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I've skimmed through the 200+ pages in the Class 800 discussion, but been unable to find an answear to the rather simple question: What is the difference between a class 800 and a class 802, other than the formations and number of coaches per unit? As I understand it the 802 were supposed to...

Hi, This November me and my mother are going on a trip to Bristol. We will be flying with Scandinavian Airlines into Heathrow and then catch a train from Paddington. As we will be making an very early start in Sweden we would like to travel first class to make the trip as enjoyable as possible...

Here are a few photos from my workplace in Fagersta Central PSB, Sweden. Commissioned in 1960 and controlling about 35 miles of mostly single track on two different lines, it is one of the smaller PSBs, but still a major junction. The switches on the main panel is used to set routes, while the...

Hi all, I'm trying to find some older timetables for the WCML, from the years after electrification reached Glasgow but before the DVTs, ca 1976-88. I've searched at Google but nothing has come up so far. I need them to do some authentic Train Simulator activities.

Here is a Youtube clip which I've been recording during the last few days. You will see plenty of freight trains, as well as Class X14 and X50 EMUs on local passenger services. We also take a look at the control board in the signal box. According to the current plan, the box will sadly be...

Hi, To start with, let me (re)introduce myself. I'm a 19 year old swede and recently became the youngest signaller on the Swedish railways. For now I work in a local signal box at a station called Fagersta Central, however in a few years it will close and be transfered to a signalling centre...

Hi, I'm building a N-gauge model railway which is set somewhere along the WCML in northern England. The double track main line passes through a small village. It's a very simple layout, with just the double track mainline going through and a hidden yard on the back side. With track laying and...

Hi! Me and some friends (who have absolutely no interest in trains) are planning a trip to London this summer. I've started to look for a place to stay. My friends haven't been to the UK before, however it's my 10th trip or so so I know my way around rather well. From previous experience I've...

The daily Mora - Östersund passenger service has just left the station in Orsa! :)

Hi all! Me and a friend are going to travel around in the UK with a InterRail pass for a week in August. The plan is to take the Caledonian Sleeper up to Inverness, and then slowly work our way south during the week. Now I need some advice. What is the easiest way to reserve a sleeping...

Hi! This is just a thing that I have been thinking about, as the UK is world-leading in the field of private-operated trains. As you may know, we have been going in the quite same direction in Sweden (however our state-owned rail company still exists). Theoretical, anyone can start a train...

The Roslagsbanan (Roslagen Railway) is the last fully operational narrow gauge (891mm) line in Sweden (although there are several narrow gauge steam railways). It lies in Stockholm's northeastern suburbs, but it also reaches far out in the countryside. The Roslagen network consists of three...

Hi! Have there been any named expresses on the GEML in the past? Google can't find anything. At least a couple of years back, there was a limited stop service from Norwich to London in the morning, and back in the evening named "The East Anglian". The service still runs, but is it still named?:)

Hi! I thought that you might be interested in seeing some swedish trains.:wink: Here are a couple of videos of swedish trains, all shot by myself. Enjoy and feel free to ask any questions about the swedish railways!:) Southbound InterCity passing Flemingsberg, south of Stockholm, on the down...

Hi! My very first post here... I travelled on the "Highland Chieftain" from Inverness to London today, it was very smoot and we arrived exactly on time. However, I now have a few questions regarding the southern ECML. Most of the line from Peterborough to London seemed to be four track...