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Yes it has to be the 38 stock. I have very found memories of them. Being northern Line based, they were a far cry from the earlier standard stock that were both noisy and suffocating inside. In my early day living in Acton, I dreaded having to ride in these to Leicester Sq to change. The old...

Yes, what an insensitive remark to make on a Heritage website. Having more concern regarding the damage to the Locomotive does not do the Heritage Railways a lot of good if they are operated by idiots like this? It’s not enough for Heritage Groups to try and balance their books in proposing...

An interesting assumption. I always believed the Channel Tunnel was built to bring Europe closer for the traveller? Before the screaming an shouting starts, airlines are quicker if you ignore how long it takes to reach a suitable airport and the check in times but not always the cheapest...

The sad saga of the March Wisbech (Bramley Line) will not go away. It seems a local resident has put together a Government petition to retain the long closed Wisbech to March branch as a commuter line. Having been closed since 1968. It seems the chairman of the intended heritage group, who...

I was pleased to note I am not alone in criticising the TGV that was obviously manufactured to transport animals not humans? Having recently travelled in both directions to Basle in Switzerland from Paris East, my personal experience in 1st class was sitting against a 2 foot wall and unable to...

An interesting report on your recent trip. I have to admit that our outward journey from Paris on the single decked TGV was similar to your own regarding seating changes. Seated between two windows we also were able to move to a window seat. The return unfortunately was jam packed in 1st class...

Great shots. Never able to get decent light to be able to take shots like this. Is the layout the same for the Turbos?

Other than class 73's and 66's, are these the only two means of locomotion for the old Gatwick coaches? I understand it has something to do with the heating and lighting of same. Steam is out of the question i'm informed.

Having just experienced a round trip on the TGV Paris to Basle, I was not impressed. As a 1st class traveller in both directions I was seated against a 2 foot divider between windows with four facing seats, so very restricted viewing out of what little window one had. If those in front pulled...

Work was well in advance in preparing the route when the declaration of War in September 1939 halted this and the extension from Mill Hill East to Edgware. The tunnel under Station Road Edgware is regularly inspected but sealed. All that remains is Platform 1 at Edgware and a new signal box...

I guess your being new to this forum you wouldn't know this request has already been done, Still there will be other new contributors I guess who might take part? Mine is the 1938 tube stock.

Why do you glorify this sick ignorant person. Who gives a toss what the difference is. Loosing both legs on the track is a difference not to mention the stress to a train operator. If you ignore them they will give up (hopefully)

Here’s a good example of poor reporting to scare the sweat out of passengers. Poorly trained staff is a time bomb in emergencies. No platform number was mentioned (which branch the first train was on). Or from whence the 2nd train was coming from. Wrong line operations wouldn’t have taken place...

An interesting report but Austria is not a country for interesting locomotion? Germany and Switzerland are and you haven't lived if you haven't experienced Eurostar 1st class. The non poluting way to travel?

Go to www.bramleyline.com and go to the latest news section and click on the French link. It will open up the film of the record test run and in English.

Not to sure who the British TV company was travelling on the train, but it wasn't the BBC. An extended version is on www.bramleyline.com inder News Items heading and in the French TGV report.

Young boys? Come on. One was 19 the other 21, both old enough to fight for their Country. Had they been 10 or 11 years of age one could understand their actions and their end. Graffiti is an act of the mindless drug induce culture they live in. Art okay but in a controlled enviroment.

Not sure if you have good connections on LU but Lillie Bridge depot would be an ideal spot to visit? Or an early morning visit to Barons Court to catch these works trains reversing into Lillie Bridge from around 5.30am onwards? Traveled in these many times but never thought about photographing...

At last someone with some intelligence and forethought and obviously a member of the old school who was taught manners in his younger days? Something that is sadly lacking in today’s World of rubbish in streets and long painful waits for operations due to monies being spent on those who have...

At last, someone who remembers the old trams, bless em. My local was the No 16 Cricklewood to Victoria in 1938 and of course a trip down into the Kingsway underpass that had the only underground station outside of the Tube of course. Alas now all gone. But you can’t concrete or take away memories.