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  1. rower40

    Rail Magazine app

    For many years now, I've been reading Rail magazine on my iPad. issue 941 isn't appearing. The app says 'Could not connect to kiosk. Check your internet connection and try again.' Anyone else having the same problem?
  2. rower40

    Idea to drive an electric car onto a tran and get it fully charged off the OHLE while on the move?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/best-and-worst-major-interchange-stations.220222/ Wouldn't it be great if you could drive on to a train, plug your EV in, and get it fully charged off the OHLE while on the move? Only issue being whether the OHLE could supply...
  3. rower40

    Hull Trains to/from St Pancras during KX closure

    I notice that Hull Trains are running two return trips from Hull to St Pancras International today. The second northbound trip is scheduled to take 3h31 nonstop from St Pancras to Selby. Is such a long run without intermediate station stops unusual? (Sleepers excepted!) Oddly, the first...
  4. rower40

    1S55 delayed between Cheltenham and Bromsgrove Sat 13 March

    Rather overshadowed by the Kirkby incident, but... Anyone know what happened here? Train came to a stand 2 or 3 signal sections short of Stoke Works junction, waited there for about two hours, then backed out to Abbotswood Junction, diverted via Droitwich, and terminated at Birmingham over 3...
  5. rower40

    Craigentinny to Aberdeen light locos

    There are two loco moves from Craigentinny to Aberdeen (0Z25, 0Z27) each day, and two back again (0Z26, 0Z28). Can anyone tell me what these are for? (Apologies if this is in the wrong place.)
  6. rower40

    Trivia: Station Names that differ by one letter (or near offer)

    Such as: Roydon and Croydon Cambridge and Fambridge Buxton, Cuxton and Euxton Of course, it doesn't have to be the first letter; Kemble and Kimble and, my personal favourite, Wallington, Wellington and Willington.
  7. rower40

    Trivia: Platform to TOC ratio

    I was at Ely on Saturday. There are three platforms, with a passenger train in each one, operated by three different TOCs. As my train left, I could see another train on the approach, operated by a fourth TOC. Platform 1: Great Northern - Kings Cross to Kings Lynn Platform 2: X-Country -...
  8. rower40

    NRM Website

    BBC news this morning had an extensive bulletin on Mallard and her five sisters at the NRM. NRM website now unavailable. Connection?

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