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Could you knowing people enlighten me? Walked a small section of a Beeching Line from Uckfield to Lewis. Closed around 1969. About 500 meters from Barcombe Mills station in an open section, two railways chairs were by the side of the line randomly laying there. photo atatched, If I am...

A very enjoyable day was spent on Sunday for the Bluebells diesel gala. I noticed that there was 3/4 speed restrictions on the route, all seemed to be due to possible subsidence / movement of embankment with measuring devices on said embankment. Wonder if anyone could share more light on the...

Wonder if anyone could tell me how manufacturers get on with copying liveries of train operators and other brands applied to rolling stock etc? Assumed that companies are very protective about the copying of logos, intellectual rights etc ....do the manufacturers have to pay royalties etc? Ta !!

A question a hope you knowledgeable people may be able the answer ? I saw a photo of i think Blue Anchor station in a railway mag the other day with a vegetation on the track beginning to take route after the period of inactivity. When the preserved lines are working normally how is the...

Whilst on a trip the other day I was wondering the costs of just the electricity used to power my train from point A to B? I know roughly costs for say floodlights for a football match (non league around £40-£80) not a clue on anything else!! I realise huge differences in Electric, Diesel or...

Posted a picture about 2-3 years ago and published on the forum then. Used the south coast station today, noted the corrosion had got worse. It must run for 10 feet with just thin metal keeping it in place. I just enjoy trains with no real knowledge so ask the following : Only ever seen this...

Many staff enter into the Christmas festivities and decorate stations etc no doubt at their own time and money to make traveling this time of year a little more appealing. Let's acknowledge with thanks for all the efforts of staff by posting some images. Elsenham in Essex a few miles from...

I was at Exeter St Davids yesterday at 19.00hrs, these 2 power cars in Scot Rail livery came into platform 4 and headed in direction of Plymouth. Puzzled I ask would the knowledgeable people out there why it would be going in this direction? Another thing that got me wondering, when moving...

A question for knowledgeable people out there. Not been on a Class 377 ( could be a Class 375?) on the Coastway West line from Worthing to Victoria for a while but always been impressed with the smoothness of the journey. Yesterday, couldn't believe how rough the ride was right from the...

Recently at Reading station overbridge noticed many roofs of HST mkIII in what looked a very poor state of repair.....lots of corrosion and what looks like a lot of mastic! Not in the know, is this serious or simple fixing for longevity of the stock?