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Moving on from the dewirement. Railway Herald reports in today's edition that the ORR ( Office of Rail and Roads) has suspended authorising further class 800s due to safety concerns. It goes on to say it is due to issues with the inter vehicle electrical connections that could be used to access...

Thanks jimm for the above. According to the Oxford Mail, Network Rail won't be able to carry out any Maintenance etc. for the next 4 years or so because they are spending 200 billion on the works :D:D:D. Taken from the above article "The works are all part of £200billion project of...

Thanks to all for your explanations.

Slightly off topic but still a MML question. Can someone explain please how Syston station works with only one platform? I know Brunel was a big fan but that was years ago.

Can I ask if the stabling sidings at Leyland have been used whilst the Preston - Blackpool section has been worked on? I may be wrong but I thought there was some comment a while ago about using the old Leyland works sidings. Thanks again to all the contributors to this best of threads...

I know that ministers normally only think about the future in terms of the next general election but junior rail minister Jo Johnson has called for the retirement of Diesel trains by 2040. From the International Rail Journal...

Thanks as normal to all our contributors. Can I ask what OTM (siding) means in regard to the diagrams so kindly posted by TB Shenker?

Thanks to all who answered my question.

Can I ask those who have traveled on the 800 series trains if the doors are narrow and or restrictive to someone getting on with say suitcases? I saw some video yesterday of them and it looked to me that the doors wern't as wide as the HST's.

Well done Jyte and other contributors for a well balanced discussion ( not like some on here which degenerate into mindless squabbles ) MarkyT as always your diagrams are superb!

I've just come across this superb thread, well done Gralistair and thanks for all the work you've put into it, along with your reports on the northern electrification threads.

A Merry Christmas to all especially those who report and send in photos for our information. A New Years honors award to LDECRexile for his time spent collating the information<:D

Hi Phil, thanks again for your reports on this topic and the MMl as well. Can I ask a question about the canal, where does it run from/to and is it in use?

Can I ask if Corby has only recently (within the last few years) had a service to London and now will receive a better service than some towns further north? I bet they are really happy to see this happening

Thanks again Phil and others for your inputs. Can I ask how long is the Canal bridge and will they use 2 tracks or just a single line? Is the bridge adjacent to the engine shed?

Because Britons know better than Jonny Foreigner:D:D:D

I don't know if this has been discussed on this thread before so don't blow me out of the water if it has. I read a piece by Paul Stephen in the Rail magazine last month which says that electrification has been pulled from the scope of E-W scheme Seeing as the line will cross other London...

Thanks to all for the photos and sharing of knowledge:D

Thanks to all for the reports and pictures, well done for staying up beyond normal bedtime, I hope you've had a lay in this morning:D. Can I ask have they put in the stringers in between the two beams or will they be putting them in later?

Great news Mogulb, will you be there to see it and upload the pics? A shame it's happening now as Phil is away, isn't he?