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I notice that 350114 + 350371 + 350241 ran on the following last Saturday (12th July): 1U23 EUS-CRE 1U24 CRE-EUS 1U33 EUS-CRE 1U34 CRE-EUS 1U43 EUS-CRE 1N44 CRE-NMP Due to the length, It used platform 12 at Crewe (11 on the last journey). Is this a regular Saturday working or was it an...

Hi. I'm trying to pinpoint the location of 65894 in these pictures (taken by me). I have scanned them from colour slides, so the quality isn't perfect. The date was 11th April 1969 (or possibly one day either side). I understand that this may have been the day this loco went to Thornaby via...

I was intrigued by the "door ingress operated" alarm which I heard on a Pendolino waiting at the signal approaching Rugby on Saturday night. Does anyone know what conditions could cause this alarm? The use of the word "ingress" leads me to think that someone tried to get into the train from...

Back in the 80s, before the days of health and safety, I had a strange and potentially dangerous experience on a service from Birmingham New Street to Coventry. I boarded the rear coach of the train as it looked interesting since it was considerably older than the rest of the train. I cannot...

I wonder if anyone can shed any light on something that's been baffling me for a very long time. A childhood friend of mine reported seeing a red coloured train crossing the Lordship Lane bridge on the Crystal Palace (HL) line. This would have been around 1954 or 1955. I cannot say whether it...

In my childhood in the 60s, I remember looking over the parapet opposite Holborn Viaduct station and seeing the Snow Hill platforms. Due to subsequent redevelopment this part of the line was covered over later in the 60s. These lines were not electrified at that time. There was no reason for...

While helping a colleague with family history etc., I came across a newspaper article from 1892 reporting an inquest on a solicitor who had an unfortunate accident on his way home from work. He was travelling from Farringdon Street to Highgate Road and was a bit late getting off. He attempted to...

Hi all I thought I would share this pic which I took myself back in 1961 from the footbridge near Orpington station. Apologies for the quality. It's scanned from the negative. There is a bit of camera shake on the original and some dust which crept in during scanning. It's the up Golden Arrow...

This is a bit of a long shot, but is anyone ancient enough to remember Orpington in the late 50s and early 60s? In particular, there was a regular trainspotters' "social scene" on the footbridge which went over the (now demolished) shed.

Perhaps someone can clarify exactly when the line through Coventry was electrified. Wikipedia states that electrification to Birmingham was completed in March 1967. I travelled from Euston to Coventry in December 1966. The outward journey involved catching the new Manchester Inter-City service...