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Hi all, I've been applying for a variety of different railway jobs and train planning or timetable planning currently looks like something I would find interesting and enjoyable. Does anyone here have experience with this area?

I can't help but notice that most operators, from the largest to the smallest independent, have now got at least a few Volvo B8RLEs with MCV Evora bodywork - many of these being with independents which have not previously operated heavyweight saloon vehicles. Is there any reason why these have...

I've been planning to do a trip of all the 60 Metro stations in one day - easily possible to travel through each station but now I'm wondering if it would be possible to alight/board a train at every station. Has anyone here done anything similar?

I'm hopefully going to be passing my test within a couple of months and looking to get a reasonably cheap car to start off with. I don't have any particular preferences but it would need to be very reliable and comfortable for long periods of motorway driving - I'll be starting a job requiring...

Based on an idea from this thread, which vehicle types are still clinging on in service with only a couple of operators, or perhaps with just a handful of vehicles left in service? For this thread, school services / rail replacement vehicles can count.

Simple question. What's your favourite county? Rules: - Not necessarily where you live - or where you go on holiday - Any current / historical counties are allowed - i.e. Richmondshire / Yorkshire / North Yorkshire - UK / NI only I'll start with that one!

I've noticed over the past couple of months that the wearing of face masks has become a very polarized left/right issue - almost similar to the situation in America. One only has to have a look at parliament - on the government side only a handful of MPs are masked up, whereas on the opposition...

Off the back of the excellent "Bus firms with unfortunate nicknames" thread, what about places in the UK? I'm sure there are plenty...

Hi everyone. I'm currently a university student, about to start my second year. I've been trying to get a part time job on the side so that I can have some extra money and also start to pay off my debts. I've applied for all the available positions in the area, with no positive results so...

Hi, I was just wondering if it would be permitted to buy a ticket for a specific train (for example, the 0730 Kings Cross - Edinburgh), alight at a station en-route (for example, York) and then re-board a later train to Edinburgh. Would the ticket still be valid on the second train, or would...

Hi everyone, I had an idea this week, which I thought I would open up to everyone on here. Basically, how many years of life have we lost due to Covid? 1) Of the people who died, how long was each of them predicted to live for? 2) How many years of productivity/mental health have been lost...

Just came across an advertisement on Youtube featuring somebody trying to get into the bar and being refused unless he scanned the app. Ended with the phrase "just get the app and scan the QR code. Not that difficult is it?" I thought it was a joke but then it turned out to be an NHS...

Title says it all. What routes can other 37's work but not the heavier 37/7's? Thanks.

I've just been reading the interesting thread about the left/right responses to Covid, and I was thinking about how this past year has changed my values and beliefs. Previously, I would have considered myself centre-right, and I voted Conservative in the last election. In some ways I've moved...

Apologies if this is common information, but I can't seem to find out what happened to the TSOL carriages of the class 321/4s when they were converted to 320/4s at Doncaster back in 2015. Were they scrapped, or placed into other 321 formations?

I was looking through some old photos of Stagecoach South Wales buses on Flickr the other day, and I came across this interesting vehicle, S788NRV (33282). A Dennis Dart SLF with Caetano Compass bodywork, the front panel was replaced with one from a Plaxton Pointer, which created a very unusual...

Basically, what the title says! Personally, I think the new Stagecoach livery makes the E200 MMC look dated: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jongraham890/49981594912 NCT livery makes the E400 City look boring: https://www.flickr.com/photos/108834608@N06/34624514451 And Anglian Bus livery...

Following on from this thread, it could be interesting to discuss plans for future parcels unit conversions similar to the current 319/769 program. An "ideal" unit to use for London-bound parcels would be 313s - as they have the means to draw power from DC and AC sources - but the majority of...

Hi! Just seen on SKM that Stagecoach Cumbria B10M coach 52414 has been repainted from Driver Training livery into the local SchoolRunner branding. Are there any other buses that have been in driver training use but then repainted/reinstated into the main fleet?