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Hi all, Meaning to post this for a while, but a couple of weeks back I bought tickets for a return from a certain WCML station to Euston. VT on the way there and LNWR back. After I'd bought them I read the summary and was shocked to find I had bought first class tickets for the return. I went...

Well, this'd be interesting to know. Are you for or against no yellow front ends or does it depend on the stock etc.? Thanks

Hi all, Just a quick question: how many posts do you need to be an established member? I thought it was 1000 but I've recently seen established members with less than that. Thanks

Hi all, Reading through old threads it's quite interesting to see how much thing have progressed for example the threads on franchise changes and especially the HS1 work. I've also seen that there were many established members and members with high post counts that have been inactive for...

Hi all, Just curious about who makes UK railway signals? Is it a mixture of companies or one that solely makes them? I am enquiring because I remember seeing 'Royal British Legion Industries' on a banner repeater at Banbury. Any help appreciated. Thanks

Hi all, Just been looking at RTT for WCML tomorrow and there are a couple of STP services (5Z01 and 5Z02 for example). 5Z01 is working ECS London Euston to Preston and 5Z02 is working back, Preston to London Euston. I assume it will be the same train as they arrive and leave the same platform...

Hi all, Just been near the Newton Abbot to Bovey Tracey branch line and I'm quite intrigued. Is the line actually shut or can it be used if needs be and when and what was the last service? On track maps it also says part of it is not OOU so is the 'in-use' part still used for stabling, for...

Hi all, Can anybody kindly provide me with a list of the preserved and mainline locos currently at Barrow Hill. Looking to go soon and I've heard a couple of 68s are currently stored there. Thanks

Hi all, I am currently looking into getting a 2nd monitor for my PC. I want 2 desktops so both monitors will show different screens, but there is a slight problem. My PC only has 1 HDMI output and getting a HDMI dual splitter will just send the same picture to both monitors. Has anybody got any...

Hi all, On a Saturday a couple of weeks ago I went to Norwich for a day out spotting. I managed to get numbers for 4 of the 5 class 153s that GA have, but I later travelled past Crown Point depot and saw (what looked like) another class 153 inside. Could this've been the one I didn't get the...

Hi all, Just been looking into the Nuneaton train crash and found out that 86242 was the loco that went into the station canopy. Researching further on 86242 it appears it worked for Anglia in the early 2000s and has now been exported abroad. Is this the same loco that was involved in the...

Hi all, Having missed an hourly service from Coventry to Nuneaton (not wanting to wait another hour) I was wondering if my ticket would allow my journey via Rugby? I asked the ticket office and they said it wasn't valid, but I'd have thought it'd say not valid via Birmingham and/or Rugby? Is...

Hi all, On a recent journey from Nuneaton to Coventry I noticed the destination display inside just read 'Class 153' for the entire journey, but on the return showed all of the correct stations. Any reasons for this, maybe it wasn't set up on the outward journey? Thanks

Hi all, I passed Leicester LIP yesterday, and getting the loco numbers is a nightmare with those wagons in the way! Does anybody have a list of the locos at the front of the depot (parallel to the wagons)? Also, I saw (what looked like) 2 Europhoenix 37s which I am assuming to be 37800...

Hi all, At Peterborough A VTEC service just rolled a couple of inches from platform 4 with doors still open. A loud hissing noise just before it rolled. Thanks

Hi all, I'd like to make a thread with a list of useful railway websites (for tracking, maps, timetables etc.) You have the obvious ones: RealTime Trains: http://realtimetrains.co.uk Open Train Times: http://opentraintimes.com For loco/unit sightings and tracking I like to use...

Hi all, Any idea what is on this? http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U62821/2017/08/10/advanced I've tried looking but I can't find anything. Thanks :)

Hi all, I had no idea what I was doing today so I was thinking of popping down to Rugby. I remember seeing videos and photos of 86259 (Les Ross) and a class 88 just out of the station. Does anybody know if they are there today and if so, what number the 88 is? I just need 005 and 009...

Hi all, After looking at my photos of 37558, I noticed that the number on the front of the train reads 424, but on the side reads 37558. Is there any reason for this? Thanks

Hi all, Just seen a trio of class 325s and although I've noticed it before, I was just wondering what the blue lights on the sides meant? They look like door interlock lights but they're on when the train is moving. Any ideas? Thanks :)