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Just wondered if this might be worth a shot, having just been idly browsing ebay as one does. Among all the usual guff, naff mugs and repro prints etc, every now and again something vaguely interesting crops up on there. So maybe a thread just for when somebody spots something a little out of...

Apologies if this one has already been discussed, mods please point me in the right direction if it has! I was pondering the other day what might become of the bulk of FGW's HST fleet once they've been displaced by the dreaded IEP effort. Aside from the perpetual theories about First's small...

Hello all, Been meaning to post this for a while, after reading one of Mr Barry Doe's lastest staff bashing efforts a few weeks back - the guy has some valid points at times but surely he has the intelligence to understand that poor staff training is the fault of the TOC, not the staff...

Have we had any recent updates on this old beastie and any potential return to use or otherwise? Just curious.

Hello all, Something I've been pondering on my travels... We railway bods are constantly reminded, instructed and talked at about the importance of being vigilant. With the issue of cable theft one thing that comes up often is to look for people lineside who don't have the correct company...

Hello All, Something I've been meaning to ask for a long time, and which intrigues me every time I am unlucky enough to find myself on a Voyager - what is contained within this cupboard? The reason I find it so curious is that is appears to have a smoked window in the door, which looks to have...

Hello All, I hope this evening finds you well. I'm having a bit of a scout around here, hoping one of my colleagues may be in a position to come to my aid. I've been trying, with no success, to get hold on a carriage key/'T' key designed for carrying on a key ring. They're like gold dust, our...

An update has appeared on the Daily Mail's website regarding the drunken teen who fell between train and platform in Liverpool and sadly died...

Evening fellows, I'm sure this has probably been done before, but I don't recall it any time recently, so here goes. I was curiously thinking earlier about the longest journey one is likely to endure on rolling stock that could sensibly be deemed 'inappropriate' for the journey length. I'm...

I don't think has crept in anywhere so far, so just for the record (as it's been a topical subject for some time now) there was sadly another fatality this morning, in the Trowbridge, Wiltshire, area. I understand that a young eastern European lady was apparently laying down across the line in...

Lots of flooding chaos so far today, current FGW disruption includes: Flooding in Patchway Tunnels, London-bound lines from South Wales closed. Flooding at Flax Bourton Tunnel, between Parson St and Nailsea, all services suspended. Flooding Tiverton area, disruption. And...

Evenin' all, Bit of a strange one this, I was in the vicinity of Eastleigh works this evening and I'm fairly certain that I saw some LT tube stock in the yard with interior lighting lit; it was really quite eerie! I realise of course that there might have been a floodlight or such behind it...

Does anybody have particularly strong thoughts about this Royal 'scandal'? I'm sure I can't be the only person who feels that it's a lot of fuss over nothing, and it'll all blow over shortly? If the pair of them had been 'at it' then maybe it would be worthy of the outcry we've seen, but in...

Hi all, I came across the above MK3 trailer this afternoon, 42507 running as Coach E. It was nice and shiny, clean bogies and all, but what caught my eye was the lack of toilet windows at both ends. Is this a recent conversion (ex buffet stock) or does it have a tale to tell?! Also of minor...

All Southern services east of Chichester severely disrupted tonight due to member of the public being hit by 1N92 So'ton - Brighton on New Bosham level crossing. Initial reports suggest not fatal, scene attended by air ambulance. Looks as though the line may well be closed all night, as there...

More words of wisdom from Barry Doe in this month's RAIL - Customers forgetting their Railcards should be given a refund later on, he preaches, as "that's what Sainsbury's or M&S would do." Yes, Mr Doe, but both Sainsbury's & M&S will also allow people to share their points cards, which isn't...

Afternoon all, Just heard that ATW have had a Class 153 derail at Canton. Any further info out there?

Hi All, Apologies of this has been explored before, but something I've been curious about for a while now is the abandoned sets of 1983 stock dumped on the LU system and heavily vandalised; is there any particular reason why these long defunct sets have been left in situ and allowed to rot...

Just found the earlier thread on this subject - deletion candidate!! Any details on tonight's problems on Southern? Most/all late evening runs from Portsmouth & So'ton heading west appear to have been cancelled, something happening at Chi I believe?

Hi All, I've been reading with some interest - and of course deep sadness - the ongoing reports on the fate of the Costa Concordia, which has of course capsized off the island of Giglio. Do we have any forum members with marine industry experience who might be able to take some educated punts...