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Dont know if there has been a previous discussion on this, but has anybody tried to restore the Apt to working order? I know the one in crewe looks like its in good condition, how much would it cost and would it be feasible. I for one would be intrested in a Apt railtour,and i think it would...

What is the current state of the project to connect the north and south over the MML? How much would this cost?

When will somebody take responsibility for the state of crewe station? Weeds growing from the roofs, derelict bay platforms, condemned offices, what does a lick of paint acheive? Network Rail want to move the station to basford hall,the local council want to move the entrance to weston road...

Does anybody know what is happening at crewe hertige centre,ive heard a rumour that the council are trying to get rid of it,they state that it is no longer classed as a museum but more like a railway loco maintainance depot because of lnwr's work there. what is wrong with this country,do they...

On Monday night at approx 22.30,every signal in the Crewe PSB area went down causing 3+ hours delay to over 15 trains and cancelling over 30,this was caused by the local travellers that had arrived days earlier robbing cable and also a faulty SSP switch at Bbasford hall. Something must be done...

Network Rail and the Thameslink programme are buliding at the moment a new 5 road electric sidings at bedford and also wiring the run around road next to the up/down bletchley almost to bedford st johns.Now just down that track at bletchley sits an empty fully wired depot that could of been used...

Does anybody agree that the amount of paperwork on the railway is to much,and it doesn't make the job any safer,whats the difference in today than years ago?i wonder if there are more accidents/deaths on the railway now than there was years ago?

Finding hard to believe but there was a signal box in the woodhead tunnels,was it located in the old victorian ones or the new one which was finished in 1954, That must of been horrible for the bobby's

Ive been working on thameslink over the past few weeks and whilst at st pancras international i came across 2 new tunnels with nothing in them,ive heard that they will be a extension of thameslink network,coming out on the ecml somewhere near where the ctrl goes over the top,anybody clarify?

Was wondering when are they going to sort out the ole on the east coast around the peterborough area Ive heard that the length between the spans is to long,is that true? Or was it the quick and cheap way that the headspans were installed?