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Moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/apt-p-intermediate-vehicle-question.291269/ That seems to be how Pendolinos operate. It used to be the leading pan raised but nowadays it's the rear one.

Nah just obtain some mk5 coaches, stick a 92 on the front and shove (or drag in this case) it through Snow Hill tunnel. Or if it can't stay on the juice, Brighton - Haywards Heath- Gatwick Airport - East Croydon - Clapham Junction - Kenny O - GWML - Didcot - Oxford etc That said I do remember...

It used to be like that until around 2019. They changed a lot of it under the 'Valley Gardens' scheme. It used to be basically a clockwise one way system from Preston Circus to the sea front with northbound traffic going up Marlborough Place and Southbound traffic coming along Viaduct Road then...

That doesn't look bad at all. Could do with a yellow end though.

That does actually look pretty good. Definitely reminds me of Grand Central.

I reckon Brighton might be better off with a Coventry VLR type tramway, given all the narrowing down. I'd certainly be dead against shutting off Queens Road or North Street due to just nowhere else to go. A huge one way system would probably be the only way to prevent total gridlock. Milton...

Ok let's have some fun. If you could design a rolling stock livery, what would it be? All ideas welcome and if you've got a photoshopped/AI image then let's see it. Or even a resprayed model railway coach. I went on to Gemini and asked it to: Make an image of a British Rail mark 1 coach...

Just combine the former South Eastern, Southern and SWR to make a new Southern Region with Wester, Central and Eastern divisions. Thameslink becomes InterRegional between the Southern, Midland and Eastern Regions. Gatwick Express returns to being Gatwick Airport to Vic non stop-shuttles. I'll...

Queens Road you mean? The only issue I'd have there is what would you do with terminating buses? It's not exactly spacious. Surrey Street is one way and very narrow. I can't really see all that traffic squeezing through there two way. Pool Valley was previously the bus station, it had all the...

They were indeed. They had horses and carts as well as a few lorries and buses to contend with. Not today's chaos. Oddly enough there is still a short section of tram track in Lewes Road bus garage, in the tyre store. 3' 6" gauge iirc 1755510150 North Street has been a horror show for years...

I was Conway street based unfortunately. I only ever did the 28s twice. Once on Boxing day and once at Lewes Road for a bit of overtime when we had none at Conway. Only time I ever went into Ringmer and had to look on Google street view in Control to find the terminus hehe

Brighton trams were pretty much entirely road-based. The routes to the hospital, station and universities are extremely well served by the bus network. The trams also kept to the less severe gradients, the worst ones probably being Dyke Road, North Street, Queens Park/Rock Gardens and Elm...

Oddly enough the 29 bus is one of the handful of Brighton & Hove routes I never learned during my time there.

Ok, let's be fair to XC. I recently (and unfortunately) had to make the journey down to Wales, family funeral. I opted to go by train so I could have a drink and this meant Rugby to Brum New Street then New Street to Newport. I bought a separate ticket for the one stop hop to Cwmbran. It...

A DCC fitted Bachmann Pannier Tank in BR black. £35 from Rhuddlan Models near Rhyl. Bargain! 1755353230 Looks nice. The Lima model was fantastic and still is, I have one in large logo grey as well as sn Accurascale example. I'm in the market for more too.

That's good to know. I'll come and have a ride in it next time, if it's running. I did sample the GNR Directors saloon once. Must have been 1995.

Fenchurch was doing that on the Model Railway weekend. Is there a supplement to be paid to ride on the observation coach? I've actually got vague memories of travelling in it back in the 80s, as well as equally vague and confused memories of an A4 way back when. I know no A4 never visited...

Some concerts don't even have tickets. Last time I saw Iron Maiden you had the card used to buy the tickets scanned in a little machine and you got a receipt. There were printed tickets for anyone whose card had expired and been replaced but they were relatively few. I wonder if it'll be done...

Looks like work to establish the nature of the ground so they know what needs to be done. Soon (relatively speaking) we'll see embankments and viaducts starting to take shape.

Heh yes. Seems a mix of sliding and slam doors too...