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I went to Verona last year, and found this one photo of a train I can't identify. Unfortunately I just got the one shot. This was taken at Verona Porto Nuevo, the design language to me says Stadler, and I can't see any Trenitalia markings on it. I've checked through Wikipedia for Trenitalia and...

(note: the old thread was closed https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/star-trek-discovery.133202/) The season finale of Star Trek: Discovery season 1 came out on Netflix today, so I thought I'd air my thoughts on it. I came into the season with mixed feelings. I desperately wanted Discovery to...

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/andrew-tavener-arrested-over-wife-1029229 Not really much information on it at this point, mostly innuendo. By the sound of it the woman was found dying in her house, and then the man got hit by a train either before or during arrest. The station...

Why is the track between Putney Bridge and Wimbledon shared with NR? I know there are about three trains per day, at awkward times, which use it, but I'm struggling to understand why. Is it purely to maintain a parliamentary service over the chord at Putney? It's not like the line can be used...

It seems that an HST, reputedly the 1157 to Penzance, has derailed at Paddington. That makes this week's casualty count one crash, two derailments and a buffer stop collision. https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/899228988048105472...

I was travelling through Basingstoke last month and saw a 444 coupled to a 450. The 450 had a broken window, so I assumed it was just some sort of rescue operation. But on Saturday at Waterloo I again saw a 450 coupled to a 444. Is this usual? I'd never seen it until Basingstoke.

Quick question. I am intending to buy an open return London to Totnes. I'm planning to go the West of England route via Salisbury, however I was wondering if a diversion via Eastleigh and Romsey would be a valid route. So London-Basingstoke-Eastleigh-Romsey-Salisbury-Exeter-Totnes.

I've been having some medical issues recently, and this got me thinking about bus routes. I live on the Isle of Dogs, and so when I went to hospital I took the D3 bus to the Royal London Hospital. But the D3 bus also goes past the following medical establishments: * Bethnal Green Chest...

In the UK, each car of a multiple unit has its own number, and you can search them using http://www.railuk.info/diesel/unit_search.php. Is there anything similar for Irish railways? I'm specifically trying to find car 29227.

Does anyone know what diagrams are being covered by class 700s now?

It struck me the other day that pretty much every bus in London, even the most recent ones, still use destination blinds. By comparison in Nottingham, Bristol or Cambridge, every bus uses LED displays, and has done for years. Why is London so far behind the times with this?

A few weeks ago, I set out to walk the old Northern Heights. As you may know, the Northern Heights was a plan to extend the Northern Line which got canned due to the Second World War. It took the route of the old Edgware, Highgate and London Railway, which ran from Edgware to Moorgate via...

I met this guy at the opening of Lea Bridge. I think he said he was from ITV, but I didn't get his name. Does anyone know who he is? IMGP3079 by Matt Buck, on Flickr

I took a walk today along the Northern Heights from Alexandra Palace to Edgware. Very nice, and along the way I walked under the Dollis Brook Viaduct, which, as everyone knows, is the highest point above ground level that the tube reaches (18m). This set me wondering. By walking under it, I...

This is this week's Riddler from FiveThirtyEight, which I here present in a more railway-esque format. It's a nice little brain-teaser.

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have finally charged Bill Cosby with rape. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35201511 This image shows all the women who have (currently) accused him of rape: Cosby is alleged to be a serial rapist who would drug women and then rape them. I...

Mod Note: Split from this thread. Source On behalf of the planet, about ****ing time.

I was arriving at Greenwich on the DLR today, and noticed that, from just outside the station, one could see down the line to Deptford. This set me wondering - what pairs of stations (along a line - no KGX/STP) are there where you can see one from the other? My initial thoughts are...

I was on a train through Bristol the other day, and realised I'd written down the station code for Bedminster as BDM instead of BMT. BDM is of course the station code for Bedford, despite the fact there's no M in it (I assume the M comes from Midland). This led me to wondering what other...

(Warning: This post and I assume those of anyone who replies will contain spoilers for SPECTRE) I figure that as Bond film are a cultural touchstone, it was about time we had a discussion about the latest one. I have to say, I was very disappointed with Spectre. The plot seemed to be too...