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Who ever started the rumour that the Brecknell Willis M00042-65-L 110 mph capable pantograph was being replaced, has been providing incorrect information. The 387s are indeed in service with their original pantographs, please see attached from Kings Cross.

350264 was taken to Kings Heath Depot, not Germany. Likely repair in Wabtec Kilmarnock, who have built an expertise in Desiros. Remember 444042 back in 2007...

57303 is very much still on lease to DRS. GWR have taken on another hire of a DRS 57/3 to cover the movements of 387s between London North Pole and Reading Traincare depots. This results in the hire of two DRS 57s to GWR. Returning to one once Airport Junction to Reading is electrified by...

Sounds intriguing, no doubt all shall be reveled soon.

Thanks for the information, always a good source of fact. Would you happen to have taken a photo of 88002. I would be interested to see whether the Compass livery is identical to the 68s or there is an 'electric/progressive' feel to it.

Ahh! I am sorry, the timetable presented came with the sense of being from senior management within GWR! Thought it was odd, though a welcomed suggestion of a generally much improved service. The critical Westcountry to London afternoon peaks shall be 2 x 5 or 1 x 9 car from what GWR have...

Thank you for sharing. I am surprised that there seems to be many more Westcountry bound 2 x 5 coach services than back to London. What is most of interest is that the 16:57 and 17:57 are 5 coach services. These currently, as the 17.08 and 18.03 are often full 8 coach HST out of Exeter and it...

https://www.gwr.com/wdp Sounds promising!

Their superior acceleration and the fact that they are not slammed door and thus station dwell time shall be significantly less, means they could keep to a HST 125 mph timetable - especially seen due to the congestion on the GWML the HSTs rarely run at 125 mph for long periods. Anyway, where...

I understand 68026 upwards are for the TPE contract. The initial 7 (68026-032) currently on order and to be delivered in TPE livery shall be for the December 2016 timetable introduction of at least two TnT sets with Mk3 coaches from the ex-pretedolino and possibly a third formed with DRS mk3...

Sorry if this has already been said. 17159 has its guard exit doors welded shut, thus AGA refuse to use it in passenger service. Some debating between AGA and DRS has lead to the coach being locked out of use, but used in the short rake. 9521 or was it 9525 which was used in the rake until...

No, I would not of posted, if you looked at the attachments you would of seen. I have edited them to link now. Hitachi press release showing them as hybrid Class 395s meets Class 80x Though to be fair, the livery on the press release is Hitachi corporate livery.... hmm

Slight design change, or not. Is it a hybrid between the original Class 395 AT-300s and the Class 800/801/802 AT-300 or just a Class800/801/802 design. Hitachi show hybrid: Globalrailnews show Class80x:

? The whole point of the 800s delivered under the 'IEP' contract having their engines down-rated to 560 Kw is to, under a power pack failure, to up-rate the remaining power packs to 700 Kw to meet the diagrams to which Agility are contractually bound to meet. I am at a loss to where the...

My Railway club visited last year - interesting Depot to visit if you can. At the time of booking, it was also mentioned the GWR Association had a visit, perhaps they are again this year?

Could you be more specific please? What specific 68s are into storage? Location? If you are suggesting EMD Longport there could be modifications required. If Crewe, likely an accounting practice. - yet only some 57/0s are stored at Crewe? I am not being critical of your posting, but it is a...

It better not be DfT Grey!

That looks awfully like the original pre-GTR 'ThamesLink' branding which subsequently updated to the newer triangle one. (Photos found through quick Google from April 2015) http://c7.alamy.com/comp/FC2BHA/siemens-thameslink-train-for-london-FC2BHA.jpg...

Great to see progress, but.... That is 800101 not 800001 which is 9 coach rather than 5.

Question. Why can the new trains not be the Siemens Desiro Verve as launched (some could say to good timing) earlier this year: http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/05/13/siemens-reveals-125mph-emu-for-uk/ Would match the Class 185 in terms for suitability for usage but would be a 125 EMU -...