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When boarding an Azuma (800206) to travel from Doncaster to Retford after attending the event at Wabtec Doncaster on Saturday, the smell from the CET tanks was noticeable while standing on the platform at the toilet end of coach C. The smell was also present inside the carriage, not quite as...

What is this venting steam just behind Flying Scotsman's chimney? I noticed the same thing on Tornado's boiler. The safety valve is at the cab end of the boiler, and it's not a whistle. Does anyone know what it is?

Have the Severn Valley Railway discontinued their Operations site? https://www.svrlive.com/operations It used to be updated weekly, giving traffic notices and working timetables for each day available as a PDF as well as displaying locomotive allocations. It hasn't been updated since the end of...

I’ve been interested in trains in Europe over the last few days and have been surprised at just how many different voltage standards and signalling systems there are, with many TGV and ICE trains having compatibility with multiple systems. Taking the latest ICE3 NEO as an example, they are...

Lille-Europe has four platforms: Platforms 44 and 46 are under the main concourse and are used by Eurostar services to Brussels as well as trains from Calais to Paris and beyond; and platforms 43 and 45 which are used by London bound Eurostars. However, these platforms are also used by TGV’s to...

If you look at the live departure boards for LeShuttle, you will see three boarding groups for each shuttle, e.g. A1, A3 and A5; or B1, B3 and B5 etc. They seem to go around the alphabet for each subsequent departure. But do each of the numbers have a meaning? Does it relate to the location on...

I posted a thread similar to this many years ago, but now a number of new trains have entered service, plus a few questions weren't answered back then, so I thought it was time to ask again! What equipment is located in the kitchens of the various trains on the network that offer a catering...

How many staff do LNER have onboard these days in the various configurations of trains they operate? Every train will obviously have a driver and train manager. I presume there's at least one member of staff for the Cafe Bar, and perhaps a couple for first class service? I think I'm right in...

I watched this old video of an East Coast Intercity 225 the other night and noticed the strange sound the DVT produces. I know all the Mark 4 coaches have a static converter (which converts the 1000V AC Electric Train Supply to 400V AC three phase power for use by air conditioning, catering etc)...

As many will be aware, the Great Central Railway (Loughborough) has double track from Loughborough to Rothley, and it is comprehensively signaled, with Absolute Block in operation between Loughborough and Quorn and Woodhouse; Quorn and Woodhouse and Swithland Sidings; and Swithland Sidings and...

New rolling stock has been rolled out in many areas in recent years. New trains often have distributed traction with greater horsepower than the trains they replaced. When you combine this with more electric trains being introduced and, on some routes, the introduction of air conditioning when...

There has been quite a bit of disruption over the last week on the ECML for a variety of reasons. When looking on LNER's Twitter feed (or rather X as we are supposed to call it now...) I noticed that there is no reference to disruption beyond yesterday. Even the maps showing the location of...

As an Engineer, I was wondering about how the traction and auxiliary equipment is arranged throughout an Azuma (and other Class 80x) trains. I asked a question about the transformers on the Class 810 thread but I thought it deserves a thread of its own. My understanding of the Class 80x trains...

Four years ago, I posted about the zone letters that were being installed across LNER managed stations: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/lner-station-platform-zones.219743/ Are these still in use or has the idea been dropped? I ask because I saw a video from early 2024 where station...

I've just seen a recent video of Ipswich station and noticed that the warning lights by the barrow crossing at the London end of the station were covered over. Looking back at other videos, this seems to have been the case for a couple of years. One shot seemed to show a new metal fence as well...

Has anyone else managed to register on the unofficial NYMR forum? I tried months ago and had no success. I tried again a few days ago and it recognised that my email address and username had already been used but I have not been able to reset my password. I sent a message to board admin but I am...

Has the National Railway Museum's balcony been permanently closed now following the conversion of the workshop to the Wonderlab? I have noticed on videos of York station that there appears to be two large air conditioning units on what appears to be the balcony. Someone also said the signalling...

A number of Mark 3 carriages have been fitted with Controlled Emission Toilets in recent years, namely CrossCountry, GWR and Scotrail's HST sets, and Greater Anglia's loco hauled sets during their final few years of service. However, following new requirements by Network Rail, it seems charter...

Forgive me if there is already a thread discussing this, but as I'm sure many are aware, the Station Hall is currently closed for redevolpment as they are installing a new roof and demolishing the wall at the end of it to be replaced with windows. The yard is also closed while they do this work...

I found the following photo of a split flap departure board at Edinburgh Waverley, dating to 1989: https://www.flickr.com/photos/66289212@N07/32762905665 It has made me curious as to how it dealt with all the calling patterns for all the different services. Clearly the time and platform number...