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Think something has happened to 807010 this evening.
This service has been stuck just north of Rugby for an hour.
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:W09608/2025-07-24/detailed#allox_id=0
Yes definitely. Apart from occasional Welsh and Chiltern services I’ve never seen them running. Feels like all new diesel locos have been poorly used since the 1980s (apart from 66s).
Remember visiting the DMU shed in the late 80s. There were a number of steam trains there, including Flying Scotsman. Wasn’t expecting them to be there.
I was at London Bridge on a weekday morning early in January and there were very few in operation. Ten or so years ago you’d see half the fleet out on a weekday morning.
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