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How could they resume service in the future when these trains are now being used on other services? It would mean that domestic services would have to be cut back. I just can not see that happening. Surely the usage of these on domestic services now and the complete refurbishment and conversion...

That could explain some of them. But it still does not explain why some of the old 70s and 80s and 90s era BREL built DMUs and EMUs (and more recent era British built Aventra and Electrostar and Turbostar units) have recently been issued these numbers over the past five years or so. They have...

Can you expand on what you mean? Those are the original files. I obtained the files through an FOI request and they are the exact ones that played all over the National Rail network. MrJeeves used those original files that i obtained to create that generator. Nothing has been modified and his...

Why does almost all rolling stock get issued with these twelve digit EVN numbers nowadays? Everything has it now. All new rolling stock has these numbers. Sometimes it is displayed on the exterior next to the carriage numbers and sometimes only in the cabs. But even lots of old BREL stock has...

Buslovskaya is a normal station served by CZPPK suburban trains. It definitely does not count. It is the terminus station. You can always travel directly from Buslovskaya to dozens of other Russian stations and you can travel directly from dozens of other Russian stations to Buslovskaya too. Two...

Ah thank you. I had not realised that it was booked. More common that i thought. Reminds me of the old days when you when often get substitutions resulting in 150 / 153 / 156 / 170 units on Norwich to London Liverpool Street services.

Edgware Road Bakerloo, High Street Kensington, Pimlico, Vauxhall, are four stations where i have heard "London Regional Transport" within the last three months. The day before yesterday was the last time i heard it. Any of the stations with the older Henrietta Bess announcements have it (the...

That will probably never be updated. London Underground are extremely slow at updating things. When it comes to station announcements they are very incompetent. Even today they still have announcements referring to "London Regional Transport" at dozens of tube stations which are now over twenty...

A very rare 16 coach 745+755 formation has happened on an ECS move recently. Not sure exactly when this happened but i came across these being shared on social media this morning. First time i have ever heard of a 745+755 being coupled together so i wonder if it is happened before? Are they...

That makes sense because London Overground is still the operator. They never say "Mole Valley Line" when trains via Dorking are disrupted or "North Downs Line when trains via Dorking Deepdene" are disrupted or "Arun Valley Line" when trains via Horsham are disrupted etc. I would expect National...

A shame they are going for double deck stock. I hate double deck trains. They always feel far more cramped and less spacious than normal single deck trains. Also they are much poorer for accessibility. Surely it would have made sense to simply order some more Siemens Velaro Class 374 trains...

What is the most amount of border crossings that one train makes? It can be either the same international border or multiple international borders or a mixture of both? The line from Rogatec (Slovenia) to Hromec (Croatia) crosses the border an incredible 15 times within a very short period...

Metro North in the USA have just announced an extension of their services beyond Poughkeepsie to Albany which is very surprising to hear. Especially at a time when public transport funding in the USA is being cut. It says that Spring 2026 is when the service will start...

I have had a look through the German version of the website and found one reference to "Zugbegleiter" here: https://www.belgiantrain.be/de/products/supplements/bike So it seems "Zugbegleiter" is what SNCB/NMBS/NGBE they officially call their guards in the German speaking area. I can not find...

Monaco Monte Carlo would certainly count. It is the only station that exists within the entire country. So no trains are possible to anywhere else in the country. Strpci in Bosnia is another one. There used to be trains to one other station in Bosnia at neighbouring Goles but that station has...

The line in Mauritania from Nouadhibou to Zouerat passes through Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) for a couple of miles. It is the iron ore train but it carries passengers too. The train makes no stops and there is no border control. Most people do not even realise that they are...

They have changed the job title of the subway drivers to "Train Operator" on the NYC Subway quite a few years ago. I am sure that a lot of staff on the NYC Subway probably still refer to themselves as the "Motorman" or "Motorperson" but it is no longer an official job title any more. London...

It surprises me how they allow the German language to be ignored or have a much lower status especially when you consider how strict they are with ensuring that Dutch and French are used first in the correct order in the correct areas. Just look at that incident recently where a guard greeted...

Thank you for the information. So it seems like the role Hoofdconducteur translates as "Head Conductor" or "Chief Conductor" or similar. Was there ever a time in the Netherlands when trains would have both a "Conducteur" and a "Hoofdconducteur" onboard? Is that how the title first started and...

These kinds of issues are fairly common with TrainFX unfortunately. I have seen that happen before with two screens showing different information. It is well known to be one of the cheapest and worst quality PIS systems. Another very common thing is for the announcements and screens on TrainFX...