Our new ticketing site is now live! Using either this or the original site (both powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!
Something reported in the paper local accompanied by a snap of the great and the good, probably penned bu Phillipa Page or Phil Space...quiet Monday?
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-temple-meads-junction-trains-3031350
I might well have missed the discussion and answers but what is happening in the North York yards, tamper sidings and Klondyke sidings.
Can someone please re post answers and thread.
Most grateful if you can, Cheers, Jim
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Guess it must've been...
Greetings,
Recently stumbled across the above. What a superb location, almost as if the authorities hadn't realised it was still there, and working...admittedly for day visitors. Though on the day of my visit the diesel shunter was pushing a saddle tank about and some track-work was being...
I know there has been controversy over the extension onto the camel trail which seemed to win the blessing (just) of the council in 2008. Can anyone provide any news, or is it in the 'too difficult' tray?
Thanks for any update. Jim
Quite a lot of discussion about 'speeding up' the timetable, but they will be no faster than 27 top n tailed rakes of mk2s in the 70s. However, anyone please got a steam days TT. Ideally I'd like the best timings for the Scottish Directors' days...50s I guess. Toram Beg, the infamous commentator...
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere!
What is the latest on stock for the Northern end of things, given that there have been no Thameslink orders and decanting was the order of the day? The 319s are not compatible with the new OLE, it seems, and the Seimens contract is still not signed! So...
Interesting article in the Daily Mail of all newspapers...never struck me as a pro-rail paper...
http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2012/10/british-rail-lives-on-.html
A quick scan of Rail in Smiths (cheapskate, sorry), suggests in a leading article, that Colas are exploring running freight into Euston to service M+S and other shops in the vicinity. If this is true, and not an early April fool, it sets a most interesting trend.
Talk in Glasgow, as part of...
A question really...
My good lady is travelling FC on the 18.30 Birmingham to York...that's the Southampton to Newcastle.
Should she have expected comp hot/cold food at least until Sheffield?
Thanks anyone
Hope I'm not missing an earlier thread on this, but am I the only one that absolutely loathes those minute illuminated reservation displays in modern stock?
If there are any rolling stock designers or senior managers, who will all travel first class anyway! reading this, please bring back the...
We are aware of an issue with emails from the Forum to Microsoft-based email accounts (hotmail/outlook/live.com email addresses). This is being looked into currently, thanks for your patience meanwhile.