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I think the title says it all. Could you sign a dual voltage unit in only DC mode, for example? Or a hybrid locomotive in only under-the-wire mode? Or if you sign traction is the idea that you can "do everything"?

By all accounts, National Rail Enquiries - as in the phone number - is completely useless at anything other than looking up train times. Something perfectly doable using tech, so my initial inclination would be to close it entirely. However I accept there may be legacy users who whatever reason...

On Wikipedia, there is currently this: I'm pretty sure the One Train Working thing is still true. I'm absolutely certain the 28 October incident happened. However, I think there's now a signalled connection from the down slow to the Abbey Line and units are swapped regularly with a token...

Is there an equivalence of Disputes and Prosecutions (not on this site, but somewhere that members can recommend) for Dutch tickets? My Dad has got himself in a spot of bother which honestly for reasons I won't go into I'm not hugely sympathetic about but nevertheless would like to know if there...

Is the connection to the WCML at the north end of the Lioness/Watford DC Line used for anything scheduled these days (I'm confident about no passenger services, but anything else?). And what else uses it? I would imagine some engineering stock might but I'd absolutely love to hear about anything...

I know that for obvious reasons there are specific signalling instructions. But are there any specific instructions for driving measurement trains (eg NMT)? I could intuitively see for example that they may be better at measuring some "track stuff" (technical term) if they're at enough speed to...

Are there any "proper" two aspect signals on the national rail network? I'm aware there are two aspect signals, obviously. Even some one aspect ones! But the "spirit" of this question is about tube style red/green signals where the previous aspect was green, with no repeaters. IE the signal...

I'm currently on a service at New Street where I've had enough time to get out, stretch my legs, go to M&S and Pret, and get back in time to write this post (well, start writing it - we left a bit before I finished as I was double checking the times). That's cause we have a 19 minute scheduled...

I was about to buy a network railcard from a retailer doing a discount on them (before I realised the great betrayal that would be to the forum site and stopped myself!) - but another thing that was giving me pause is that it said on it that "Please purchase one UK train ticket within 30 days on...

Tomorrow I intend to take HS1 from St Pancras, break my journey at Ashford Intl (where someone will give me a lift to the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway and back), then head to do the Chatham mainline back to London, by way of Dover Priory. I am semi flexible about the outward journey but...

In another thread it's being advised that "against a TOC" a chargeback may be less agro and more effective than more formal processes. If you do do this does the TOC actually "suffer" or is it all on the retailer?

Suspect the answer to this might be "it depends". But I'm just driving a service* on train sim world where I'm dragging a 387 set with a class 37. Generally speaking what limits would such moves be subject to? *Has a 5, i.e. ECS, headcode if it makes a difference.

It's my understanding that original plan was close the Hope Valley line and leave Woodhead open. Is there any obvious reason why the Woodhead line was more special than the Hope Valley line is? No, it doesn't have the Woodhead tunnels, but it has Totley and Cowburn. And the DC stuff wouldn't...

Here's a weird one - there's currently a tropical storm forming in the mid atlantic. Goes by the name of Leslie. But some models are predicting that there's a chance it hits southern UK - as a cat 2 hurricaine! You can view the predictions of those models here Now I don't know anything about...

Mods - I'm not 100% sure if this goes in this subforum, pls move if appropriate. I'm considering going to the RH&DR on either 6th October or 12th October. Almost certainly just me. Would either of these dates likely be preferable for any particular reason? From their website, they're both...

What are the minimum components to an e-ticket for it to be valid for travel? Is an Aztec code sufficient? Aztec + all the human readable parts? Aztec plus some subset of the latter? Other? What about the dimensions? Are there a min and max? It clearly doesn't have to be on paper given that...

Next Weekend - 21st to 22nd - the 299 year old Tanfield Railway is putting on a "Delivered by Diesel" gala. More details are available at https://tanfield-railway.co.uk/train-rides/delivered-by-diesel-gala/ If you're travelling from afar, then they're only a couple of miles down the road from...

Had an email from TfL a couple of hours ago Given that: Cybersecurity "incidents" in the broadest sense happen all the time, everywhere That will include TfL TfL haven't previously emailed me, a random person, about any previous "incidents" Nor have they emailed me about pretty much anything...

I will be staying next week in Haven Lakeland. One of the things I'd like to do is visit the Ravenglass & Eskdale railway. The "sensible" thing to do is just drive but for reasons I shouldn't have to explain in this forum I'd far rather take the Cumbrian Coast line from Cark & Cartmel. But I see...

If you handle a DMU like a 158 atrociously and just whack it into step 7 on something seriously slippy, can you get the wheels spinning so quickly that the box changes into 2nd and continues accelerating them up to the top speed of the unit, or is that impossible because during the "lockup"...