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  1. Lukespenceruk1

    Driver Reminder Appliance (DRA) question

    Is there a reason why locomotives don’t have Driver Reminder Appliance (DRA)? But multiple units do?
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    TSW 4 - Floating Distance hand.

    Hello, Please can someone help. I have train sim world 4 on PlayStation 5. How do I turn off this floating hand? Thank you.
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    Losing weight and going to the gym

    So I am Planning to get back onto the gym now that covid seems to be calming a bit and I have had both covid vaccines. I am currently nearly 16 stone and when I joined the gym before covid I managed to lose 2 stone and go down to 14 stone. Obviously lock down etc.. I regained the weight. SO...
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    Lee -> City Thameslink commute: Is there a cheaper fare / way?

    I wonder if you guys can help. I currently use a London Z1-3 annual travel card which is loaded onto a Oyster card. At the cost of £1648 a year, this year that increased to £1696. This is purchased via a Work Travel scheme which means I only pay for 10 months and that is deducted via wages...
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    GoldCard query.

    I currently have a 1-3 Zone Yearly Oyster card this came with a gold card. I recently discovered that all the print on the Oyster card had come off the ticket. Causing me big issues as I needed it for someone tickets to buy a few days later. I called tfl who said I can get a replacement...
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    Freight in Newcastle

    sorry if this is in the wrong area on the forums. Not really sure where this fits in. Would anyone know if some good places to see freight in the Newcastle area? Any suggestions please would be great! Thanks!
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    Potters bar platform access

    hopefully someone can help me. I have never been to potters bar station before, however I plan to go there on Saturday to see Deltic. I know it can change but according to RTT it will go through platform 2. Train services only serve platform 1 and 4. Is platform 2 accessible to public or am I...
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    Destination keeps changing (use of false destinations on information screens)

    I caught the 16:39 - London Cannon Street - Crayford Servive. It was displayed on the screen as Crayford. Realtimes Trains said it was the Cannon Street - Cannon Street servive . Then at lewisham it is displayed as Woolwich Arsenal servive and hither Green it was displayed as Slade Green. I...
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    Network card or gold card?

    Can anyone help please? I have a Network Card which is due to expire next month. Last month I bought a Oyster card season ticket for the year which comes with a Gold Card. I know you can get discounts with both? My question is, is it worth renewing the network card? Do I gain more from that or...
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    Overhead Lines Which Fall

    A random question and sorry if it sounds Silly. But I was at Leyton Midland Road station Yesterday which has just had overhead lines installed along the Barking - Gospel Oak route ready for when the Class 710's are introduced. I was wondering is there a sort of safety feature built into them...
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    Class 20 workings in london

    does anyone know of any regular or up and coming loco workings that involves class 20’s in London.? Appreciate anyone’s help.
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    A class 465 observation

    I have noticed on a few but not many 465s one side behind the drivers cab the two seats are missing and in its place it’s all closed off in a white box. I seen this on 465028 this morning, but seen it on a few others. What is it? And the reasons?
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    Best places for Railway Gen.

    What places to people get there railway Gen From? I currently use, SE Gen and U.K. Rail Gen Groups on Yahoo and real-time trains to track these workings. But I am wondering if there is any other groups around?
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    Class 56 Diagrams

    is there any regular Class 56 workings through London? Would you know what the times would be? Thank you.
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    Class 158 vs 159

    sorry If this is a stupid question. But I always wondered what’s the difference between them other then operators... Is there a technical difference?
  16. Lukespenceruk1

    Class 377 subclass compatibility

    With the 377/5 and 377/1 now working on the Southeastern network. Are they compatible to work together now with 375's ? I was under the impression that wasn't possible when they where with Southern. But I might be wrong. Someone care to enlighten me.
  17. Lukespenceruk1

    Isle of Wight

    I wonder if you can help me at the end of the week I will be visiting the isle of wight for a few days and have a return ticket which was bought via SWR Website. The ticket is London - Ryde Esplanade. This Ticket includes the ferry transfer. However I am wondering when I Board the ferry do I...
  18. Lukespenceruk1

    Island line - Lineside

    would anyone know the best places on the island line to get some up close footage. I am going there for a holiday next month and would like to get some good video footage. Any advice?
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    Class 37 Gen for london

    Does anyone know where I can find Any information on class 37 workings around London and the Southeast. Especially Southeast London. E.g. Lee, hither green, Lewisham etc..
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    Head codes

    Is there a way I can find out Headcodes of certain trains? I see a lot of people upload videos of trains and freight trains and they put headcodes in the descriptions. I wonder how I can get these?

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