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Battery powered/assisted traction appears to be increasingly advocated for the DMU replacement programmes that are going to be coming up over the next decade. DMUs are currently outbased overnight at various locations that don’t have refuelling facilities. In terms of the new trains with battery...

I like FOI because you can ask anything including those weird questions. Transport for London says they’re naturally darker and nothing to do with genetics or conditions they live in. https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-3276-2425

Has anyone got any recommendations for taking photos of trains in the Bangor area, north Wales? I have a car so have quite a bit of flexibility. I have had a quick look at Trainspots but that only appears to have options near Llandudno. I would like to avoid railway station platforms. Thank you

I am looking for a copy of the report that the All Party Parliamentary Group on Heritage Railways has produced with regards to public transport and tourism with a particular focus on heritage railways. Has anyone read it and if the copy is in the public domain, please could you share it. Thank...

Is there any obligation on a bus operator providing a commercial route/service to sign up to county/area wide ticketing schemes? Is there any “firm” guidance? I am aware that they are usually run as a “separate” organisation to the local authority transport body with governance including the...

Has anyone got any background into why the route for phase 1 of Nottingham tram was chosen particularly the route south of Wilkinson Street. Do any parts of this section follow any former railway lines? How many redevelopment/property demolitions and road layout changes were required? Most...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/%C2%A32million-is-pledged-to-make-way-for-future-skelmersdale-train-station.205515 This is moving us to speculative but an easier implementation than the station might be the power supply upgrade and existing infrastructure...

Call for contributions to Haxby bid to NSF3. Many of you will be aware that it was not successful in round 1. Potential NSF3 bid for you @Jorge Da Silva https://www.york.gov.uk/news/article/188/the-case-for-a-new-railway-station-at-haxby-have-your-say

I have just booked tickets through the oui SNCF app. They wanted a mobile phone number. I entered my number with an international call reference for a UK number. Will I get any texts to confirm my booking or is it French numbers only or is it only used if there are issues? Thank you

Has anyone got any thoughts or comments about anything of interest that is rail or public transport based on Copenhagen. Also interested in model railways and museums.

Just seen this Tweet that is being completed by ITS students at Leeds Uni. I’m sure it might inspire some people! https://twitter.com/itsleeds/status/1053239860457287680?s=21 Today's the day! Teams of students have embarked upon a day-long journey around West Yorkshire in this year's Metropoly...

Leeds City Council are consulting on a number of projects in the city centre, one of which is the quality of their bus shelters. https://leedscitycentretransport.commonplace.is/schemes/proposals/city-centre-bus-stops/details The shelters are a fairly standard design There is a little niggle...

Two years ago, the government announced the winners of the Rail Tourism Fund. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rail-tourism-winners-announced Very interested to find out what has happened since. Velorail doesn’t seem to have taken off.

I was just wondering if anyone could flesh out the background to Luton Airport Parkway being opened in 1999. Who/what provided the momentum to get it constructed? Where did the money come from? How did an airport with under 4m passengers justify such an investment

There are three bridges at New Pudsey railway station 1. The footbridge serving the station 2. The narrow road bridge allowing cars to access the railway station car park 3. The bridge that allows the A647 Ring Road to cross the railway line Looking at bridge number 3, does there appear...

Has anyone got any details about this new depot for Concrete in Warrington. The exact location and what has been built would be great as well as the length of the trains expected to use it...

I am on 158906 with some new PA kit inside. How long has this been on? It has destination scrollers at the end of a carriage and screen showing next stops in the middle of the carriage. The carriage is also heavily sponsored on the outside

Can you use rail tickets that are from a national rail station to zone 1 on London buses in zone 1? A colleague was interested following the tube closure at Kings Cross earlier this week.

The Department for Transport have offered £1m for projects to encourage more people to travel by rail Any suggestions? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-1-million-competition-to-boost-rail-tourism

Is anyone able to advise if the funding was confirmed for the Barking Riverside extension on Tuesday https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/finance-and-policy-committee