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Not sure about record breaking, but back in 2002 coming back from Sheffield, was on a 158 who’s driver was either on their last day in the job or was on a promise that night. Shot round the curve in to Rotherham at such a speed cups were sliding off tables. Arrived in Doncaster quite a few...

Evening all. I have a question for the experts on here. A friend of mine has had her belongings stolen, including all her cash and the record of her e-ticket. Although we had, at our end, access to the e-ticket and all the reference numbers. Gate line staff at Euston refused permission to...

Over the Christmas period I popped home for a couple of weeks to Grimsby; apart from the sorry state of the track in places** one thing I did notice was the speed that the trains were passing over the canal bridge. Anyone know what the reason is, given that the new structure is only 8/9 years...

This is not too dissimilar to what I see through my traffic cameras every evening. We have a particularly busy section of road in town and a side street which serves the local college. Drivers on the main road will regularly slow down or stop to let a vehicle out of the side road. The problem...

Another scathing report once more very critical of Network Rail, its internal systems and its framework consultants. This one was quite serious really and could indeed have been much worse. I dread to think how many other earthworks and structures are not in NR's database and more importantly...

Lancashire Telegraph I'm sure the rest of you can nit pick out the details in the article :D

Does anyone have any information on what work is going on during the Sunday line closures between Blackpool and Kirkham? Just curious... As a side note, is there anywhere where such information (other than the "buses replace trains" info on NRE) is available online, if at all?

Does anyone know what is going on with Northerns services between York and Blackpool North today? According to NRE there is a "problem with lineside equipment" however all the services are arriving on time at Preston from York, and other services to Blackpool North are all operating on time...

As some of you may know, I am a traffic engineer and I am in the process of attempting to design a new style of traffic sign. I would appreciate it if I could ask what you think the either of two attached signs mean (they mean the same thing - just two different styles). Also, which sign you...

Im sorry if this is covered in another thread, however I did do a search but came up with far too many threads to go through. Is Manchester to Accrington via Preston a permitted route? Or does a Manchester Stations - Accrington ticket require a "via Preston" addage? There was a situation...

Having read this weeks Railway Herald and some of the old pictures within and I noticed just how straight and level the jointed track was way back when. How come jointed track, in the main, isn't like this now? And what exactly causes the joints to "drop"? For instance, Platforms 3 and 4...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on what exactly is going on around Preston at the moment? First of all there has been the clearing of the old sidings south of Preston station and clearance of some other land near Lostock Hall. The junction has just been...