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Will any of the multiple preserved lines in the region be taking on an old set? I feel they should be represented in their former stamping ground although appreciate that they’re far from original condition and likely not easy to maintain. Even a static power car would tell a story.

I’ve no idea if this is done already, but could seat selection in booking systems for long distance trains aim to distribute passengers for specific destinations across the length of the train, so that on arrival those leaving or boarding via each door is minimised? This could potentially help...

Below is a picture of the points for the passing loop on a funicular I travelled on last week in Genoa. Could anyone explain to me how this works? It doesn’t look like any parts move, and appears that it would derail any vehicle unless there was some kind of retracting wheel mechanism on the...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/se-trains-have-licensed-the-nse-branding.230128/ I’ve often wondered if there was some sort of alternative to having to paint doors in contrasting colours for disability regs? Something like outlining them in LED lights that are...

Hi, I made a journey from Clifton Down to Exmouth with my two children last Saturday, using a ticket bought through this site. As a split ticket the journey was divided into two parts, Clifton Down to Taunton and Taunton to Exmouth. The first train of the journey (09:00 from Clifton Down) was...

My train (and map) obsessed son spotted this class 37 towing what looks like Mk3 DVTs and coaches near Willesden Junction on Google Maps. Given the relatively unusual nature of this move, would anyone be able to ID the date/working, so I could then try and find him a YouTube video of it...

Like a lot of people I’ve been hit hard by the ‘Liz Truss stupidity’ tax and my mortgage has gone up by nearly £400 per month, which is making it hard to make ends meet. I‘ve held PTS in the past and worked in nighttime possessions doing environmental walkover surveys, as well as supervising...

Four tours going through Taunton in just over two hours - is this a record for any location? I’ve watched the three of them that went through Bristol this morning, particularly enjoyed the din the tractors were making through Bedminster! It’s kept my 7-year old entertained. 9:35 1Z64 Statesman...

The large Brush Works site adjacent to the GCR(N) in loughborough is closing down. Looking at the location I can’t realistically see anything happening other than a crappy high-density housing development, but what possibilities are there for the Great Central and/or the reunification project...

According to the front page of the Northampton Ironstone Railway Trust website (https://www.nir.org.uk/) the Bullied Double Decker EMU coach that has been languishing there for some years is soon to depart. Does anyone know where this is going? Another group is already at work restoring the...

Will there come a point in future when battery tech has improved (in terms of output per size/weight) such that it becomes worthwhile having low-range batteries in every bit of powered rolling stock? The benefits of this would be that there would be less requirement to wire up depots...

There is an empty aggregates train currently heading towards Portbury from Colnbrook Lafarge, returning loaded to Acton Yard later tonight. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R07735/2021-01-19/detailed#allox_id=0 Return working...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/confirmation-of-oxford-to-bristol-services.212086/ Are there not some intentions to reopen some stations on the Swindon - Bristol Parkway line (Wooton Bassett, Charfield?) and could these be served by a regional Bristol-Oxford...

As part of the post-Covid stimulus plan, Portugal is planning to invest heavily in the rail network, which has been chronically underfunded for decades (while multiple motorways have been springing up all over the country, none of which seems heavily used). It’s a mix of high speed upgrades...

Sounds like a lot of effort and money in a world where CGI exists. Maybe they write it off against tax? Anyway, I’m off to write a blockbuster that requires the LMS twins, the Fell locomotive, a class 22, a class 13 and two 4DD trailer coaches...

Part of the Bristol Harbour Railway has fallen in the soup: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/river-bank-collapse-means-cumberland-3773254 The adjacent cycle path has been closed a while, not sure if that was related to the earlier slip. The council are scoping out the work to...