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I retired as an operational railwayman and it is 15 years since I was actively involved in an industry in which I spent around 38 years trying to keep trains running. When I checked my free pass allocation I was surprise to find I hadn't actually been on a train, save for one short ten minute...

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/rail-spending-electrification-derby-birmingham-1761849 As usual with any government proposal - very short on any actual detail on how this would be achieved. No cost estimates and a timescale so far in the future that most will have forgotten it ever...

1A41 1335 Manchester - Euston appears to have been blocking the UML near to Macclesfield since around 1400. Its unclear what the problem is - one source says OLE defect, another says train defect. Up trains diverted via Crewe with the Stoke locals cancelled. Down trains now running booked...

... appears to have been standing near Greskine (just south of Beattock) since 1200ish. SLW appears to have been instituted around it so it looks like a very long job.. Very heavy delays of course 1M12 2hrs and counting.. 9M55 2 and a half and counting.. and many others..trains being turned...

I note EMT are providing some services Grantham - St. Pancras for the next couple of weekends due to a planned blockage between Peterborough and Kings Cross. On Saturdays an EMT ECS (presumably HST) arrives at Grantham from Neville Hill as 5Z33 at 0927 and another ECS from Nottingham at 1027 as...

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2017/01/man-spotted-roof-lincoln-train-passenger-disturbance-causing-severe-delays/

I don't know whether this is simply an error in the train schedules as used by RTT or just an oddity. We in the EM are not used to "portion" trains but this appears to be one. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/C80705/2017/01/27/advanced It actually runs from Nottingham, formed off a...

Some good news for a change... http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/train-driver-who-saved-man-s-life-in-derbyshire-is-hailed-a-hero-1-8352986

in all of my 40 years in the industry I have never known fog cause too much of a problem, even in manually signalled areas. I see today that all lines between Hull and Doncaster are blocked because of fog, and trains have terminated short at Hull and elsewhere. It must have been pretty...

Apparently 2L76 1835 Lincoln - Leicester was terminated at Newark Castle last night (9/12/16) after after an engine fire. Anyone any idea of unit number and extent of the damage?

After a long time away from some of my old haunts I decided to do a little tour around Anglia yesterday. I was very surprised to hear, on the 1100 Norwich - Liverpool Street, the senior conductor attributing some of the accrued 8 minutes delay to "passengers leaving doors unattended and failing...

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/pound-7-20-fare-dodger-told-pay-pound-570/story-27690718-detail/story.html

Is this the Derby Telegraph going over the top in an attempt to fill column inches or is there something in it? http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/ARRIVA-Bus-company-operator-s-licence-revoked/story-23182527-detail/story.html

Killing time today whilst waiting for a delayed flight to land at the airport, I parked up in a desolate car park at a very tidy and seemingly well kept Styal Station. Looking at the station timetables to pass the time, I hadn't realised just how poorly this station is served with 8 trains in...

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Rams-Wembley-Extra-train-organised-Derby-County/story-21119319-detail/story.html Must be the Saturday spare HST working it - but as for the extra vehicles added to other trains are there Saturday spare Meridians?

Car driver has died, apparently http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-27306152

Hi all, Are there any unmanned station TVMs that sell privs? It been my unwavering practice to purchase from the conductor on the EM Matlock - Derby service but bearing in mind the high concentration of pass holders in this area (many with grandfather rights) I just wondered if any...

Hi all, I'm told by industry sources that there is constant monitoring of 2 large (their words, not mine) slips in the area of Unstone just south of Dronfield close to 149mp. Estimates are that 75,000 tonnes of spoil are moving - this is the material that was used to stabilise the same site...

A long time ago the Camp Hill line and the short curve between Lifford East and Lifford West used to be used on occasions to access New St from the south when there was a blockage for whatever reason on the normal route between Saltley/Grand Jcn and New Street for trains from the Derby...