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I remember back in the 70s one of my favourite programmes was a series which examined historical railway accidents with the help of models and appeared to be low budget but was fascinating nevertheless, I can't remember any other details, does anyone else remember this and have any details?

Just been delayed 1 hour due to signalling problems between Barrhead and Dunlop, seems to be a recurring problem in the Lugton area. Can anyone explain why a Victorian contraption of brass levers, wires running along little wheels and mechanical signal arms still controls traffic on a busy...

Arriving at Dusseldorf mid week in March at around 1845 and travelling onto Koeln. Can anybody advise on the rail connections available, tickets/fares and where best to obtain tickets. Thanks.

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/hs2-decision-expected-to-be-made-this-week-as-johnson-calls-cabinet-meeting-over-its-future.199169/#post-4406665 I think the ordinary punters (as opposed to the council/business chatterers) in the New Tory gains would either not...

Locally in Kilmarnock we are hearing of an incident at Western Road where it crosses the Kilmarnock to Glasgow line involving Police etc, Scotrail website reports major disruption - anybody have further info?

An £80m "People Mover" is being considered linking an improved Paisley St James Station with the Airport Terminal as an alternative to the "TramTrain" scheme. Presumably this would entail an increased frequency on the Inverclyde Line?

Today I spotted a rake of VTG Tanks at the Kilmarnock Oil Depot. I haven't seen any rail traffic here for years. Does anyone know anything about this? Is it a one-off or is it to be regular? 60021 was the loco providing haulage.

Calmac have announced that regular services will commence between Ardrossan and Campbeltown in May. The service will be at weekends and will be an experiment for the summer only. Regular (Summer - passenger only) services from Gourock ceased in the early 1980s when it was down to once a...

The preserved P.S. Kingswear Castle currently based on the Medway is to move to the Dart to operate in conjunction with the DVR. She was originally built for sailings on the Dart in the 1920s but after withdrawal in the 1960s was preserved by the PSPS and ended up on the Medway where she was...

Just had a look at the new timetable, unless I've got it wrong there are no off peak express services from Stations Irvine to Ayr inc. to Paisley Gilmour St! Please tell me I'm wrong and I've just misread the timetable.

This is making the headlines in Scotland - apparently over a dismissed conductor. Scotrail "disputes" RMT's version. Anybody have more info?

I've noticed that large amounts of materials such as cable ducting, sleepers etc are being stockpiled under the new motorway viaduct on the Paisley line just before it joins the main approach lines into Central. Is it for enhancement or just replacement - theres an out of use line next to the...

I will be attending a course at Fleetwood in mid May and would love a wee run on the Trams - is the new revamped system still going to open at Easter? Official website not very helpful.

Does anybody have any comments on this (light blue touchpaper and retire:twisted:).? I for one won't be able to comment on the film as I can't afford the time off work that would result if I was to go and see it. Just listening to a 30 second promo on ClassicalFM almost sent me into a seizure...

The attractive glass and wood structure which was built to be the Eurostar processing facility at platform 11 is being demolished, anybody know why?

With most re-openings, particularly in England just "pie in the sky" is there any scope for line re-openings using narrow gauge, say metre gauge, using modern swiss equipment off the peg? There may be a million reasons why this could'nt happen in the UK, there usually are! Would it in reality...

As a regular user of the Ayr line I'm starting to see the 380s on test, any idea when the first public service will be?