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    125 GROUP TOURS - 2026

    Thanks. I'd have the scones, but I ate enough of those last weekend at a 60th Wedding Anniversary party.
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    125 GROUP TOURS - 2026

    Oh, that's epic.
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    New night train start-up - Nox

    Are Nox going to serve pudding? Or any other catering?
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    Recent trip to Latvia

    Took a trip to Latvia last month and had a couple of train rides, including on the DR1As that are still operating; many recently modernised. Very roomy interiors and the biggest toilet I've ever seen on a train! Does LDZ/Vivi have any ticket offices outside Riga? They also don't seem to do...
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    125 GROUP TOURS - 2026

    What food will be available on board tomorrow?
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    Brightline reported close to bankruptcy

    Baggage checking was a thing on trains in the past and indeed ships; often for stuff too large to be easily carried in a passenger carriage, like trunks. Wheeled luggage wasn't around until the 1960s. The Motor Luggage Vans existed for precisely that reason.
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    Increase in Blue & Grey preserved stock.

    Yes, they started pre-BR Blue.
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    Egypt Rail News - Summer 2026

    Unfortunately, the monorail vehicles are only four cars, so I can't reference a certain song from The Simpsons.
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    Increase in Blue & Grey preserved stock.

    Split rakes occurred in reality too.
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    Brightline reported close to bankruptcy

    Alligators got into their headquarters?
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    Tipping on Amtrak

    That sort of thing was apparently the norm in the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
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    Avanti West Coast - Renationalisation on March 7th 2027

    The 11.21 One West Coast service?
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    Increase in Blue & Grey preserved stock.

    Some places have Mark 3s now.
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    European cities with old trams

    More an interurban, I would say.
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    Increase in Blue & Grey preserved stock.

    Which was common in revenue service, especially due to the limited numbers of Mark 2 catering vehicles. See the Riviera set.
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    European cities with old trams

    Milan's are very old, going back to the 1930s.
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    Oh deer, disruption near Harold Wood

    There's a herd of deer in Harold Wood. They’re known to wander the streets in the housing estate.
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    European cities with old trams

    I've just come back from Riga. The Tatras are still very present, but they also have a bunch of Škoda 15T low-floor trams.
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    Heritage line with steepest gradient.

    Epping Ongar has a bunch of 1 in 70.
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    Caledonian Sleeper

    You aren't stuck in a cramped seat on the train.

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