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I was going through my old school books, and found a gem from 1975 (I was 12 at the time). In an essay I wrote about the history of transport, in the railways section, under the heading "Colour-Light Signalling", I very confidently wrote "The old semaphore arm has been replaced by colour-light...

Does any UK rolling stock A/C partially recirculate or recycle air (as I understand happens on at least some planes)? This may become significant in the coming weeks, particularly for older people or those in poor health if the COVID-19 virus spreads as predicted.

I wonder if Oxford to Bedford would be a candidate for battery trains. I'm sure I saw a claim from Vivarail that by the end of this year they would have battery trains capable of a 60 mile range *and* a 10 minute recharge. Given that Oxford to Bedford will be about 50 miles by rail, this looks...

National rail report all lines blocked at Bromsgrove. From RT trains some trains appear to be stranded approaching Bromsgrove (but may have e.g. reversed now if possible). Some XC services seem to be diverting via Droitwich and Kidderminster (trains 'disappearing' at Abbotswood Junction, but I...

Does anyone know the best place to find information of which lines/stations etc. still have working semaphore signals and/or manually operated level crossings? I've done a bit of searching on this site and elsewhere but the information i'm finding is mostly either incomplete or out of date.

Broken rail at Hartlebury reported on National rail. Normally this would only affect local passengers but there's a serious impact on cross country because the current works in the Bromsgrove area mean all the XC services are diverted via Kidderminster/Droitwich etc and thus are passing through...

Anyone know why the 09:41 from NOT to BHM today (04/07/16) was a Voyager instead of the usual Turbostar? The only time we usually see a Voyager in Nottingham is the 06:37 to Bournemouth. Edit: NOT=Nottingham BHM=Birmingham New Street Names added for station codes as requested below.

Anyone got an idea how busy the 12:49 Leeds-Settle-Carlisle train is likely to be on Friday 23rd January? I'm planning a trip with my disabled wife who really needs a seat and want to know if this train is likely to be rammed/quite full/half empty/nearly empty. I'm guessing half empty but any...