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    Mother Selected Wrong Railcard when Booking Tickets

    Hi All My mum booked an advance fare from Redditch to Penrith using Chiltern online, however afterwards she realised she'd selected a student railcard as opposed to her senior railcard. Is this likely to cause any problems on the trains and if so what's the best way to get it sorted in...
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    LM 323 retractioning

    Would also be interested in someone shedding some light on this and if it means we will lose the unique sound.
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    What's in an electric loco?

    Thanks! Yes, thinking about it, the output from the generator in a DE loco would be much more suited to the motors in the bogies than what comes down the overhead wire, hence needing more in the way of transforming equipment.
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    What's in an electric loco?

    Forgive me for such a silly question, but I've just wondered what's inside an electric locomotive, eg class 90? In a diesel electric for example, the ICE and generator is in the body between the two cabs, but on an purely electric loco there is no generator needed. Is there anything large...

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