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    Kids pulling open air powered sliding doors and what protection (if any) there is to stop this

    By all means try at home just not on the railway if you some how have a set of train doors
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    Derailment near Grange Over Sands (22/03/24)

    Yep caused by tidal shifts same where I live in Silverdale patches move and shift there is a possibility that tidal shifts and flooding contributed to the failing structure time will tell
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    Derailment near Grange Over Sands (22/03/24)

    If anything it’s some comfort knowing that they stayed upright proves something anyway the majority of the fleet have the updated damper design now and I can say apart from them being little bit noisy on rough rails I can’t say they are much different from any modern stock that uses lightweight...
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    XC Voyager Refurbishment

    They probably do seat covers and grab rails and leave it at that the rest there’s no need
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    Avanti West Coast Rolling Stock Updates

    What in the cheap is this standard first group style
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    TPE Class 185s to be refreshed

    That’s true especially in the quarter past 4 stagecoach bus from Kendal on a weekday in college term time it is horrendous
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    TPE Class 185s to be refreshed

    You sound like a friend of mine not from North Yorkshire south lakes border by any chance apologies for going off topic
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    SWR Class 458 to be retained

    Thank you for letting me know didn’t realise they had started on 3s now
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    SWR Class 458 to be retained

    No 350/3 has been done yet to my understanding just /1 and /4
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    TPE Class 185s to be refreshed

    We really miss them on Furness line 1697826714 That livery was definitely designed with that sort of mind set
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    TPE Class 185s to be refreshed

    I agree with the livery side definitely
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    Which type of train still in service today will you miss most when they've all been withdrawn from use on the national network?

    156,158,170,185,195 migh suprise a lot of people I know they are poor in alot of respects however still like them and the sound of their engines especially one with a turbo whine, 220/221 323,350,390,444
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    7 coach Pendolino??

    Can confirm it’s a 7 car with 2 extra coaches
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    Which train type will you miss the least when they are all withdrawn?

    I was told by someone who worked at west coast carnforth quite a few of the mk1s when they acquired them had a lot between interior panels to make them more resistant to fire idk maybe false
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    Which train type will you miss the least when they are all withdrawn?

    Asbestos riddled things 1695628027 anything hitachi built would have said caf too but as poor quality as they are I’ve grown fond of 195s over the years awfully fun to be on after a few beers on a Friday night. And as much as it pains me to say it as I really like them 156s need to go they are...
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    Merseyrail Class 777 introduction updates

    Reminds me of when 195’s were first introduced to northern when drivers were new to them they always used to brake ridiculously hard to the point I once fell over with my bike before getting off
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    Class 221 for Grand Central

    Has tilt been disabled
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    Televic TFT first gen I believe
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    CAF class 197 Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    To save water and aswell to attempt to have less in the waste tanks

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