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For those who don't know, the Stocksbridge (/Deepcar) Branch, which is the remaining section of the old Woodhead Line between Sheffield and Penistone, now seems to have lost its last remaining freight trains as has been well documented by forumites in this thread...

A varied tour programme announced thus far. Has anyone booked anything? I'm on the Cambrian Coast one, after being thwarted in previous years. I'm also looking at doing the Royal Windsor to get two of the Royal Claret 67's in, cover the Windsor Branch and explore Windsor for the first time...

As per the title, can anyone shed any light on the location of this photo please? Someone elsewhere has suggested it is the bridge over Herries Road near the current Hillsborough stadium on the current Deepcar/Stocksbridge branch. The bridge is a good match, but the land behind the bridge seems...

As per the title, should WCRC paint their diesel loco’s in individual historic liveries rather than their current drab maroon livery? LSL and others recently have shown the way in terms of painting heritage locomotives in some stunning paint jobs. I think this would attract more interest, be...

I today happened upon the information for the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's Steam Gala which takes place Thursday to Sunday in March. With it being a fairly modest length line and with the state of the economy and the heritage railway sector, I had fairly low expectations. However, I was...

You've got to say that repairing and re-opening 20km of rail line and building the rolling stock for it domestically, while fighting Russia, is very impressive. I assume this line will see a bit of freight use too...

I’ve previously travelled on a Sicily-Mainland Italy service which had an electric locomotive from Siracusa-Messina, then was shunted on to the ferry by a pair of diesel shunters, taken off by a single diesel shunter and then carried on Northwards with another electric locomotive. This gave 5...

I just thought this would make an interesting topic for discussion, and also help fellow forumites make decent purchasing decisions. When looking through retailers sites you see a huge variation in the level and quality of factory weathering; from barely anything to extremely grimy steam...

Time for a little positivity; - Technological innovation- class 769’s, 69’s etc. - Fairly constant stream of large quantities of new rolling stock entering service. - A few TOC’s have overhauled and upgraded large portions of their fleets recently e.g Northern, TP, TFW. Are any TOC’s doing a...

Well, this seems ambitious. Not only are they aiming for Transatlantic flights, but 35 other destinations too. Is this just wibble or can anyone see it working? It seems like trying to compete with the Republics' Aer Lingus for competitions sake- I was recently on one of their TransAtlantics and...

I've got a Northern complimentary return ticket to use. Please could someone advise on the most advantageous way to use it (ie which station destinations to choose) for the below scenario: My objective is to travel from Meadowhall to cover my two remaining lines on the Northern network on a...

A voyager just passed through Meadowhall P4 Northbound heading for Edinburgh via Barnsley. Was this planned? Is it for engineering work or route knowledge retention? Edit: just had an XC HST pass Southwards too near Elsecar...

Nowadays, there are quite rightly stringent checks to ensure that those working on the railways are fit for duty. However, historically have there always been rules or regulations regarding the consumption of alcohol on duty? 'Back in the day,' could a driver or fireman enjoy a Pint on their...

Passing today, beyond the usual old parcels stock there are some more recent additions. Can anyone explain where the 4-wheel MR truck has come from please? I’m guessing it’s not a genuine MR truck, just an old BR one re-painted? Any reason why it’s there? Also, there are a number of loaded...

On the Pathfinder Dorset Coast Explorer tour yesterday, it came up that Mk1's may not be allowed to continue operating on the mainline after next April. I did a search on here and I couldn't find anything about this and I can't find an official source for this, so is anyone aware of one please...

Looks an interesting one this one: https://www.branchline.uk/fixture_set_id.php?id=329

For operational and performance reasons the vast majority of steam-hauled services that grace our network travel chimney first. Most steam-hauled tours will turn the loco at the main passenger destination, using a turntable (Scarborough) or more commonly by doing a triangle turning move (WCRC at...

I’m looking to travel from Leeds (or possibly Carlisle) to Fort William on August Bank Holiday. Currently booking engines aren’t liking this journey as there is uncertainty around engineering works over that weekend. 1) Does anyone know when the engineering schedules are finalised and normal...

Hopefully, later this year I will be travelling on a couple of Amtrak routes. I’ve seen a few meals on youtube reviews and advice seems to be essentially to choose carefully. The steak seems to be consistently highly rated, but beyond that what meals do forum members rate? And any to definitely...

Can anyone clarify what is currently active in the West Coast Steam Pool for the Dalesman services please? I’ve seen recent footage of British India Line, so know that one, but what are the other potential loco’s? Also, interesting to note that 40145 is being used on some of the diesel legs...