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Well said. There are too many items of discussion that are not relevant to the threads. Can't people read or be bothered to look for the right place to post?

Does anyone know the numbers of the two new 377s that were standing in Willesden yard on Thursday?

There appeared to be a yellow three car class 150 on Willesden depot at about 1815 this evening. It appeared to have black logos on the side. Any idea what it was?

Does anyone know the numbers of the two Southern emus stabled at Willesden Junction today? They were both brand new.

Yes its still open and located opposite Marks & Spencers.

The following gallery shows what I feel has been my best shed visit for over a year. There were about 90+ locos on shed from about eighteen different classes (plus some DMUs and EMUs). This is modern traction at its best! See what Ceske Budejovice depot in the Czech Republic still has to offer...

I have just uploaded a gallery of images taken at Galle in Sri Lanka. Included are two locos of British interest including a Hunslet 0-6-0 shunter from 1979 and Brush Traction Bo-Bo built 1981. http://www.world-railways.co.uk/gallery/gallery.php?id=268

Just added a couple of galleries with images from two recent visits abroad. Moroccan railways are the best in Africa and generally have a French flavour reflecting the former colonial masters. Gallery at http://www.world-railways.co.uk/gallery/gallery.php?id=308 You will notice some...

The depot is also close to the station and permission to take photos should be easy to get. The boss speaks good English.

I have just added a gallery taken during a recent visit to Poland. The gallery features freight and passenger trains at Czechowice Dziedzice about 50 minutes south of Katowice. http://www.world-railways.co.uk/gallery/gallery.php?id=335 The state of the track in places was apalling but...

Blockade runs from 2200 tonight to 0600 Tuesday. Need to replace four signals at Stafford station which were very sick after the surge. LM And XC trains to Birmingham may be hourly at first before resuming half hourly frequency.

No the railway is better at using its resources including paths. The infrastructure is more developed and the use of high powered electrics means many freights run at passenger speeds. The use of bi-di is also more prevalent. This coupled with a more flexible approach to operating means more...

Many lines in Germany are as busy with some even busier! The traffic down the Rhine is on one of the major north south routes. Much of the traffic originates from Rotterdam and other ports plus local traffic generated within Germany. Destinations could be anywhere from switzerland to Hungary...

Stafford station sadly suffers from 1960's architecture but does have the benefit of staff that really take care of what they have to work with. Spotlessly clean the station is a great place to commute from. The staff are also amongst the most customer friendly in the UK.

It's this type of comment that means britain's railways are so poor. These trains are not filled with wealthy tourists. They are full of normal people on holiday prepared to pay the right price for good service and comfort. They are not looking or the cheapest deal all the time but the best...

Looks like everyone is thinking in pure UK terms. Stop messing about, get some proper investment and buy custom trains like scenic lines do in Europe. Doing a few quick mods on existing stock is no good in today's competitive tourism market. We have many lines that if provided with proper...

Just added another two galleries 1 - Hannover Seelze depot in Germany with a slection of some of the 80+ locos present on a sunday morning http://www.world-railways.co.uk/gallery/gallery.php?id=306 2 - Strasbourg station evenining rush hour where a considerable amount of traffic is in the...

I have realised that it isn't the Trenhotel. It's the 2154 Austrelitz to Irun overnight passenger. I assume this uses standard gauge tracks into Irun station and therefore doesn't need the wheels regauging.

One further question about operations at Irun. At what stage does the Paris to Madrid Trenhotel go through the gauge changer? I assume that the train arrives loco hauled from Paris at Irun and then goes through the gauge changer. I am planning to use the Trenhotel from St Jean de luz to...

The following book is probably what you want http://www.stpublications.co.uk/showbook.php?bookid=121 ST Publications deliver quickly and you can order online.