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The Thameslink programme is extending all platforms from Bedford all except Kentish Town why is this? Is it because there is a bridge to the north, and a tunnel to the south?. Why haven't Network Rail looked at doing something with this, after all they closed the Moorgate route just to extend...

I've have just read The Great Central railway (then and now) by Mac Hawkins, and was wondering how hard it would be to follow in his footsteps?. The book is from the 1980's published roughly 12-20 years after the line closed. Nobody has done a similar book since as far as i'm aware, that would...

Can you adjust the time it takes the forum to log you out? I only went out for a drink and a sandwich, when i came back in it had logged me out.:(

Hello Im looking at becoming a volunteer on a hertige railway, somewhere not to far from Cheshire. How do i get involved in this? im a overhead line engineer and have a valid PTS, i know there's not much call for a OLE engineer, but i could be of some help?

Don't know if this will work, PM if your intrested. I'll start with a mileage of a station, anywhere in uk and you have to guess it. No other clues than just the mileage. For example if i said 158m 3 ch

All of crewe station is in total darkness,and parts of crewe have no power, --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Been a major gas explosion outside crewe station,.all manholes are on fire. All of Nantwich road is closed

I was reading a old rail magazine the other day, and there was a piece regarding the price of infrastructure renewal, projects etc etc. Now it says in the UK we are a lot more expensive than our european counterparts, and a lot slower at track work. Could this be down to the 'good' wage a...

This one of the old tunnels from Kings Cross to Moorgate,you can access these tunnels off York way, when were they closed?. And they would come in useful now, as they would be doing to same thing as the new Canal Tunnels at St Pancras International

Canal tunnels @ St Pancras International

How do i download photo's from my desktop? When i go to download a picture it keeps asking for a url?:evil:

Has the Canonbury curve ever been used for passenger services?, it currently see freight only, and would a ELL-NLL-ECML work?

What happened to the long gone eurostar services known as Regional Eurostar. Stockport platform 0 was built for that reason, the building opposite Longsight TMD was also built for the same reason, also i imagine other wasted infrastructure (name then if you want ). What actually happens in...

Going to stick my neck out here and say Shap in cumbria has got to be the coldiest place ive ever worked,it was minus 5,wind and sleet coming from the side,felt like being in moscow during december. Anybody know of a colder place they have been or worked.

A1 Tornado is currently stabled overnight at crewe diesel depot,ive been down to see it,its leaving sometime in morning from crewe.:D --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Will be leaving diesel depot at 05.18 and then into station for the 06.18 to glasgow,there's about 15 carriages its...

I've read that london midland are going to see if they can run at 110mph, now this will easily achieved on the fast lines up and down the wcml, what about on the slow lines, thought the OLE was only fit for 100mph, various parts of the slow lines have been upgraded by jv in the wcml uograde but...

Does anybody have a good detailed map of all work that will be taking place on the metro in the next few years?. Would be intresting to me, to see what new railways are being built and where they are going, and if they plan to share with network rail the disused section at Wednesbury.:idea:

It has just been released in various press that network rail is to close over 800 signal boxes and control most of the country from control centres. We have power cuts everyday on the railway,if one area has a power failure it can be overcome by local arrangements etc, What will happen to all...

Does anybody have any clues as to what will happen to crewe diesel depot? It looks a mess,enjoy the odd class 47,37 sat there rotting away,but it surely could be used for something better.I heard that a multi storey car park was going to be built there,but nothing seems to happen with it. DB...

This was recorded from the back of a Virgin Pendolino Train. Don't know the location, does anybody want to have a guess?

Im catching the 09.01 from crewe to birmingham new st on a monday,which is classed as off peak,but i want to buy the tickets before 09.00 will i be charged peak rate? Will i have to state to the ticket staff what i am doing?:oops: