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Hi all. Was wondering if anyone had any timings for the first few years of HST timings on the services from Paddington to Penzance? Most importantly....how they compared with the local hauled services that they replaced. Obviously the big step up in timings was on the London-Bristol-South Wales...

Always been interested in relative performance envelopes of locomotives. So, with the same driver at the controls, the same conditions, loco's not allowed to exceed maximum design speeds. Load is the same. Which would get there first? 1) Paddington to Reading non step. 2) Euston to Glasgow...

Does anyone remember these by Dee-Kay systems?? Lets say you had to use your imagination. However, I'll happily admit to hours and hours of visualisations, making the sound of mk2s at speed (in my head) and wondering if the performance was anything like the real thing?!! The good/bad news is...

Another line local to me was the Met/Chiltern line Amersham and Aylesbury branch. Do recall in the late 80s/early 90s a class 47 and a handful of mk1's being used from time to time. Also, some real diversity of DMU's turned up as opposed to the standard 115's that was the staple diet on this...

Hi All From what I can recall, the vast majority of class 31 hauled passenger workings were usually lighter loads diagrammed for one loco. Every so often, a solo 31 would find itself on a heavier long distance Intercity service when the usual type 4 wasn't available. I do recall pair's of 31's...

Hi All 1) Were AM12's ever used on the London Midland? I recall seeing a few passing through Harrow and Wealdstone but possibly empty stock workings. 2) It was brought up on another thread that AM10's were rather leisurely in their acceleration, even for the period. The AM12's by comparison...