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Besides the Norwich IC and some of the branches, everything on the Anglia GE is DOO operated, yet twice in the last week staff have been on the trains carrying out inspections. Before this was extremly rare, I've probably had two inspections on DOO services in the last 5 years. Most stations...

In the context of finding ways for ToCs and the DfT to increase revenue this I think would be a better idea, a scheme more similar to what they have on the continent. Once students graduate and can no longer prove their student status (as they do for other discounted consumer items) they revert...

In the early 1980s Pacers were stated to be a short term solution until suitable replacements could be found. Their intended lifespan should've been until the late 1990s, early 2000s when the South saw mass fleet replacements and ToCs were mandated by the then SRA to replace their fleets. Why...

Just sampled first class on the 745 for the first time. Seats not as comfortable as the IET first class seats and the 379 first class, which I also did today and they don’t recline. Fine for the journeys they do, but I’d say it isn’t worth the extra over standard unless the train is busy and you...

I was on a train to Liverpool St and the driver passed Stratford although it was booked to stop, and once we had passed, the driver made an announcement apologising and saying that he forgot to stop. In all my years of using trains all over the UK, I have not once ever had this. What happens if...

I was thinking Scotrail with its low line speeds and long sections of curved track could do with 100mph RegioSwinger type trains to allow 156s to scrap and a cascade of 158 sets and even a send off of the HST short sets. Reducing journey times would be the key to improving many of Scotland's...

As a spinoff thread from this one, https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/should-every-station-every-platform-have-a-ticket-machine.217106/page-2 I had the idea that some guard operated trains should sell tickets on board in exchange for a permit to travel and cash/card payment instead of having a...

The Leeds - Settle, Morecambe, Carlisle could probably do with connecting with more services, maybe LNER ones. Al alternative pie in the sky idea for speculative could be a Skipton - Carlisle, Skipton - Morecambe with a 90 min frequency that could work. Less rolling stock needed plus...

Note to moderators: If this is not in the right forum please feel free to move it to speculative. I understand Bombardier's order book has been full with the 710s, 720s, 730s, 701s and more 720s but was there a reason no ToCs like TfW, WMR or Northern approached them for 2 or 3 car Aventra...

Who exactly are these services geared towards, day trippers, or any regular core of commuters? North of Skipton demand is small I understand that but for most tourism the timings of these services tend to be useless. The arrivals into Leeds at 17:39 and 19:08 both ex-Carlisile are for day...

I was wondering, long delivery to service times tend to happen when the order is very large and comes from a manufacturer that already has backorders and is dealing with unreliability from previous orders. Are there examples of long order to service times? The average tends to be 2 1/2 years...

This should be an easy one, there are only 20 in service now, with all operating as 8 cars, so up to 10 diagrams. Edit: The RTT descriptions are wrong so those are no help either.

The town has a size of over 12000 with a small industrial park, and I know people who take (took) business trips there and have to drive or be driven. The station has a very nice building that could be spruced up and reopened and it could have a basic hourly XC service. It sits on the line...

Scotrail have made it clear the 26 Inter7City units (or whatever they call them) are only a stop gap measure. The 221s are now being refurbished and they seem perfect for the route - 125mph capible (although I'm not sure how much of the Scottish line speed is 125), 5 cars long, comfortable...

Stadler offer it on their FLIRT and their SMILE modular platform, seen on GA, and soon Merseyrail and TfW. Do any other manufacturers offer a product that other ToCs could order? For wheelchairs, suitcases and safety in the crush loaded peaks it would be a useful thing to have. I'm surprised the...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/greater-anglia-bombardier-aventras-class-720-technical-discussion-and-introduction.158396/ Platform lengthening at Hertford East I don't think is a priority. The local council twice denied permission for removal of an old signal...

While the Stadler trains are mostly in service besides the Stansted route, there is a major concern over the delayed entry into service of the 720 Aventras, and the lack of said units ordered. A brief summary. There are 22 10 car units to replace 12 car formations, so if 1 720/1 = 3 legacy...

I've previously only heard TTS in Kent and I've heard Scotrail are getting it as well. It has since arrived in East Anglia at Chelmsford and Colchester (but not the smaller stations yet). ToCs are switching to this robotic monotone voice for 'flexibility' but why does a voice have to say...

Why does TPE run the Manchester - Huddersfield and Huddersfield - Leeds stoppers but Northern run the Leeds - York stopper - does this go back to the BR era? I would have thought Northern ran every stopper but there are some exceptions with TPE.

I missed my LNER service this evening because I got lost in the dark, so I went to the machine to buy a new ticket since my advance was wasted. On the day, an off peak single in standard on LNER was £74.95 and the same off peak single but in first class on Grand Central was only £60. First on...