover speed, forget the previous signal was a single yellow and just power up once you know you’ve cleared the crossovers. That’s why TPWS should be installed at signals following a crossover. Add to that, he’d probably done...
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    Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26

    I think a SPAD was pretty much what we all expected. The question remains, and hopefully the investigation determines, why he didn’t see or react to the red signal.
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    Major rail disruption across Southern England due to radio fault (07/05)

    National issue I think.
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    GWR Cornish Night Riviera Sleeper and GWR Class 57 updates from Long Rock

    It’s not at the expense of passenger services. Just unfortunate timing for a failure to occur. It could be a simple repair on both locos and they’d be operational again tomorrow. That costs money. I think 57301 will be sent from Reading to Highbridge to collect the failed set in the early...
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    GWR Cornish Night Riviera Sleeper and GWR Class 57 updates from Long Rock

    57605 has lost power. Have they got a working 57 to recover it?
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    GWR Cornish Night Riviera Sleeper and GWR Class 57 updates from Long Rock

    Already reroute back to Reading running as 5Z50 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:72439/2026-05-05/detailed
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    Class 175s to GWR

    Surely if it was an external egress handle they wouldn't have been able to get a brake release and drive the unit out of the West End of Plymouth Station?? As I understand it, the fault only occurred once the driver had changed ends in which case, the egress handle would not have been operated.
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    Class 175s to GWR

    Well it’s been stored outside for what, 2 nearly 3 years!
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    Class 175s to GWR

    Yes, it’s too early! :D
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    Class 175s to GWR

    175111 should be moving to Laira today. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K63327/2026-03-20/detailed There‘s another two 3-car sets penciled in for delivery to Laira during April.
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    Class 175s to GWR

    5Z24 will form a 5Z25 21:40 to Laira. You can drive three 175’s in multiple out to Laira without issue, the problem arises when you key out at Laira and change ends, then the computer just says No!
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    Class 175s to GWR

    They may be diagrammed but it doesn’t haopen. 5Z16 will not be formed of all three coupled together either, it has been tried, and they’ve failed on all but one occasion.
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    Class 175s to GWR

    There’s a coupler adaptor at Laira they fit to an 08 to drag 175’s around the depot.
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