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In my area there have recently been split services with normal routes running (123) and extra (123S) services for school only to reduce school passengers mixing with regular passengers due to restricted occupancy (although in practice it ended up with all the school students on the normal...

Can anyone confirm if it was just buses that had Leyland epicyclic gearboxes that had an air controlled throttle (TL11, 6LXB Olympians, Atlanteans, Tigers and Nationals)? Or were there any others (ZF/Voith Olympians, Lynxes & retrofit re-engined Nationals/Tigers)? I am also curious to know if...

I was looking at a couple of different sources at the minimum age you can drive certain vehicles and I noticed that category D which went from 21 to 24 in 2013 seems to be showing as 18 on one of them. Looking at the ones that state it is 24, they also refer to European requirements that set the...

Can anyone confirm if the N-KAG batch of Optare bodied Mercedes O405's had Voith transmissions? I believe the later ones were ZF from a dashboard photo along with the Black Prince/Arriva bunch but someone on Flickr mentioned that there were some with EYMS that were Voith, although the only Voith...

Can anyone confirm how VAMBAC units operated in relation to the in cab control lever? Was there an increase, hold, and decrease position similar to early AC electric locomotives or was the only way to decrease the power level to move the handle to the off/coast position then apply power again...

I am trying to find out what brake systems/handles where fitted to original build BR loco's before modification to dual brake systems. Later class 40's I believe had the same as 14/15/17/later Hymek's (7044-7100) (black cylinder - push down to release) earlier class 40's I believe where the...

What happens on the timetables when clocks are set back (or forward in spring)? I had a look on Realtime Trains and I can't see anything that would give any clue to what happens.

I was reading about the three ex Leeds trams 600-602. 602 having VAMBAC (Variable Automatic Multinotch Braking And Control) fitted. 601 apparently had something called EP system, can anyone confirm what this is? Is it similar to the controls on Centenary trams or another version of VAMBAC...

Does anyone know what times class 170's run between Stockport [SPT] and Manchester Piccadilly [MAN]? Thanks, LH.