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    Jul 1987 Timetable Assistance

    Morning all, Does anyone have the Summer Timetable of July 1987. I am looking for one specific train, it's route and stopping points (inc. Times) The train is 1E31 11:40 Glasgow Central to Harwich Parkstone Quay. Yes - The European. From various sources and not the Timetable I have the times...
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    REQ: Two items needed (Coach and Unit)

    Morning all, I doubt that either of these are on TOPS/TRUST hence the separate thread. Saturday I took a trip out and about. First: Passing Willesden I saw the front of a class 325 poking out of the end of the Royal Mail terminal. I have seen it a few times but I keeep forgetting to ask. What...
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    Elstow Incident Vehicles

    This is related to the two units involved with the Elstow (Bedford) incident and NOT the incident itself. Both Units had pretty bad damage to them from the images online. 810015 - As a new unit I suspect it will be repaired. Do you think it will be? 360115 - Older unit. This looks to have...
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    1C47 810014 sat down

    Currently stuck at Kilby Bridge Jn (just south of) Awaiting a tech 8 mins away. Sat here for about 40 mins now. No air con. It could have been arranged the the next units 810022 1B49 to attach and assist. But they ran it past us. Not good.
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    Mainline Coaches beside East Coast Mainline

    Afternoon, Last Saturday I noticed two what appear to be MkIV coaches in Intercity livery (the new one on LNER at the moment) THey seems to be near Tuxford Crossovers on the left hand side heading north. Anyone have the numbers and the actual location of these coaches please? Also why are...
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    Various Stock enquiries

    Greetings one and all, I have a few questions to the location and the possible viewing of some stock. Class 60s 60044 (S) Toton? If so is it part of the line of the scrap line? 60057 (S) Toton? If so is it part of the line of the scrap line? 60062 (S) Toton? If so is it part of the line of the...
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    Beam Park - New Station Plan

    6th April 2026 article on the Time Out website https://www.timeout.com/london/news/east-london-is-getting-a-brand-new-train-station-040626
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    Midlands Metro Mileage

    The mileages here are out of date. https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/light-rail-distance-charts-imperial-units.116496/#post-2186535 Does anyone know the current route mileages (Miles and Chains)? Mainly Wolverhampton to Edgbaston Village Edgbaston Village to Grand Central. Thanks in advance
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    Tamworth Connection Time

    Morning all, I am hoping to go out on Saturday (Health permitting). I have a connection at Tamworth of 6 minutes. 1F11 Euston to Liverpool stops at Tamworth at 07:43 arriving on Platform 1 Departing Tamworth at 07:49 on 1V44 Leeds to Plymouth departing on Platform 4 I know there are stairs and...
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    Great Orme Tramway

    The wife and I are hoping to visit it in a couple months time. Which lead me to try work out how long the line is. Track maps has a very small representation of it in the book and I managed to work out this from it (Western/Wales book 34B if anyone wants a look at it) Victoria to Half way...
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    Ffestiniog Rail Mileage

    Morning all, Looking at the Track Maps book for the line I think the mileage is 13m 57ch. Anyone able to confirm this? Thaks in advance,
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    Mileages - What's Correct?

    Morning all, I've been double checking a few things on mileages. First I wanted to check the Euston to Glasgow Miles. Railmiles has it thus: Miles And Chains books ( 1985 Milepost publications) 401mi 18ch Same for Kings Cross to Edinburgh. Miles And Chains books ( 1985 Milepost...
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    Kings Cross Thameslink - West Hampstead Lines

    Ok hopefully someone can understand this: When Thameslink was being built were the lines between Kings Cross Thameslink and West Hampstead Thameslink all new lines (i.e. new tunnels etc.) ? I know the original Kings Cross Thameslink (Midland City station had services to Kings Cross York Road...
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    379 Saturdays

    Morning all, What's the diagrams for the 379s on a Saturday ... I'm looking at doing it this Saturday (10/01/2026). Thanks in advance,
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    Historic Far North Line Info.

    Evening all, Hopefully someone can furnish me with a bit of info on the Train services out of Inverness in June of 1993. Request 1 The wife and I travelled out of Inverness to Dunrobin Castle on Thursday June 17th. We returned the same day from Golspie. Can anyone give me the times and...
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    Anglia LHCS information

    Evening all, Hope someone can help with the following. AR01–AR13 The Greater Anglia Push/Pulls sets. Can anyone give me the formations of the vehicles please? From when to when did the DBSOs run? The DBSOs were replaced by the 82xxx DVTs. When were these replaced? Also when were the MkIIs...
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    Mothballed, Closed or What ?

    Morning one and all, A little clarity is needed on the what the status of the the following stations are: Barleston IBM Manchester United Football Club Redcar British Steel Sampford Courtney Stanlow and Thornton Teeside Airport Wedgwood Have I missed any Mothballed stations? I was considering...
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    ScotRail 47/7 - Coaching Stock

    Morning all, A little Historical help if you please. I made a few trips to the Edinburgh/Glasgow Push/Pulls in 1987. I went again in 1989 (inc an 47/7 Aberdeen train). I searched on here and found this topic and it gave me some of the information...
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    37012 - Liveries/Info.

    Morning all, Doing a little research into this loco. I have used https://www.class37.co.uk/fleet.aspx?strnumber=37012 for the main info. I see from Photos that the loco carried the following liveries. BR Blue BR Reived Large Logo Engineers (Dutch) Anyone know the dated (Month / Year) it...
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    Waterloo Loco Hauled Info

    Hope someone can help with this: I have a number of Loco hauled trains from Waterloo in 1988/1989 I'm trying to piece together in missing info. The Headcodes / Times and final Destination of the train service. 03-Jan-1991 50048 Waterloo to Woking I suspect it was a Waterloo to Exeter Trains...

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