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Been watching this series on Yesterday. Anyone else seen it? How does it compare against Whatever HS2 is going to turn out like or the current works on TRU. Methods of work and attitude are very different, with, seemingly the project not having to suffer a lack of government support or a...

Seen the other thread and thought better start a dedicated just for the construction work and not get bogged down in timetabling etc.

There was another derailment at Tehachapi or nearby, one comment I have seen says 3000ft of rail rolled over under the train. https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/customer-notifications/notification.page?notId=initial-report-train-derailment-near-marcel-ca-uprr-mojave-subdivision-california-division...

What Signal boxes were abolished by the construction of the Selby Diversion on the ECML? This would also include any fringe boxes off route. Thanks.

Thinking of a trip on a Saturday return trip from York into Kings Cross and across to Waterloo and on to Alton in the next few weeks. I hold a BR Priv Ticket and used to buy a LT Priv at the kiosk years back. What is the procedure now for travel on the tube?

Which lines specialise in wagon types? I'm thinking of rakes of wagons such as the 30 plus opens on the GCR. Who has a train load of Tank wagons. Ballast Hoppers. Any freightliner trains?

Can anyone suggest a firm that can overhaul Air Brake Distributors fitted to Seacow, Sealion ballast hoppers.

Will be travelling this route between Birmingham New St to Solihull in the near future. A few queries. Is the walking route between Moor St and New st Safe, Well marked and fairly level? I will be on a day out and back within a couple of hours, are the trains fairly frequent. At a ceremony...

I was issued with a Bus Pass from York Council earlier this year. Besides York local Buses, what other operators can I use? Is there a list anywhere?

From the BBC Web news pages. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c93p35wd00eo Dash cam footage shows the moment a freight train crashes into a military vehicle in Goose Creek, South Carolina. According to local media reports, the crash happened on Thursday afternoon when a lowboy trailer...

I recently came across a Rail tour info pack about a trip from York to Whitby and return. Dated Sunday 23-8-1970. Proposed by NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY (YORK AREA GROUP) Train reporting number IG14 09.30 off York return 20.35 11.45 Whitby return 18.25 Also mentioned...

Can anyone tell me the total weight for a Class 37 bogie complete with all motors and fittings? Thanks in advance.

With the amount of slips being mentioned on here, I wondered just how many are there? So Where are they? How big? Are they being worked on and how? Cause? Are trains stopped or diverted? I don't want any detail of timetable affects other than those in my last point above.

Heard something about a landslip today on the Shipley - Ilkley line near Baildon. Wasn't there a couple of slips in that area about 8 years or so back?

From the BBC News page. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czv5z7k1nxgo

New high speed line just opened in Florida Approx 4 years in construction. How does it compare with the UK construction times?

Spotted this feature of a G44 Sleeper. Never seen these holes in the end before. Is it a new method of tensioning the reinforcement? How new are they? Why the change? Are they an improvement or not?

Anyone know what is happening at Hull this weekend. No trains from Beverley, Selby or Goole. I assume its at Hull anyway.

This struck me today. What is the highest number of consecutively numbered roads I can travel on in the UK in one journey? Without a break in the sequence. e.g A1-A2-A3 etc, but I don't think that example will be possible though. A better one would be A10 - A11 - A12 again that might not be...

From the MOD The big sell off of our Defence Equipment. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1015447/DESA_Sales_Brochure_2021.pdf