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Morning all Is there a way I can find recent performance (completion) details for a couple of regular services? I'd like to know if there have been any cancellations or replacement buses for the midweek 2300 Waterloo to Portsmouth and Southsea, and the 2332 Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour...

Hello all. My uncle has a friend in Gillingham Kent who says he saw an unusual train in the carriage sidings there, about a couple of weeks ago. He's a retired driver and has never seen one like it. It was the equivalent of two carriages in length. Top half dark green, lower half red, white...

Hello I'm looking to ask something of someone who has experience of HR or employment law. This is non railway related. I have a colleague at work who has a grievance running about our regional manager. He is not the only one, my supervisor has raised a grievance and I have made a complaint...

Hello Have/will late trains be put on for last night of the proms? Am looking at going to Hyde Park for last night on September 8, but coming from Portsmouth, the last train from Waterloo looks like being 2315, which might be cutting it fine. Could South Western run a later service? Many...

Good morning Apologies if wrong forum. Can anyone tell me where the Jacobite engines are serviced? I've done a bit of a search, and even watched Julie Walters, but can't find any details of coaling or watering facilities on the route. I've read the engines are based at Fort William but no idea...

Hi all. Is there a green 67? My uncle says he saw it with Northern Belle stock through Gillingham (Kent) recently. I can't find one online, and suggested Evening Star, the 66, but he's sure it was a, 67. Many thanks. DJ

Could anyone help please? My uncle's friend said he saw a train passing coastbound through Chatham during the week. Apparently it was a red (EWS?), possibly class 37 hauling six green coaches with small windows, about two foot square. Unfortunately he can't remember what day it was and...

Hello all I'm in a bit of a pickle over Gillingham station in Kent. I'm building a model based on it and can't find a detail I need. Does anyone have a photo of the front of the main station building in the 50s or 60s they could share with me, or to answer my question with? Many thanks...

Hi guys. Anyone been to Didcot Railway Centre? How long would you give to see all the exhibits, have a run up and down the line and a browse round the gift shop? Thanks, DJ

Hello all. I'm building a model layout with a section based on Stewart's Lane. I'm presuming there is no turntable there anymore, so am looking to find out how Clan Line (and other engines), after running the Surrey Hills circular, are turned ready for the next trip? Im guessing its on a...

Can anyone who knows or lives in Cornwall help please. Going to Newquay in a couple of weeks with the family. We have three nights in a guest house. Can anyone recommend places in or near Newquay we could take the kids (girls 9 and 11) in the evening to keep them entertained. Thanks DJ

Hi all In January I was hit from behind while waiting/giving way at a roundabout. To cut a long story short, my car has been deemed beyond economical repair. The bumper is damaged, and the panel behind is also damaged. Otherwise the car is roadworthy, and not dangerous. I also have a...

Hi all Would anyone be able to tell me what service the headcode/train reporting number 6A was for? I have a model of a Class 33 in BR green with this headcode, but have no other clues, apart from it was could've been in the south east. Alternatively, could anyone give me headcodes for...

Hi all Could anyone please tell me the carriage numbers of HST set 253001, preferably when new? I've done a quick Google search but couldn't find them. Many thanks DJ (sorry Mods if this is in the wrong section)

Hello Going from Gillingham (Kent) to London (first stop either Blackheath or Charlton) on Sunday for the marathon. I can get a travelcard from Gillingham but my beloved will have a ticket to Fareham, which I'm sure won't allow her to do the trip we've planned, which includes entering and...

Having recently seen the Flying Scotsman (the train) at King's Cross and I believe an artist's impression of a future train design in a colour looking close to LNER apple green, I started thinking could some of today's trains be given classic liveries to liven up the railways and give a nod to...

Hello I'm looking into getting a machine to convert my VHS tapes to DVD, but a quick search has shown me a couple of software packages that do it through a PC. Does anyone know about this method of conversion, and can recommend a good one (easy to use)? Thank you, DJ

Hello Can anyone please recommend good servicing and repair guides, for Hornby, Lima and even Triangle motors, also how to renew pickups, the best oils etc. The more pictures the better :-) Thank you. DJ

Having enjoyed the Great Gathering for Mallard 75, one has got to thinking about other railway anniversaries coming up and worth commemorating by a visit to the area or to see a train. Next year, the poignant 100th anniversary of Quintinshill. Flying Scotsman 100th (just reminded of her age...

Hello all. Long time lurker, now new member and first-time poster :D I might be relocating in the next two years, and am looking at a change of career. The railway comes to mind and there are a couple of jobs I am provisionally interested in. I wonder if anyone in the roles below could...