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What were the biscuits in question? Also, my 1967 Eastern Region timetable refers to "minerals"... was that just mineral water? When did BR actually start doing hot food on sleepers?

Why did the Eastern Region put up wires to Clacton over two decades before Harwich? Considering the boat train importance of the latter, you'd have thought it would be a higher priority.

New hotel train from Accor I'm going to refrain from comments about what sleeper trains in the 1960s and 1970s were actually like in this first post...

This one will definitely interest the enthusiasts as the interiors are fairly accurate.

The latest episode of this ITV drama, now up to 1971, has a number of scenes at "Cowley East", the opening shot literally showing a black station sign with a double arrow on. I can't get a screengrab from ITV Hub itself, but the episode is here: https://www.itv.com/hub/endeavour/2a1229a0032...

Why were sleepers and restaurant cars from West Germany's DSG given their own distinct symbol (S and D in a box respectively) in this timetable, with everyone else getting the standard bed and cutlery?

Heading to Munich next month for a few days; what operates around there train-wise?

https://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2021-09/nachtzuege-europa-gruene-kurzstreckenfluege-verkehrswende-deutsche-bahn/komplettansicht?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2F The Greens have a strong chance of being in the next German government too.

Did these ever run out of juice while off the third rail and if so, what was the procedure in a case like that?

If you were caught without a ticket back in the 1970s, how would the matter be generally dealt with? It's for a story.

Was the use of a logo resembling the old ITV region intentional by this former TOC?

Question for a couple of role-playing games I'm running. When crossing the Channel on a ferry back in the 1960s and 1970s, what was there to do to pass the time?

What is the current formation of the GWR Night Riviera sleeper with the refurbished stock?

Watching an old video from c.1985 of London Victoria and I saw this. This isn't the same building as the now National Audit Office, is it?

Innsbruck proposal Milan service Both weekly seasonal services, with former going via Eindhoven and skipping any stop in Germany entirely. Brussels is getting rather busy with sleepers these days...

Having seen a picture of WMR and EMR 170s coupled up, I'm wondering if there were ever cases in the Grouping era of formations where more than one of the Big Four were represented? Say a LMS loco hauling LNER stock? Would it have been common pre-grouping too?

When the decision to build the Channel Tunnel happened, what should of rolling stock was BR thinking of running through it? Was it always planned to be a TGV-TMST for the 'Eurostar' service?

What operations, if any, did this class do there? I know they were based at Stratford.

http://moonlightexpress.eu/ They're planning to call at Gesundbrunnen and Wannsee in Berlin. Not exactly city centre, but still in Berlin.

What services are the 720s currently operating?