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I thought I would start a thread on this topic because I would like to see if there are still people around that remember it. I am attaching a photograph of the wiring train doing its stuff 3.9 miles north of Preston at the now removed crossover that then continued onto the Barton and Broughton...

Well since arriving back from living in the USA I have set quite a few travel goals. DONE GOBLIN Elizabeth Line Thameslink Core All 4 Glasgow -Edinburgh lines TO DO Docklands Light Railway Observe and document all current electrification projects I will update the thread as I complete

I have always set goals and when I lived in the USA I had the goal of flying in and out of the Top 100 US airports by passenger numbers. I appreciate it changes slightly each year but I kept up with those changes. I also had the goal of flying in and out of all 50 states which I also achieved...

Most trains are cancelled or heavily delayed in the Preston area ( as of March 18 2026 at 07.00). I personally witnessed Platforms clogged with trains going nowhere but did not take a picture. Rail replacement busses are nowhere to be seen. I have attached two pictures. First one is of an...

Hope the mods dont mind but I thought a general thread was in order about the Middle East airspace/airports closure and resulting diversion flights. So March 1st my wife and I were supposed to fly on QATAR routing KUL (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) - DOH (Doha,Qatar) - MAN - 14 hours earlier I saw...

OK -this is a strange one. The FAA has closed ELP (El Paso, Texas) for 10 days citing national security concerns. I am trying to find out more from my sources. https://elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/unexplained-faa-order-shuts-down-el-paso-southern-new-mexico-airspace-for-10-days/

Ok, for those who do a lot of cruises, they will have visited a lot of ports. I have only done 4 cruises but also travelled around the US a lot. Here is my list of ports in the order I first sailed from/to. Dover Ostend Portsmouth Ryde Le Havre Lymington Pier Calais Fleetwood Douglas Holyhead...

Well I am living back in the UK so I am planning a few trips by plane not just train. On my radar is Papa Westray to Westray - shortest commercial flight in the world. Also , I would not mind doing the beach landing on Barra. I usually like a back up plan such as a nearby...

Of the railway authors, who is your favourite and why? My personal one is Roger Ford. I have read every Informed Sources since inception. He is very knowledgeable. Ian Walmsley is funny.

I have just read an article online in the Lancashire Evening Post. I will try and post a link shortly. (see post 5) Basically it is saying the signs in and outside and around the station are very confusing and even misleading and they are all going to be removed and well over100 new ones put up...

Just got an email from Network Rail stating that major work with lights and noise will happen in my area December 24th -27th involving replacing the contact wire and catenary. So basically Preston to Catterall area. I will also post photos during the work if possible.

mods note - split from this thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-45-names.288396/ LADY !

Not too sure if this is worthy of its own thread (MODS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MERGE/DELETE etc) but I have received this from NR. 4 months of work on the stretch of WCML between Preston and Lancaster. Hello Graham, As the operator of the railway, we’re responsible for keeping passengers and...

I hope the moderators dont mind but I thought this deserved its own thread. Reopening the old GWML electrification thread would be tediously long.

Wow- horrible news. First of all King Charles and now the Princess of Wales officially announced.

I have a horrible feeling it is not going to end well - for anyone. I pray I am wrong. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67037895

There are so many HS2 Threads that for my own sanity I have compiled a compilation here. HS2 Euston https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/hs2-euston.242730/ HS2 TBM Progress https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/hs2-tbm-progress.240683/ HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct Construction thread...

Love this from a German Scientist. Plenty of detail. https:// youtu . be / Zklo4Z1SqkE

I apologize if not newsworthy but at 10.20 today a Pendolino went into the Barton loop 4 miles north of Preston and 2 minutes later another Pendo passed it at speed. Certainly a first for me. Sorry I don’t have the reporting numbers. Mods please lock if not newsworth.

(Mods I was tempted to put this in speculation but -----) Rail Technology Magazine says that a strategic Outline business case for Shrewsbury to Birmingham electrification will go before the SoS this summer...