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Hi all, I have recently found out that (apparently) at least the Bulleid Battle of Britain (BB) and West Country (WC) light pacific's had different styles of cab at different periods, whilst streamlined. There were 'V' cabs, 8ft6 (8'6") cabs, and 9ft (9') cabs, apparently. I have a lot of...

Hi all, I will be making a journey at some point in April, and one of the routes I can use is changing at Leeds - I'm just wondering if anyone has travelled through/visited Leeds since Covid-19 lockdowns started (and every Food and Drink venue on a station seemed to close), and if so, whether...

Hi all, I passed the Nemesis Rail Burton depot & yard today, and noticed the end of what was a 769 poking out from behind all the lines of locos and carriages between the Birmingham-Derby line and their yard. Unfortunately I wasn't able to read its number, as it was too far away/we were moving...

Hi all, Not sure if this belongs here, or in the continental section, but as it appears to be a preserved locomotive I figured I'd try here first: I was contacted yesterday by someone who was at Newport Pagnell services at the time, and found a locomotive which "appeared" to be a French...

Just wondering if anyone knows which class 91's are still in service at this point; Which have definitely been withdrawn (from LNER service, at least); and if there are any known 'planned' withdrawals at this point? I apologize if this is duplicating another thread - I couldn't find one but...

Hi all, I've been sorting through photos I've collected, and I am having a bit of confusion over English Electric locomotive works numbers. I'm finding some appear to have 'EE' numbers, and others 'EE(D)' numbers, however, some of the D prefix numbers are lower in the number series - yet were...

Hi all, I ended up taking a trip via Leeds today, and noticed there was a long line of Freightliner class 70s stored on the depot track closest to the main line. I'm just wondering if anyone knows which ones are currently stored there, as they became something of a blur when passing them...

In the latest issue of Railway Magazine, there is an article discussing East Midland Railway (the East Midlands Trains replacement), and their 'ideas' to 'upgrade' things. One of them appears to be to withdraw all HSTs by the end of 2020, and replace them with ex-Hull Trains class 180s. To me...

Hi all, So essentially, as the title says, I'm trying to figure out if Mk2's of the D/E/F variety ever ran with Mk3a/b loco hauled stock? I'm aware that the early Mk2's could often be seen formed with Mk1's, and that some Mk1's were later converted to run with Mk2a etc - but I can find very...

Hi all, I have the lists of Preserved British Railways (locos and units); Narrow Gauge locomotives; and Miniature Railway locomotives, all published by Platform 5. However, I'm trying to find out if anyone publishes a list of Preserved Standard Gauge industrial locomotives? As that seems to be...

Hi all, I'm just trying to find out which Class 08 shunters are currently allocated to Plymouth Laira? Thanks!

Hi all, I have recently acquired a photo, of an unknown locomotive under construction in an unknown works. As such, I was wondering if anyone might be able to offer any suggestions as to where (or what) it is? I'm inclined to wonder if it might be Swindon works and a 72xx tank from the sheer...

Hi all, I know this is a bit of a long shot, but... I came past Toton Depot today, and outside the main building were two Colas class 70s and a Colas class 56 -however I couldn't read them due to the sheer distance, so I was just wondering if anyone might have seen any diagrams or anything and...

Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone happens to know which Class 56s were ever repainted into the Railfreight 'Red Stripe' livery? In particular I'm trying to establish is any of 074/075, 077 to 080, or 091 to 115 received this particular livery? Thanks Robinson102

Hi all, On Thursday I was on a train from Ashton-under-Lyne to Manchester Victoria, and on approach to Victoria, I saw a Class 08, at what appeared to be some sort of stone terminal. However I didn't see what the number was, and as such I'm just wondering if anyone knows the number, or the...

Hi All, I have this vague memory of what I believe may have been a Class 66, running off the end of a loop somewhere - where the right loop rail/left mainline cross rail part of the points had been removed - and therefore dropping onto the sleepers between the rails of the main line. However...

Hi All, I have been going through my photos taken at this years Rail Ale festival at Barrow Hill, and have come across one featuring a set of frames, wheels, and bunker of a locomotive. Having checked through the Barrow Hill website, I can find nothing which specifically matches up to...

Hi All, A while ago I decided to assemble a collection of photos of every class 47 livery variant - whilst this is taking a while, it is progressing well. However, I have now decided to extend this to include Class 57s, and that is where I am a bit stumped. Essentially, I am struggling to...

Hi All, I have a memory of recently seeing a link where it was possible to see what a mainline locomotive had been doing recently, and in turn which locomotives has been allocated to a particular diagram. However, now I actually have a use for it, I can't remember what it was called! Nor...

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone has any information on Class 58 depot allocations, when in service with BR? General information would be very help, but specifically I'm looking for the allocations of 58006; 58028; 58036; & 58045. Thanks!