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Please excuse my ignorance and asking of silly questions... but are these barrier coaches? I've had a Google but never seen so many together - but I suppose they do get moved around as needs must. Anyways, I would just like to be sure what I saw. Thanks!

Hi all, Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong part of the forum. On the Gospel Oak to Barking line in north London, on an embankment retaining wall, there's a sign saying "Carnaby Street". I'm no dedicated follower of fashion but this is nowhere near Carnaby Street. Bigger here...

Can anyone identify the class of this loco, waiting at Willesden Junction, presumably early 20th Century? http://thumbs3.picclick.com/d/w1600/pict/400403569918_/Middlesex-postcard-Willesden-Junction-Loco-No-147.jpg I've tried searching the number 147, and all manner of LMS / MR (I assume)...

Probably a dumb question, but what is Port Arthur in relation to something just outside of Euston? Is it a shed? Or just a name for a location? Or is it another name for the Parkway Tunnel? (Which should be properly referred to as the Park Street tunnel?) And who or what is Port Arthur? I...

The story is that the hydraulic lifts at St Pancras were powered by water raised up from the buffers. I've heard this story a few times, and indeed it was mentioned here once - http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=309742 and at RMWeb here ...

Hi all, Did anyone see this the other night? http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pjt19/Murder_on_the_Victorian_Railway/ At one point the commentary says something like "...Fenchurch Street : 150 years ago this was the start of a new suburban route called the North London Line."...

Hi everyone - first time here, so please excuse me if this request is not relevant or not possible! I was going through some old family photos the other day, and came across this. Presumably it's at a heritage line somewhere, probably in the mid 70s - and I'm wondering where. Does anyone...