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A dozen male train drivers in Sweden have circumvented a ban on shorts by wearing skirts to work in hot weather. Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22828150 Have any of the drivers on here thought of this in the recent warm weather? :lol:

Just thought I'd let the forums know that the Oxfam bookshop on Market Walk in Huddersfield (where I currently volunteer) had a recent donation of a fair-sized collection of railway books, including several 'Dalesman' guides. These are now available for sale on the table in the centre of the...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-22285575 The stopover in Tehran might be useful if anyone needs to scratch off their last few 141s! :lol:

Reading up about the use of 121s at Chiltern and ATW, I was wondering whether any operators might have looked at a similar operation, perhaps using 2/3-car units. It occurred to me that summer services on the Looe, Newquay and St. Ives branches would perhaps be suitable for use of overhauled...

Having lived in various areas of England over my almost 31 years- I have often wondered if other areas of the country would benefit from having regional transport funding and decisions handled by bodies similar to Metro/Centro/TfGM and the others set up in 1974? To me, the prime candidates...