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Moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/apt-p-intermediate-vehicle-question.291269/ That seems to be how Pendolinos operate. It used to be the leading pan raised but nowadays it's the rear one.

Ok let's have some fun. If you could design a rolling stock livery, what would it be? All ideas welcome and if you've got a photoshopped/AI image then let's see it. Or even a resprayed model railway coach. I went on to Gemini and asked it to: Make an image of a British Rail mark 1 coach...

Riveted or non riveted? Which was in use in the mid 70s and 80s?

Will there be bread that's baked stale or specially wilted lettuce? Would a GBR sandwich live up to the dubious reputation of its predecessor?

So here's one for you. If I want a Network Railcard, the boundary is one stop down the line (at Long Buckby) so if I want to go down south by train, I've got to buy a ticket to there (or Milton Keynes if I want to use the fastest train) and then a railcard ticket onwards. This is a bit of a...

I managed to break the chassis of my Lima Western (ironically while gluing it back together) so I'm guessing it's not long for this world. Can anyone recommend a decent plastic weld which might work better? I'm reticent to use Pipe welding as that might melt too much plastic and in any case it...

Deutschlandticket New for 2023 this €49 monthly subscription ticket gives nationwide access to the German railway network. Austria also has one. It seems like a good way to travel around cheaply there. My question is could it work here? At a time when we're being encouraged to leave the car at...

After the debacle of Coopercraft the range appears to have been bought by Cambrian, who have sold the mk1 coach kit range on to Phoenix Precision so fingers crossed production should restart later this year. So those of us who like building coaches have some hope...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/grand-unions-tries-again-for-cardiff-to-london-open-access.231444/ Let's hope they apply to replace the former Brighton to Bristol or Cardiff trains too. I really disagree with removing those as I found them handy when going on...

I'm trying to remember a film I saw about a group stuck and pursued at a closed station. Does anyone remember it or what it was called? It was set in the 70s or 80s, certainly well within the Plain Blue DMU period and the plot is that someone pulls the chain at a disused station and the group...

I looked up while cashing in and there she was. Got a photo

Would you buy them? A certain auction site has plenty of kit built locomotives for sale but for me, part of the appeal is building it start to finish. It'd be like buying an apple only to find someone has taken a bite already. Eww. I have also found that the moment I buy a kit one of the...

MODS: Feel free to move it if it's in the wrong place ROCKERS: Don;t fight the Mods on Brighton Beach Just a question, not intended for Beeching bashing. Or Marples/Macmillan bashing either But which line closures generated the most controversy and arguments in the 60s or even after, in...

I just got a notification saying Adobe will no longer run Flash on PCs from the 12th. Will something come along to replace it? If so, what?

Can a single individual travel using a Family and friends railcard? I'm thinking as I am likely to be travelling half the time with my partner and kid and half the time on my own.

Does anyone remember ior what it was called? It was set in the 70's and the plot is that someone pulls the chain at a disused station and the group get off and they unusuccessfully try and stop all the others, meanwhile they are all pursued by a ghostly porter, it turns out they're all dead or...

I took a short detour on my way home on Thursday evening to have a look at this. Pretty easy as I was coming from Potters Bar. It felt very strange going into a tube tunnel in a mainline train. One thing that struck me was how some of the platforms taper at the north end, as the tunnel portal...

I have to admit when I'm at work and a passenger gets on my bus I quite often don't look hard at their ticket. I look at date and price, as that way I can tell the validity at a glance. You can usually tell who is trying to hide by their body language and how they have their thumb over the date...

If anyone has recently bought the new Heljan 33/1 as I have and noticed there are no headcode sheets, I have got hold of the font to make them up. Problem is, what size to use? I'll probably use red blanks on one end and either 92, 99 or the ubiquitous 62 on the other. Anyone know? Or if you...

Ok here's one that might make a few people think. On many lines, particularly rationalised/reduced routes such as the Uckfield line, passing loops exist to allow trains to pass each other. however, many of the points to operate these are sprung, tramway style. My question is this: Given that...