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That has been considered in the past and rejected.

It takes 11 cars according to Chiltern's operational instructions.

There has been at least one 165 laid up as spares donor for the last few years. 165025 spent a couple of years heavily robbed of parts, and was joined for several months by 165026. Both are now back in service but their place has been taken by 165003 which is the current Aylesbury xmas tree.

Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Neasden South Junction is known as "The Met", for obvious historical reasons. Aylesbury to Marylebone via Wycombe is referred to as "The Western", or "Round the Houses".

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Back in NSE days the numbers referred to the various service groups/destinations/stopping patterns and IIRC they were published in the timetable. The system has long been obsolete but the numbers still form part of the driver's PIS set up code so they often still appear. It can be overridden by...

I had the great privilege of driving the 121s. So glad I did. (Sorry, getting off-topic).

It does have direct London services, as well as the branch shuttles. Definitely a contender.

Great work. One very tiny suggestion from me: I don't think you need to bend the Chiltern line around HS2 at Great Missenden. I know that this *is* the actual reality but it looks slightly clunky and this is a schematic map so clarity and style are more importand than strict geographical...

168002 goes better than any of them though. From a driver's POV. It's always been the best one to drive.

8003, 8106, 8001.

I don't have the roster to hand at the moment, but in terms of routes you'd do Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Marylebone via Amersham, Aylesbury to Princes Risborough, Marylebone to Banbury, Bicester South Junction to Oxford. Banbury to Birmingham is added when moving up to Link 1, although it seems...

Some interior images of 8106.

168106 at Princes Risborough today.

The vibration is relevant. It comes from the zig-zag weld along the railhead (I forget the proper name for it).

Slightly off topic, but most of the adjoining housing at Aylesbury was built after the depot was established, so those living there should have known about noise issues prior to moving in. 1744628828 Use of the turnback siding at Bicester North is kept to a minumum as noise/vibration issues to...

Passengers often miss trains even when the platform alteration could not be described as "last minute". This is down the the Trainline app displaying booked platforms rather than the actual ones. In the minds of the travelling public, and especially the younger generation, Trainline is "the...

I had a quick look through all the TOC websites the other day, and the majority make it clear that assistance is for those with particular mobility needs. However, several TOCs are much more vague and could certainly give someone the impression that assistance is more widely available, to...

I think the company would rather not go into specifics, and I'd like to keep my job.

I understand it was found to have the same post-refurb teething issues as 003, hence the delay, which shouldn't trouble subsequent units.