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Don't think it's been mentioned here yet (my apologies if it has and I've forgotten), but stations on the Barton-on-Humber line are currently being refreshed and rebranded. However there's no Rail Alphabet 2 to be seen, they're very much in EMR style and colours! I did take some photos...

Class 323 to Heaton Chapel

Wem is another station whose 3 letter code spells out it's name

Can't remember where I read it, but even with the reversal and extended journey times, Euston is the preferred London terminal as it has showers etc, whereas King's Cross doesn't.

Another station which is exclusively served by 40+ years old EMUs, is Blundellsands & Crosby.

Class 156 to Grosmont

Class 803 to Morpeth

Absolute guess... were they the most powerful steam locomotives of their respective railways?

Valley

Haworth (Worth Valley)

As Windsor & Eton Central gets nothing else to my knowledge we'll take a walk to Windsor & Eton Riverside and continue with a... Class 458 to Clapham Junction

Wakefield Kirkgate is another 3 platform station operated by Northern in the West Yorkshire Metro area.

Settle is the only other station on the famous Settle & Carlisle line which has never closed.

I'm no expert, but knowing the route by rail is a completely different kettle of fish to knowing the route by road in a bus. Say for this example a Skipton guard knows where the stations are by rail (and yes I know there's a lot more to it not the subject of this thread), doesn't mean he's...

Heads up! The updated North Wales Coast Line, which wasn't included in the recent sale, is currently on offer on Steam. Any who are wanting it and have any pocket money left over, it's significantly reduced until 4 April.

Perhaps it should be GER, being as the W and S that would make it GBR have already done their own thing?! Branding wise anyway, without going off the topic of this thread and opening countless other cans of worms!

It's been a while since I did a Grimsby depot update, so bear with me... Of the deckers here, only 4 have so far received the new livery, 19014, 44, 52 and 86; 6 of the Wright bodied single deck Volvos now carry new colours, 21263, 264, 266, 267, 269 and 270. Notably 21270 previously carried...

Kirk Sandall is another station which has a just single island platform with 2 platform faces.

Another station which has previously seen class 313, 365 and HSTs regularly pass through in passenger service is Hadley Wood

Class 168 to London Marylebone