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I’m also aboardthe17.00 from Edinburgh- currently stood again outside York,now about 55 late. LNER are quoting “arrival King’s Cross 22.19”.. rather optimistic I think…

I’m booked on the 1450 Inverness to Stirling today which Scotrail inform me has been partially cancelled. I believe it’s a broken down train somewhere south of Kingussie. Any more news on my chances of making it through to Edinburgh? Any further gen welcomed.

I’m a bit surprised to read “no issues” with motive power on the PDSR as, when I went down there in mid June and spoke to a guard, they’d just lost S160 for “possibly a few weeks” and with 7827 a kit of parts, he was crossing his fingers. Noticing the pic of 3803 at Kingswear made me ask if she...

Watching some YouTube this week I spotted the big 2-8-0 3803 parked under the train shed at Kingswear. I understand it’s been bought by the railway from the South Devon and wondered if anyone might know how far off starting her career on the line 3803 might be? I know the line’s availability of...

I can’t see how it was. The link he gives to Lumo’s site shows it spelled correctly.

Yes some, although mainly whisky.

Thanks David- very helpful.

The service stopped at Newbury so if the wires go as far as the racecourse that all makes sense, Newbury it must have been. Many thanks. 1604959720 You're quite right Energy, it was unit 802 102. Cheers.

I had a Paddington to Paignton run a week or two ago - my first journey on one of these. It was a 9 car unit. I had a stopwatch with me and ended up logging the running from Reading to Exeter. Talking to the on board train manager towards Paignton, he thought the pantograph came down at Newbury...

Thanks for that. I'll bear that in mind. Let me rephrase my question: If you wanted to plan a visit to the Torbay and Dartmouth railway based around particular locos, how would you go about finding out any loco roster gen - at least a week or two in advance of the visit so giving time to...

Hello all, is there a reliable way of knowing a little in advance what locos are scheduled on any given day, on the Dartmouth Steam Railway (is that its latest name?) this season? I'm not sure their website is very helpful- very much general visitor facing rather than catering for cranks too...

Thanks Ewan M and Mordac, appreciate that. I've sort of gained an interest in the last couple of years in these units as they were part of the ECML scene with the incomparable Deltics of the late 70s and they're a last tangible link with those much missed days. There's so much coverage on this...

There's much comment about the sad demise of class 313 on the Great Northern after 43 years. Can I just be clear, aren't there examples of the class still working for Southern on the Coastway route(s)? If so, when are these scheduled for withdrawal?

No, I don't always arrive close to to time - do you? There's no argument that the thing left four minutes early (which I think worthy of comment) at 17.01 and it's nothing to do with lingering departures on departure boards after trains have left. It was determined by the clock and railway...

We're discussing 1A95 16.21 Hull-KX. A northbound 1H05 was caped at Doncaster.

No, it was a 180.

If it's an 'honest mistake', then it's a mistake by at least two members of crew- I can't believe a driver will just set off because his signal is off - surely he's going to take a tip from his conductor/guard/train manager/whatever. Given how visible railway time is on platform indicators...

I drove my partner to Selby this afternoon as she was catching the 17.05 Hull Trains service to London (KGX). Mainly because I'm used to these services coming in from Hull two or three minutes down and as RTT showed it the usual 3 late at Howden, I was surprised to see the 180 unit arriving at...

In case anyone's interested, today it was 70810 a couple of minutes early passing Mortlake with just 7 DB/EWS liveried ballast wagons, only some full.

Great stuff 43096, many thanks. I'd wondered about the Eastleigh-Hoo possibility but wasn't sure it'd be routed this way. Thanks again...right, 10.38 now..now where's that camera?... Cheers.