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I got on the 18:00 service from Exeter St Davids to Paddington as far as Westbury (arrived 19:11). Was scheduled to catch the 19:40 service (ex. Swindon via Melksham) as far as Romsey, which was cancelled at the last minute and was told to catch the 19:00 service to Portsmouth Harbour (running...

With regards to this thread http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=27091&page=2, if in the unlikely situation the Voyagers are shunted off XC, North Wales Coast and Birmingham - Scotland services and replaced by loco-hauled services, couldn't some 56s be reinstated to haul these trains...

In August 2002, I stayed at a scout camp which overlooked the Lickey Incline. I remember seeing one evening quite a strange combination going up the incline. It was formed of a 47, an HST power car (both appeared to be running), a rake of Virgin Mk3s, and a Mk2 brake (I think) at the rear of the...

I wish to travel from Romsey to Exeter St Davids on Sunday 1 November. The outward journey seems simple enough (18:00 from Exeter St Davids on Friday 30, change at Westbury, arrive at Romsey at 20:35, with an advance fare of £8.60), however going back's more difficult. I've thought about going...

I know this is a bit late, being at the end of Freshers Week, but are there any members of this forum currently at uni? Just for the record, I'm at Exeter Uni, doing BA History, and would like to meet any fellow railway enthusiasts there.

I was at Southampton Central earlier today and I noticed 2 159s pull into Platform 1 at around 12:45. Looking at the departure screen it transpired they were working the 12:49 stopper to Waterloo. Is this a normal occurrence for that train or just an anomaly (there were engineering works between...

The DLR trains are supposed to be automatically driven. But when I last travelled on the DLR (in late 2005) all the ones I went on were manually driven. Any explanation?

I turned up at my local station, Romsey, to see a handwritten sign saying that Romsey - Southampton tickets were not valid for travel to Eastleigh. Since buying a ticket to Southampton is definitely cheaper than buying one to Eastleigh this is very annoying :evil:. I suspect that this also...

Since I'm a newbie I'm not sure where to put this thread. When I was about 3 I used to go to Red Barn primary in Porchester, a suburb of Pompey. The Southampton - Portsmouth line used to pass right behind the school. I vaguely remember seeing what I now know is a class 465 (this was the early...