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    Derailment in the Bromsgrove area (24/03/2020)

    Driver of the 170 was obviously very shaken, but no physical injuries. Only a small number of passengers on board, none of whom received any injuries.
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    Derailment in the Bromsgrove area (24/03/2020)

    My son was on site at the incident
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    Class 745 Stadler FLIRTs

    745010 worked the 1130 Norwich- Lpool St today. Was down for the 1200, but was swapped to the 1130 as the incoming 90 to form the 1130 was running late. That then did the 1200.
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    TPE Class 397 ('Nova 2') construction and updates

    Currently at Bromsgrove, 93 late.
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    Rugeley Trent Valley problems

    I was on that trapped unit, 0616 off Lichfield Trent Valley to Crewe. We came to a stand at about 0622, half a mile south of Rugeley TV. At about 0750 we were detrained through the front set of doors via a ladder, then escorted along the down fast line to the station. Pendo’s were passing us on...
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    Class 710 LO

    There were two units inside Willesden shed at 1700, tonight. Couldn’t Id either, I’m afraid.
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    Roger Harris loco allocation/history books

    I need to make room for the arrival of my second grandson, and am having to thin out my various collections, and was after advice on what to do with these books. They’re in mint condition. Should I put them on eBay?. As a set or individually?. What sort of price?. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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    Class 387

    I was told 160 is being kept back in the shed at Bletchley, waiting for 174 to be delivered. It will then partner 174 on its mileage accumulation runs.
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    Class 707 - SWT: Introduction into service

    Saw them together yesterday morning at Egham at about 11am, heading west. Don’t know the working, sorry. Just had a look at Realtime, and it looks like it was 2S23, 0952 W’loo - Weybridge, running about 18 late.
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    Class 707 - SWT: Introduction into service

    Saw 707009 and one other leaving Reading just before 1055 this morning. Can anyone ID the other unit, please?.
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    TOPS Requests (including headcodes, allocations, traction, etc) [Instructions in Post 2]

    Sounds likely. The cement works is on the Up line, about a mile from Westbury yard. It was at Aberthaw at 1900 last night.
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    TOPS Requests (including headcodes, allocations, traction, etc) [Instructions in Post 2]

    I saw 813 move off towards Bristol just after 9am, l/e.
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    Trivia: shortest possible journey that can be made on each TOC?

    LM, Chester Rd - Wylde Green?. 90 seconds journey time.
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    Class 345 progress

    345001
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    Railway Freebie Stories

    My best freebie was when online bookings were just being introduced on the Caledonian sleepers. My son and I went from Euston to Fort William on the sleeper, and made our way to Aberdeen in the day, for The Aberdeen - Euston sleeper, home. I had print at home tickets, which iirc, came to about...
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    TOPS Requests (including headcodes, allocations, traction, etc) [Instructions in Post 2]

    Morning All, Can anyone tell me the diagram for 377624, this morning, please?. Thanks in advance.
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    Class 387

    12 car just gone North through Lichfield TV. 107/105/106.
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    Class 68 Progress, what's the latest?

    68003 was on todays Crewe -Mountsorrel rtn. (don't know headcode, sorry). 68013 was on the Crown Point - Gresty Bridge light engine move, also.

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