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Hi all. Was out driving today and in front of me was an Austin 7. Its wheels and tyres were so thin it looked like it had been fitted with bicycle tyres. All modern cars have tyres that are thick giving more contact on the road surface which in turn gives better handling, safety etc. As...

This has probably been posted somewhere before, apologies if it has. Why is Flying Scotsman now numbered 60103 when most of the time I remember it was always 4472? Just curious. Thanks

Been stuck down since 6.30am so I believe.

Do we really need HS2? I'm not very clued up on it. However, with internet technology making meeting people much easier via video link, will there be a need for high speed travel in the future? Can not the WCML have it's speed increased and the bends straightened out? I am happy to be...

Glad I wasn't travelling on that unit!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f4BVPw0yEE

It's a very long story why I want to make this journey and I'm not going to go into it. OK... well I wanna try myself going over the viaduct - I'm not good with heights, but if I'm going to get anywhere I need to conquer it. However, I would be grateful for some advice. I will be buying an...

Interesting article about the APT, but don't you think they'd have someone to check they have the correct pictures? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35061511 I've informed them it's the wrong pic of a "Pendolino" and pointed them to this instead...

Hi. For those of you familiar with Merseyrail, on the whole Northern Line to Southport there is just one automatic barrier at Crescent Road. My question is this... Why if it's ok to have an automatic barrier come down much later and stay down less than the other crossings, why can't all...

Hi all. A while back I asked for advice regarding my attempts to start using the WCML and high speed trains as I'd not been on one, and my last attempt in Sept 2009 left me not feeling too good as I was travelling backwards. Well... I finally did the trip. I have an app on my phone so I...

Hi everyone. Although I have an interest in railways etc., I still don't know too much about them. Would anyone be kind enough to answer these possible scenarios. Example... I'm on a WCML Pendolino doing 120mph and the driver falls ill at the controls and is unconscious. How would the...

Hi all. New here. After Mr Osbourne supposedly agreeing to new(er) rolling stock for the above mentioned line, I have been told by a friend that in one of our local papers were getting ex London Underground trains that are going to be converted to diesel. Sadly I haven't got a copy of the...