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As has been discussed on here before LNER no longer want Stevenage - London (and return) passengers on their trains from December and so are adding pickup/setdown only restrictions onto their services. It seems they might not have quite thought it through though, as LNER staff use the trains...

I came to Amsterdam via Eurostar on the 0616 from London St Pancras yesterday morning, and I noticed that we passed through Den Haag HS and Leiden Centraal - is this the normal routing and has this always been the case? I’d thought/assumed Eurostar used the HSL between Rotterdam and Amsterdam

Hi all I’m in Amsterdam next week (thanks Eurostar sale!) and since managed to cover most of the city’s metro and trams last time, I’m thinking about getting a Holland Travel ticket on one or more of the days and exploring the NS network. Are there any interesting or particularly noteworthy...

Hi all I’m on an LNER 225 heading south on the ECML and a few minutes after passing through Grantham I was looking out of the window (left hand side facing the direction of travel) and I noticed what looked like a new bridge being built over the ECML at near right angle - if I didn’t know any...

Hi all I’m onboard the 1430 Kings Cross to Edinburgh from York where we were delayed departing for about 10 minutes. The TM announced that this was due to a broken down train just north of York station which has a fault affecting overhead wires in the York area. I’m just wondering what kind...

As it says above really. It certainly looks UK to me, electrified with 25kv AC and a mirror for DOO - I was thinking the LTS? [image shows a stock photo screenshotted from this article https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g949m4g41o ]

Hi all I’m currently having a debate with a friend about the noises the traction motors on UK Desiros (350s, 360s, 380s, 444s and 450s) make (sometimes referred to as the UFO sound) and hoping you guys have a better memory than I do. I’m ignoring the Desiro Cities for now as they’re much more...

Morning, I’m currently onboard a TfW mk4 set and purchased a first class upgrade and was charged £22.00 from Shrewsbury to Cardiff despite having a railcard. I’d checked brfares prior and was expecting to pay £14.50 (link) but the guard said you only get railcard discount on the initial ticket...

I’m currently waiting at Weston Super Mare for the above service however it is just showing as “delayed” on the screens. Does anyone know why it seems to be stopped at Highbridge & Burnham? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P76936/2023-11-28/detailed#allox_id=0

I can’t currently see a thread on this but I came across this tweet which seems to include a picture taken of some kind of internal system/log https://twitter.com/rmtliv5/status/1570668214295855104?s=46&t=Ctg0bbsI3rPjKhaFGFUiOA (I’m on mobile so apologise for not directly posting the image...

This week due to engineering works at Water Orton the Cross Country NE-SW services are diverted via Lichfield, with trains scheduled longer dwell times at Derby and New Street for the the trains to pick up the path of what would be the following train for the rest of the journey. Southbound...

Would I be right in saying that the Wright integral Streetdeck hybrids are the ones with a conventional layout and backseat downstairs, with the Wright bodies Volvo hybrids having a more odd layout? Or have I got it the wrong way around? Are there any other ways of easily telling them apart?

Does anyone on here know what EMT sprinter formations are booked for each Nottingham - Skegness service this Friday? Thanks in advance

Reported signalling issues at Derby. The line seems to be closed at the moment anyone have any more information?

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y00289/2015/08/07/advanced I arrived onto platform 6 at Sheffield this evening at around 1715 to see the above service formed of 2x185, with the rear set locked OOU (I don't think the engines in the rear seat were on, but that could be eco-mode deceiving...

On these trains, are the guards (or drivers?) able to type what is displayed on the exterior destination screen? Just wondering because I saw a Reading 450 at Feltham this morning with something I assume isn't what it normally shows (nothing bad of course - I liked it!)

I'm heading down to London this week and wouldn't mind riding on a 317/7 for the first time and so I'm wondering if anyone has access to the LO Class 317 diagrams? I understand they're mainly found at peak times? Thanks in advance

Does anyone know why this train was cancelled north of Birmingham (I saw on the NRE app that it was already cancelled north of NS at around 4.30-5). RTT says "This service was cancelled between Birmingham New Street and Newcastle due to a problem with the overhead line power collection...

Does anyone know what happened/is happening to these trains? Scrapped or are AnsaldoBreda hoping to sell them on?! :lol: And also what is currently running on HSL-Zuid? Just Thalys? What is the long term plan? Thanks, I realise I'm asking a lot of questions :p

It has now been announced that the extension is delayed and now won't open until 2015 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-28047636