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I've put the picture through an AI enhancer which has improved it, but doesn't actually answer your question.

Yes it was one of those Class 37/9 'Slugs' that I believe had some custom made control circuits https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/37905-37906-control-cards-stolen.12505/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74nq19w100o

I don't know if it still exists, but didn't there used to be one on the approach to Macclesfield?

Right thanks, so their actually was a reduction in the production numbers, although even the amended numbers were still rather optimistic. 1715875584 With the LH numbers I was just referring to the original batch of 3As, but I never thought about the impact of the APT to be honest. Thanks.

I was looking at the Wiki page for the MK3 coach and I was amazed to see that the number of MK3 sleepers produced (208) was almost as many as the number of standard loco hauled mk3s (253). I guess that when they put in the orders that BR didn't anticipate the shrinkage of the sleeper network...

Right, but did they totally fix the problem? Do HSTs still struggle in extreme temperatures? Actually it has just struck that some modified versions were sent to Australia back in the day, so I guess they may be okay as long as they don't work them too hard. Perhaps the Mexican government...

So the power units that were infamous for overheating are being sent to work in Mexico? Hmmmm....

Wow, I never knew that that even after electrification some trains still had to be banked. I'd always presumed that the double headed sparkies were enough to pull virtually anything. Also I didn't know that they used the overhead line to communicate between drivers and bankers, which was pretty...

I've been looking at pictures of Cleethorpes station and what was the original platform 4 seems to have been de-tracked and abandoned at least forty years ago and I was wondering if anyone knew why? I know that what was P5 was later renumbered to become P4, but even that seems to be only used...

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I don't know I was just speculating. 1677874872 Ahh right, so they are in full use at times. I still think that perhaps the area could be reworked with the removal of the excursion platform, so they could possibly squeeze another siding in. So when was Botanic Gardens reduced in size so much...

Well It would remove a few points and I thought that perhaps they could fill in the bays and utilize the space for extra passenger facilities.

Looking at pictures of Hull Paragon it amazes me that there has never been any rationalization of the whole excursion platform/bay platform area of the station. I know that the lines around the excursion platforms are regularly used for stabling stock, but I'm surprised that Network Rail has...

I think they meant Georges Road tunnel which is where the line dived down under the A6 on it's way to Tiviot Dale Station. https://flic.kr/p/bV8sHx

To save the crew having to do a double run around perhaps?

Yeah, sorry I should have re-read the thread before posting that.

I've just stumbled upon some pictures of Treherbert Station and struck me how it's very similar to Rhymney as it's also a single platform station at the end of a single line despite which it has four stabling sidings.

Thanks, I did wonder if they at least might have extended the life of these branches even if they did eventually face the inevitable axe. 1628868891 Right, I did wonder if them being new and modern looking might have attracted new traffic to a line, even if the reality of using them probably...

I was looking at a picture of one of those little 4 wheel railbuses that BR used in the 1950s for small branch lines and it got me wondering, were they a total flop? By that I mean did rail users like them, hate them, not mind them? Did they actually improve the services in any way i.e...