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Hi, I suspect I may have missed something here, so apologies in advance, but can anyone explain the recent chronic shortages of Class 175s on the South Wales to Manchester services please? This does not appear to have any relevance to the introduction of Mk 4 sets that I can see. MTIA Moony

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Hi, Could someone please explain what these items are in the four foot on the approach to Thornaby please? MTIA, Moony

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Hi, I have recently noticed that certain signals in the Hither Green area [3 Bridges ROC] have the "diamond" sign that originally was [and still is] to be seen on Semaphore signals to indicate that the berth was track circuited in an Absolute box area. Can anyone explain why these are present...

Dent Head Viaduct has guard rails on both roads whereas a little further north, Arten Gill Viaduct is an example of many that have them on the down only. Moony

Hi, I have noticed that, on the Settle & Carlisle line many of the viaducts have guard rails [in the four-foot] on the northbound track but none on the southbound. Can anyone explain this please? Moony

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Hi, Would someone be so kind as to identify this piece of kit on the right hand cess please? - Many thanks, Moony.

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Would someone explain what the abbreviations HPSS [points] and ERSE [routes] mean please?

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Sidelights were still in use until comparatively recently for Class 9 Engineers trains. You still haven't addressed the precise question. The attitude of your reply would indicate that the post could become attritional. Therefore I shall seek the answer elsewhere and as far as I am concerned...

I cannot see where you explained why rear facing side lights were necessary per se - as I have already said - unnecessary on fully fitted trains, or have I not explained myself properly? Permit me to put this another way - why would a single tail light not suffice for all trains - i.e., no...

Many thanks for excellent response. However, this much I already knew. My point was - why was it necessary to have rear facing sidelights on partially or unfitted freight trains? A looped class C (4) freight with a single tail lamp cannot display the "white on the right"

Hi, Could one of the more mature posters (!) please explain to me why partially fitted and unfitted freight train brake vans required side lights in addition to the standard tail lamp please? These lamps were dual lens so that they faced toward the front of the train for the Fireman to check...

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What, then, is your source please?

Hi does anyone know why Glasgow Queen Street was renamed as such? I cannot find any reference to a Queen Street on the National Library of Scotland's excellent website Moony