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    D78 stock - window modification

    Does anybody know the reason why the first passenger window was modified on these trains early in life? The full window was glazed when new, but this was later partially panelled over as shown in the pictures. Was the cab bulkhead modified resulting it intruding further into the passenger saloon?
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    Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery

    387172 appears to have broken cover at Brighton Lovers Walk in a full GBR livery wrap. Notable is the retention of the 'Southern' name on the sides - Great British Railways | Southern.
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    Great Western (and other TOCs) - nationalisation

    To happen in 2026, alongside GTR, Chiltern and West Midlands - Facebook post this morning from Rail Minister Heidi Alexander:
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    HSTs running without TGS

    While I was aware that Grand Central ran it's HST sets without TGS vehicles, watching a video this evening I spotted a Virgin Trains 2+6 set running without one. Was this common?
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    Changes which may occur when GWR 'Castle' HSTs are withdrawn

    Reducing from half-hourly to hourly would be a terrible downgrade for Cornwall - even with the remaining trains being longer. It's been proven time and again that the best way to grow passenger numbers is to improve frequency. There are particular stations (St Germans springs to mind) that have...
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    On board screens on Intercity CrossCounty HSTs

    I was recently watching a promotional video for Intercity CrossCountry, which appears to show a digital PIS screen on board an HST coach. In the clip it scrolls to say "Welcome aboard The Cornishman". It can be viewed at at about the 0:35 mark and again at 3:30. Does anybody know any more?
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    Windows on Class 222s vs. 220/221s

    I recently made several journeys on EMR's 222 fleet and spotted something I haven't before. The bottom of the windows relative to the seats seem much higher than on 220/221s. At first I thought this might be related to the seat design or even the floor height but I then started suspecting the...
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    GWR to Axminster

    Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but I'm told that the 1746 Exeter to Axminster service is to be reinstated from the May 2022 timetable as a GWR service - the first regular GWR working along the route. This previously used to run as a SWT/SWR train to provide extra capacity at peak...
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    Interior upgrade/refresh for GWR turbos

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/great-western-livery.115240/page-125 Yes, they'll be done during the course of the current direct franchise award, along with interior upgrade of the Turbos. Covid-19 circumstance allowing of course.
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    Anglia Cl755 - Sundays

    Can anyone confirm if GA are using the 755s on any Sunday diagrams please?
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    GWR Weekend Catering Offer

    Interesting to see the introduction of new snack boxes on GWR. The one I sampled contained a few different things, including some cheese and biscuits. My friend sampled the vegan box although not sure of the contents. I'm told these are for weekend services only - with the weekday offer staying...
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    GWR Performance at 7 year high

    https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/passengers-benefitting-from-more-reliable-railway-as-train-performance-reaches-seven-year-high?fbclid=IwAR3TqP6mseiIDNAdnV6uL4LIaax7ii5XSU4UL7lLKAjVlUH6KW7tdVYOZTg# Network Rail press release about Great Western performance being at a 7 year high...

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