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I'm sure that by the time Labour gets into government policies like this one will be long forgotten. Unfortunately it won't stop this or any other government tinkering with our railways.

When was the last traverser built in this country? It must be a while ago.

I thought 'The Central Relief Line', although that does sound a bit lavatorial.

Personally, I find seats that don't line up with a window frustrating, but Voyagers are hardly the only trains to feature this. The engine noise isn't terrible, but it's not good either, especially on a long journey. All in all I'd rather get on something else if I'm going any distance. Voyagers...

As tube line names evolve, often without official sanction, what do we think the cheery London commuter will be calling Crossrail in the years after it opens?

Fair comment. I've posted a fair amount of twaddle myself.

If you believe the story, it was a lot more than a monkey!

All the train operators, freight and passenger, benefit from rail access charges that total less than Network Rail spends. I think the OP's definition of 'success' was intended to be within these (admittedly distorted) parameters. NR actually borrows money over and above their income and direct...

Handles on the inside? What kind of witchcraft is this?

Unless it's a specialist railway magazine, journalists just grab the first stock photo they find of a train. They probably concern themselves more with the proportons than the content. Journos tend not to do more than they have to, a recent copy of 'Rail' magazine appeared to me to be mostly...

It seems a pity that this trainspotters' extravaganza has been scheduled for a daytime slot when you consider it's target audience really ought to get out more.

It's not a particularly good April Fool joke. I much prefer the story about the Parking Ticket Vendor at Bristol Zoo who worked 'freelance' for many years, keeping the money for himself. Sadly, this too was nonsense.

I visited the Bluebell on opening day of the East Grinstead extension, the filthy weather kept the crowds at bay, but the Bluebell's temporary station was a bit chaotic. Matters are obviously in a state of flux, I'm sure once all the work has been done it will be much better. It was an excellent...

Am I missing something here? Wasn't 92214 built by BR? Quite honestly they could paint it pink and call it Doris for all I care. We've got more than enough 9Fs to go round. Obsessing about liveries seems pointless to me, it's only a coat of paint.

I think that some posters may be misunderstanding what ryan125hst is saying, he's not proposing that heritage lines should be in any way obliged to upgrade their operations to higher line speeds, simply that they should be allowed, more easily, to do so. I think this has limited possibilities...

I visited the NRM on Wednesday 10th of June, arriving outside at about twenty minutes before doors open at 10.00am. I'd anticipated the event being popular, but I was surprised at how many people were actually there. We got in fairly immediately, but were lucky to avoid the queue being stopped...

Yes, indeed, due to the unusual circumstances at Barry, very few locos were scrapped there. At the beginning, Woodham's were busy scrapping coal wagons, which are easier to process. Later on, Dai Woodham became more receptive to preservation groups. Due to the terms under which BR sold the locos...

Every train journey I make begins with an HST. They're still as comfortable as any more modern train, and don't show their age at all. But to be brutally sensible about it, this particular dog has definitely had it's day. Refurbishing and maintaining trains this old is going to become hideously...

Growth in rail freight over the last thirty years has been sporadic at best, and not anything like as impressive as passenger increases. For most of it's life BR was constricted by irksome statutory obligations which knocked any profit out of freight. Today's privatised operators are free to...

Network Rail's peculiar borrowing practices may be for political reasons (i.e. keeping it off the government's books) but it's hardly devious as it's a matter of public record. I would doubt any change in NR's funding is going to happen soon, but eventually their debts will exceed their ability...