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IS network rail's big idea of taking some renewal work in-house after the phase 2b+c just a big idea after all?CAPEX bound staff from round our way have been told they are staying put on maintenance indef

Network rail outlayed a tidy sum on this mobile LOWS equitment some say hundreds of thousands of pounds,our 2 kits are just gathering dust and cluttering up the stores and have been for the last 2 years or so,do other delivery units use theirs??

just wondering what other folk's favourite music or songs are with a railway connection,mention in the lyrics,or just a piece of music that reminds you of the railway and if it reminds you of anything in particular,one of mine is The Smiths "these things take time" when mozzer sings "mine eyes...

I don't know if many people on this forum work for network rail if so i was hoping to get something clarified,i work for network rail in a safety critical position and i would like to find out the companies position on a 2nd job,is this allowed?does it affect hidden?i dont really want to talk to...

does anyone know how soon the eurostar gets up to linespeed coming out of panky and what is the max linespeed of eurostar in england and then in france?cheers,also what do the javelins do is it 140?cant find HS1 in a sectional appendix.

travelling on the 23.13 xc reading-brum from leamington changing at cov for the 23.31 wolves-eus stopping at rugby,anyone any gen about the reliability of this connection??seems a wee bit of a close call,6 mins to spare.

I was in the newsagents just up the way from kett station around 11.15 this morning (17/09) when what sounded like a 37 passed through,though i had ipod on low as was in the middle of a transaction with shopkeeper,when i got outside could,nt see anything,was anything about that way today??

seen tug 063 twice this week,tues 14th at mkt h'boro working north with cement tanks and today at welly junction working northbound with autoballasters,what workings are these and is 063 just filling in??

Hopefully going along to kings x tomorrow to phot scots grey on the charter,can i expect much hassle from the station staff?and will i need a platform ticket?its been a few years since i've been to kings x just to phot,cheers

just wondering what loco haulage we can expect this summer?cheers

mine is "GET CARTER" when michael caine is on the Deltic hauled heading to newcastle with the music playnig

A few years back i (maybe 10 0r so) i had a great t-shirt which was a yellow Highland Rail t shirt with BR logo and the outline of a stags head in black on it,i think i bought it from NRM but can't remember,has anyone else seen or remember these and are they on sale today does anyone...

Anyone got any info on whats happening with the WSMR services this weekend,into paddington again?going round the houses?cheers

What are the arrangements for an RRV (360 excavator) to be able to on track and then work with the adjacent line open at line speed??

Since the joint venture OLE route mod which started around 2001 to re-new the fast roads of the WCML and partially the slow roads as well does the OLE seem to be failing on a more regular basis?i i remember an instructor telling me arond this time that he thought the UK1 spec equitment being...

Has Stobart moved out of the DIRFT facility? i've noticed the intermodal flow now being loaded/unloaded at the north end of rugby up side sidings by hunters lane,also DBS have 2 portakabin type cabins there and 2 loading vehicles with an 08 knocking about as well.

In the early to mid 80s (sorry for being a bit vague),i believe there was a dewirement around church brampton feeder station which brought the neutral section down,i was told (rumour??) that 2 permaquip on track machines,HCT/MK5's,were dispatched to N'pton castle yard but were unable to on-track...

Anyone know if freight and passenger services are running again?what are DBS allocating to the stobart flow now that 66048 is out of the equation?what state is the up loop in at said site?cheers

Going for a look round oban,mallaig,fort bill and inverness over the next week,anything worth looking out for loco wise apart from the beds?cheers

Does anyone know what days the 20s are running from old dalby to amersham with the underground stock?cheers