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I was given a conditional offer of employment with Scotrail in November subject to background checks, disclosure and medical. Scotrail HR informed me these were all passed successfully in early December but that they were now waiting for a date for a training course. I'm still waiting as of...

Anyone know where would be the best chance to see the Deltic that GBRF are using at the moment in the Glasgow area? Thanks in advance!

Anyone know why this loco has been kicking about Glasgow for a week or so? It hasn't been pulling anything the three times I've seen it!

Can anyone tell me what time of day would be best for frequency of workings passing through Carlisle Station and which platform would be the best to photograph them. Thanks in advance!

Oh how I laughed! The Daily Telegraph (Hayley Dixon) reports that Rail Minister Simon Burns shared the experience of millions of rail travellers yesterday morning, walking through cold empty streets to Chelmsford station, narrowly missing a train and then waiting 18 minutes for the next one...

I'm not sure if it's OK to post a thread from another forum so Mods please delete if I can't. This is absolutely fascinating for someone living in the city! Hope others will be interested to! http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/Abandoned_Central_low_level_in_1967_about3419.html

Anyone from the Glasgow area know what the freight working is that goes along the Glasgow/Newton line round about midnight on a Saturday. I can hear it and always plan to head to my local station at Kingspark to see what it is but by the time the next Saturday arrives I've forgotten until I hear...

Was round at my big sister's house which at one time was the house I grew up in for a visit and she gave me a badge that was discovered under the floor boards when a few were being renewed. It's a lovely badge from The Hornby Railway Company! Does anyone know what this was? Was it a badge for...

Was like a kid on Christmas this morning coming into Glasgow Central on my daily commute when I saw 66101 in it's lovely DBS livery at the rear of the Caledonian Sleeper. Second time I've seen her in two weeks, the first being in Carlisle but to have her on home turf was a wee thrill!

Have you seen this drivel? talk about stereotyping and the case has nothing to do with trains! :evil: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16760464 'Trainspotter' faces terror charges over Ballykinlar pictures A man described by his solicitor as a nerd and a trainspotter has...

Anyone know what all the work going on is on platform's 1 & 2. It's been going on for some time with drilling and a lot of spoil being removed in open wagons but it's all behind boards so I can't really see!

What the heck are ASLEF thinking about? No wonder there is so much anti union sentiment in this country when a strike is threatened over this! http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4068877/Union-threaten-strike-over-football-sickie.html

On my commute into Glasgow Central this morning,my train passed a Network Rail 2 car DMU but because of where I was sitting I didn't get to see it clearly or it's number so can't say exactly what it was. Does anybody know? Cheers!

A really nice wee article from the BBC today! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13872542

Naughty, naughty! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/3540158/Calls-for-2.5billion-First-Scotrail-contract-to-be-suspended-over-conflict-of-interest-claims.html

I know it's a long shot question but does anyone know what went through Kingspark Station on the Newton to Glasgow line at around 8.00pm last night. I'm a street away and can't see the line through the gap in housing across the road from my lounge window at least in summer because of the trees...

Having been a member of the Hornby Collectors Club for a few years I began to get a bit fed up with the same old free locos so I joined the Bachmann Club last year and I've got to say I'm very impressed. The free wagon was great, the calendar was nice, the catalogue is excellent but the...

Sometimes Health and Safety goes just too far! :evil: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13360741 Surely a warning would have sufficed!

Since East Coast will all but abandon the Glasgow to Kings Cross route from May 22nd and XC will be taking over those journeys will they all be Voyager run or will there be a chance of the odd HST being seen in Glasgow Central? Now that would be nice!

Hope this isn't a stupid question and apologise if it's ever been a thread before! Was suddenly thinking a few days ago; Why is there such a thing as peak fares? Is it simply a way for transport companies to make more money per journey because they know people need to get to work? or is it to...