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    Heatwave 22-27 June - effect on the UK Railway

    Yep... though I'm bracing my niece for a wait at Lockerbie and Carlisle, as the 13:33 and 13:38 ex-Glasgow were both held around the former for quite some time.
  2. K

    Heatwave 22-27 June - effect on the UK Railway

    The WCML is really struggling at the north end today. My 17 year old niece is on her way to London, originally booked on the 15:57 ex-GLC but I advised her to get the slightly delayed 14:34 as the trains to form both the 15:38 and 15:57 were getting progressively later coming up through the Lake...
  3. K

    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Thank you! Managed a ride in from Kingston Park to Central before my LNER back to London. That really will be my final bash.
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    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Hi, can anyone confirm whether the Metrocars are still out on T108? Hoping to catch them on their next run ex-Airport if so!
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    DB CLASS 218 locomotives.

    A big thank you to the original poster of this info. I had a great ride up to Kleve on the 1408 last Friday, with a fair few enthusiasts on board and absolutely loads taking photos en-route, many from chairs / ladders in the middle of fields! I'm sure we passed a second hauled set as well...
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    DB CLASS 218 locomotives.

    I'm flying out to DUS tomorrow hoping to take the 218-operated service up to Kleve on Friday. Has anyone actually bashed this yet? Photos online seem limited. Does it actually run?
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    SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

    The 2010 from Chessington South appears not to have left yet. We're waiting for it at Wimbledon after going to the pub...
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    SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

    Thank you! Been refreshing RTT all day and came into the office in the hope something would work tonight. I know no-one can say for sure but is the 2245 ex-Guildford quite possibly going to be the last passenger 455 working?
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    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Hi all, are there any metrocars out today please?
  10. K

    EMR off-peak from STP to Luton missing?

    Thanks for the replies everyone. I like to think I'm pretty up to speed with ticketing anomalies but compulsory reservations didn't actually cross my mind on this occasion (though fairly obvious now I think about it with the WCML closure). Huge queueing system in place at STP but not too busy...
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    EMR off-peak from STP to Luton missing?

    Hi all, we're making another semi-regular trip from St Pancras to Luton Each booking site I regularly use claims the off-peak single and return is only valid on Thameslink - every EMR shows only the anytime single and return. I assume this is an error in the underlying data and we can still...
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    SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

    A big thank you to those posting updates here. Tonight, I was able to bash 5710+5873 on the 1903 Waterloo to Surbiton, 5870 on the 1957 Surbiton - Earlsfield and finally 5737+5721 on the 2033 Earlsfield - Waterloo. Well worth going into the office today! That's it for me, unless any sneak into...
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    SWR 455 twilight diagrams/workings

    5702 + 5732 appeared on the 17:43 Waterloo to Shepperton via Richmond this evening (this was showing as uncovered earlier in the day). So as I was in the office nearby, I nipped out for a little run to Putney. I'll aim to do something similar each week until the end, whenever that may be...
  14. K

    Bulgaria: Septemvri to Dobrinishte narrow gauge line

    Hi everyone, Just a quick message to say thanks to all who responded, and provide some info for those who wish to follow in our footsteps. So despite not being morning people, the four of us agreed we wanted to do the loop, and I popped up to Sofia Central station and bus station the previous...
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    Bulgaria: Septemvri to Dobrinishte narrow gauge line

    Hi everyone, I'm off to Sofia next week with my partner and some friends and am / was planning on taking them on a day trip over the beautiful Septemvri to Dobrinishte narrow gauge line, which I previously did myself around 20 years ago but only part-way up the line and back while travelling...
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    Cowboy Operators a thing of the past?

    Funnily enough, Avondale actually started out in the Greenock area, running to Devol in Port Glasgow. I grew up in Inverclyde and can clearly remember what it was like in the late 80s and early 90s, with 10s of different operators with anything from a handful of Merc minibuses to a handful of...
  17. K

    Longest platform- platform interchange

    Another one not in the UK - Platforms 1 and 2 (east) on the north side of Rome Termini, used for trains towards Perugia, are a long way from the concourse, starting beyond the entire core length of the main bank of platforms. The walk takes almost ten minutes, particularly when battling through...
  18. K

    Has the use of air-con stock on railtours affected bookings ?

    This is what I do too. Not even Railtours, often just service trains in places like Portugal, Poland, Czechia, Albania, even Thailand! That list grows smaller every year though.
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    McGill’s Midland Bluebird

    Maybe I'm unique but if I'm looking for airport access, I'll be on the absolute cheapest option every time, unless it takes say 3-4 times as long. So i think this is a good product.

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