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While I was at Norwich for a short while yesterday there were no fewer than 3 Class 68s. One was by itself and then two more came in with 3 Mark 2s, top and tailing them. Can anyone tell me what they were all doing - are there plans afoot to use them on regular services? (Or have I missed...

Is there any news about the latest batch of 66s? I believe they are due in to Newport Docks anytime soon. Can anyone confirm that - and possibly when they will be moved from there. Will they go for testing before release into service?

I am contemplating a trip to Glasgow later this month and I would normally catch the 09:09 out of Crewe. On my most recent trip - a few months ago - it was a 5 car Voyager set and very full. Can anybody tell me if it still run as a Voyager these days or is it likely to be a Pendolino - and...

Sorry if this has been covered before - searching the forum was not successful. On the station at Wolverhampton, and in several lineside locations between Wolverhampton and New Street, there are full size flat sculptures of what appear to be racehorses. Does anybody know who put them there...

I'm interested in finding out a bit more about the workings of 380s out of Edinburgh. I think it's true that there are Class 380s working towards North Berwick but are there other diagrams too? Are the North Berwick sets on a completely separate diagram or are they tied in with others - such...

I'm planning to visit Eastleigh by train on Tuesday 17th July. I wondered if it was possible to see the stored 508s from a public, legal, vantage point within reasonable walking distance of the station.

I have booked an advance First ticket from Euston to Wolverhampton travelling on the 15:23 train on March 21. The timetable shows that the 15:23 is the through train to Wolverhampton only - not for Chester for example - so I expect it to be a Pendolino. Virgin Trains have allocated me a seat...

I need only one more Class 158 - 158763 and I was wondering where I might see it. I recently spent time on Bristol Temple Meads and saw several of its fellows but not it. Are there any Class 158 diagrams that don't include Temple Meads?

I have noticed on many recent journeys that is a huge amount of rail left by the side of the track or in the 4 foot. It looks like there might be enough to enable tens if not hundreds of miles to be created. Do the infrastructure projects for track relaying not have a cost element included for...

Yesterday I travelled on the 16:23 from Euston to Wolverhampton. As soon as the platform was announced on the main departure screens in the main concourse area I darted off to the front of the train to make sure that I got a decent seat in Coach A - the quiet zone. As I reached the front...

It was announced not too long ago that the line speed between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury was to be increased. From my travels along that line it seems to be mostly straight and smooth and it seemed to me that the train could easily travel faster than it was doing. So what does it take to...