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Oh OK, thanks Mollman, I wasn't in the area then

Hmmm dunno, but thanks - the need would be for locos back to the quarries, I guess, as it's normally 1 loco + 20 loaded out to Theale/Acton/Wembley distribution points and 1 loco + 40 empties back to the quarries I saw a combined empties service from Wembley back to the quarries in October - a...

Does anyone know why 66s have been added to the 59s on the Mendip stone trains ? Hope that it doesn't mean that the 59s are on the way out.

Just a layman's view... So I guess it would have required closer to 3 miles to stop from 86mph, starting a mile before the double yellow... The max speed for the conditions would look to be significantly below the 95mph line speed. Closer to 60mph plus whatever safety margin they use. And...

I recall being intimidated by Deltic The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry as I walked past it as a child at Paddington after a trip. Just idling, it was incredibly loud - barely restrained power. http://www.napier-chronicles.co.uk/9006.htm Before that the first loco I remember was 50043 Eagle at Newton...

Does anyone know what the warbling? sound from GWR 2-8-0 3802 at 6-11secs in is ?

It was National Grid, they've just issued a statement - https://twitter.com/ng_eso/status/1159904985976594432

@networkrailwest - The wheels on the train don't go round and round...so a replacement set needs to be fitted before this wagon can be rerailed #SomersetDerail lol! Love it ! Source - Network Rail & Mendip Times -...

Since the pictures didn't show the front of the train beyond the derailed waggons, that was a dubious suggestion.

Sorry, yes; my bad.

Last nights down sleeper went through with a 6.5min pathing allowance. Given the amount of traffic, I wonder how much stock capacity they have at Merehead and their contingency plans.