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Evening, Just a thought, with the tell tale pins provided on the Buckeye couplers of most SR MU stock is it still a requirement to do a pull away test? Bit random, cheers!

Evening guys, Why when Class 67s coupled to coaching stock, the automatic coupling is not swung round and used rather than the conventional screw coupling that always seems to be used. I have heard the automatic coupling is not actually a buckeye and is really a full size knuckle coupler...

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/photo/20130722-660085-1-L.jpg It would take a few guesses to work out what's actually happening in that photo! A woman fell down the gap between the train and the platform at JR Minami Urawa station and the dispatcher encouraged passengers to get out and push so...

Just thought of something, I know that older stuff like CIGs and 37s have manual screw down handbrakes but how is it applied on modern stuff without the manual handle? Thanks!

Evening, Greater Anglia, Chiltern and some of First Great Western's carriages use a chime that sounds almost like a guitar before an announcement. I was wondering when this chime was introduced? I noticed the Cargo-D liveried ones with Wrexham & Shopshire made this noise too, is it maybe a BR...

Just passed Greenford on Central line and noticed a new single lense LED signal in the lovely old semaphores place. I hope the others on the GC/GW joint line are not replaced!

Merry Christmas all, Just had a thought, how many mainline certified MK1 carriages are about these days with B1 bogies? Ta!

Evening all, I was wondering if the Chiltern Railways RHTT Class 117 will be in use this year as a reserve like last year? Or is it out of service now?

I am a volunteer at the Epping Ongar Railway, and was told there are brake blocks for a class 117 available. Does anybody know whether these blocks will fit a MK1 or MK2 coach? Thanks! :)

Afternoon all, The Southeastern 375/6's were built with pantographs to operate the currently 319 operated FCC/Southeastern Sevenoaks to afaik Bedford I believe. Does anyone here know wether the the pantographs on these great trains are still part of the maintenence regime?

Good evening all, A few weeks ago me and few friends were discussing the IEP project and I thought of the idea of using the current Class 43 powercars but fitting them with transformer + pantograph and connect it up to the existing traction motors to make them an electro-diesel train. This...