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This point from TurboMan in the 175 to GWR thread set me to thinking about training for drivers Obvious enough who will train driver trainers there. But what happens when there is no one currently competent? This could be - Brand new classes, especially the first from a new manufacturer so no...

Noticed this service recently mainly because it runs fast from Bridgwater (where i was born) to Bristol (where I live) which is unusual. In addition to that it's also Plymouth to Gloucester which feels like it's unusual too. Anyone know the motivation behind these two oddities?

mods note - split from this thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/gbrf-class-99-30-locomotives-now-ordered.228787/ I think us Brits tend not to properly grasp just how much still moves around continental Europe by river.

Every so often on here you hear about a certain loco or unit being a good one or a bad one compared to it's classmates Presumably this is as a result of all the components and adjustments internally lining up at the good or bad end of the ranges of permitted tolerance, although I understand...

Thinking about long term options for steam tours, where opening windows are considered desirable, mk1s are increasingly treated as unsafe and most opening window mk2 have been bean tins for a long time, how feasible or likely are the following Converting MK2 aircons to PV and opening windows...

Lurking around here as I do, I see occasional references to a section of line or a station platform that is "not signalled for passenger use" Presumably this means that certain safety features that are required for passenger usage are omitted? What form do these take? what would be involved in...