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I know there's still lots of work to do, but I'm a glass half-full person so with the roadmap published please let us know when your heritage railways plan to re-open. I'm determined to visit at least 10 lines in 2021.

I've built up my model railway collection during two main periods and just about to start on a third. Growing up in the 70's/80's my collection (20 locos) was largely Hornby with one or two Lima and Mainline models (I kept all the boxes as a kid so pleased with that). My collection is focused...

With the recent withdrawal of HSTs from front-line GWR service being replaced with IETs it got me thinking about progress of trains since the 1970's versus other forms of transport. For trains the improvements since the 1970's focus on replacement of slam-door stock with automatic doors and...

I assume the work to get the old Eurostar platforms in use for Windsor/Reading lines is continuing apace. Platforms 19 and 20 currently shut at Waterloo with ex Eurostar platforms 21 and 22 in use. Need an extra 2 mins to run to catch the train!

It was on the local BBC news today that the train due to run this service will not be ready until September as work to update to latest safety regs is behind schedule. Does someone in the know what's caused these delays? What is the planned train being used - I guess some kind of DMU? Surely...

Back in the late 80's when I lived in Burgess Hill (London-Brighton line) I enjoyed buying a travelcard and going to look for proper trains in London. Obviously you could seem good stuff at the London termini (Class 45's in St Pancras, Class 50's at Paddington etc) but I also enjoyed travelling...