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I am sure the mods will merge if they do not feel there is a need for a separate thread, but it strongly appears that Man Vic to Stalybridge is a separate project from the rest of the transpennine route so I thought it deserved its own thread. There is a blockade shortly and the rest of the...

I have put summary links to the electrification threads I can find - here. This thread is a constant work in progress. First of all I have had many requests to put the link to Garry Keenor's (C.Eng) excellent work on Electrification here. It is available as a free download. As new versions get...

Electrification is not just about electrification. OK I know I am probably preaching to the choir here but electrification is more than just about electrification. In the USA they let all their infrastructure decay. In the UK there is a more enlightened attitude and infrastructure does get...

Electrification Teams OK I admit this is speculative and due to my lack of patience. Mods feel free to merge/delete etc. I know the Electrification RUS update will probably come out in the next 6 months then it will be followed by the HLOS early 2017. However, I think many have realized that...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Passenger_Train Would someone mind double checking this wiki on Ic225 ex APT under legacy please? I could swear it is wrong. I thought the Class 91 was designed so that the traction motors fit under the bogies to reduce unsprung mass and lower the center...

Well it was suggested in the Manchester - Liverpool Electrification thread that we have a seperate Transpennine thread. Now I know that Manchester - Stalybridge is actually part of the Northern Hub project , but to me, haulage bashing Peaks in the 1970s-1980s - Liverpool-Newcastle was classed as...

Does anyone remember the published books (forgot the publisher - was it Platform 5?) of 1H80, 1H81, 1H82, 1H83 etc. Basically it was a list of diagrams. I used it to know what type of loco was on a diagram and where to get the return leg etc for maximum mileage behind a particular loco...

OK I am travelling back from the USA on Saturday June 30th and will get the train from Preston -Manchester Airport on Wednesday July 11th. Will I be able to notice any signs of electrification from Euxton Junction - Windsor Bridge-Oxford Road? Was hoping to use this thread as an update on...

OK - I live inthe USA and travel home frequently. Each time I come home I try and buy a Rail Magazine to keep up to date with news. I joined this forum for the same purpose. In the past it was a no-brainer - I would buy RAIL (many years ago in the 1980s it was called Rail Enthusiast). This used...

Hey guys, sorry if this is posted elsewhere, what was the best Railtour you ever went on and why. Mine was the DAA Anglo-Scottish Freighter May 1985 Double Headed NB Class 25s out of London Marylebone to start via Claydon NE etc. Plenty of freight lines, loads of good haulage. Had a pair of...