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I am now of an age whereby I am not so mobile and need to reduce my walking if possible. Tomorrow I will be going from St Pancras (EMT) to Liverpool St (GA), I have always walked from the EMT platforms to near the large statue, and down the stairs to the Hammersmith line tube to Liverpool St...

I have posted this under a new header as I wasn't being noticed on my previous thread. :) I was on the Greater Anglia short set last week and took some images and video with my Lumix TZ30. When I transferred everything to my Pictures on my Win7 PC the video is showing as a still Jpg shot, yet...

I have just booked on the 2031 HST (GTi) from St Pancras to Leicester next week (after a couple of days on the GA37's) and I have been looking at how quick this train does the STP to LEI section, on May 2nd it did the journey in 60 and1/2 minutes, so near the hour, but not quite. Maybe once the...

Hello guys, I need a teeny weeny bit of help. I have recently bought a second hand TZ30 and I was thinking of adding an external mic so I can talk when filming video. Can any members recommend a decent low cost mic and also help me with what lead I would need, the camera has an HDMI socket and...

I have noticed on the diagrams traction requests that a EMT Meridian is scheduled to work the 0730 Nottingham-Leicester-Lincoln etc etc diagram. Is this still the case as I may have a trip out on Wednesday but I don't fancy a 153/156/158. TIA

What are the plans for EMT HST's regarding Disability Legislation, Toilets etc etc, I assume that there are no plans to convert them for EMT to use? Are they due to finish in December 2020, if so what will they be replaced with? TIA

I would like to have the opportunity to travel Business Premier Class in Eurostar, a return trip to Brussels or Paris from St Pancras. I think the return fare is around £500 which is well outside of my budget. Is there any way of getting BP at a cheaper rate, I have a railcard but I don't think...

Do any members know how long the Class 37s have on the Wherry Lines, I think that I saw a post where their days may be numbered. TIA

Hello BM's just a bit of help please. Last week I had an Anglia Plus 3 in 7 Rover with a Railcard. The first day there were no problems. The second day my train from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and return was cancelled because of a fault with the 37's. As the 37's were not running on Wednesday AM...

I was just reading an old Trains Illustrated and it was reported that a Clan Class Pacific arrived in London but was too long to be turned on the Kentish Town turntable and had to be turned on the triangle around the shed. Kentish Town had Britannia Class Pacifics allocated in the late 1950's...

I noticed this service left Euston 49 minutes late and arrived at Manchester with a similar delay, was the late departure the result of Virgin Trains awaiting the Players and Supporters of Manchester Utd after their game at Crystal Palace. I read about the team traveling to London by VT on...

Whilst looking through Colin Walkers excellent books on the Great Central I noticed something about the 9F's which you may be able to help me with. Some 9F's had a small square section cut out on the cab sides below the numbers and on the front edge of the cab side. This is on both sides of...

Can any members remember a railway drama programme from around 1982 I am guessing. It was set around 1960 when the first diesels were taking over from steam. I think some of the shots were of the keighley & Worth valley, especially when some spotters were expecting a grimy steam engine to take...

I noticed this diagram on realtimetrains, it routes via Todmorden/Warrington/Crewe/Nuneaton/Landor St/Gloucester and Severn tunnel. It seems a long route to me, but it is booked to stop at Nuneaton for just 3 minutes before it backtracks via Abbey jct. I can only think that it is a light...

I noticed a couple of movements yesterday on realtimetrains but I have been unable to find out what they are. 1Z85 Edinburgh-Rannoch and 1Z87 Rannoch-Victoria, were they diesel hauled? presumably had beds?? My curiosity has the better of me. TIA

Living in Leicester, I have intermittently used the tube at Kings Cross/st Pancras for longer than I care to remember. :) 50 years plus, but not the Victoria. :) Before the rebuilding of the 2 main line stations I could just walk down the steps and soon be in the booking hall, then I seem to...

I have to say that it was Paul Merton on TV which set me off into thinking about going on this route, previously I had only been as far as Ravenglass on one of those 1970s Merrymaker day trips. I live in Leicester, and Monday afternoon caught the Cross Country 170 to Birmingham New St, a...

Whilst on the 1004 Preston to Barrow in Furness service today we passed the West Coast Train (1Z86?) in a loop north of Preston with a West Coast 47 on the front. Later when on the 1140 Barrow in Furness to Carlisle we passed 1Z87 Carlisle to Hereford between Carlisle and Dalston, I am sure it...

Here are two prosecutions reported in the Leicester Mercury newspaper yesterday. I am guessing there were a couple of differences with the two offences for them to be fined differently.

This from the Leicester Mercury.