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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    New parts haven’t had a chance to Weather yet. Will do next week with some rain. New parts on HS2 at Curzon street are the same.
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    Long or high railway bridges you can walk over

    Has the viaduct reopened now. Last year it had been closed when I had planned to cycle over that way.
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    Hull trains becoming more like Lumo?

    Took my Brompton G line on LNER today, even when folded, it will not stand of]r lay in a luggage rack, it will only fit if leant over. S not all folding bikes are equal. My original Brompton fits ok though.
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    How much does it cost to re-livery/repaint a train?

    A lot to consider when calculating the cost, which includes; 1. Type of vehicle ie loco wagon, coach etc each will have requirements of parts to be masked / removed prior to work and refitting afterwards 2. Bodywork condition, is there corrosion, bodywork damage from collisions with all manner...
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    Class 175s to GWR

    Or Cheltenham Spa on Maesteg services etc, plenty of videos on you tube.
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    New trains cab ends not painted yellow.

    I think you will find that Clan Line has all of the necessary reflectors and LED equipment for the headlight fitted into a standard Bulleid headlight so that externally the appearance of the locomotive is maintained whilst achieving the necessary group standard.
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    Potential up to 2,000 job losses at Alstom Derby

    Another order in the coming years to think about, is eventually 22x will need replacing on the XC network, they are now past their half life. As well as the Scottish HST’s will need replacement, then the Welsh Mk IV sets, although they still have some life, they won’t last forever. In an ideal...
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    GCR Bridge Project

    Correct he states they are still investigating where to locate the facilities for the various activities currently carried out at Loughborough, notable saying they may not all be in the same locations in the future
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    GCR Bridge Project

    More news on the main line in the shed area in a GCR video on YouTube, (link below), appears life expectancy of the shed at Loughborough is much reduced with a double track mainline to run straight through it.
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    TfW class 398 Stadler Citylink tram trains

    If you look further through the same album, can get a glimpse of 93007’s cab 1707411615 And 93009, hit send too quickly
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    Stick-on Tactile paving

    Not on the railway, but here in Doncaster the tactile sections on new cycle way and footpaths are a mixture on metal strips attached to the pavement or a metal grid with the studs on attached to the surface them]n they have a textured substance applied by hand roller and allowed to dry, so no...
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    Network North Electrification Projects

    Another possible way with this is to wire to Settle from Skipton and Armathwaite from Carlisle, no tunnels on either section should allow more time to fully charge either end snd make the journey achievable. Of course this comes at a cost which with the current service density is probably /...
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    Low traffic neighbourhoods: Sunak orders review

    But unfortunately most local authorities don’t have the powers to stop the large amount of inconsiderate motorists who believe that cycle lanes and pavements are just there to be used to park their polluting contraptions on. i have a car, but prefer to walk or cycle for local journeys and days...
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    Identity of Mk1 Coaches in the 997xx series

    Correct re ZL being Swindon Works, exiled from there to the frozen north, via a lot of other now mostly closed railway employment locations. full batch from ICRS: 99723 (1) 18767/25767 (99710) thé cut one, half at Warner Bros. Japan - so has carried 2 x 997xx numbers 99712 18893/25893...
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    Identity of Mk1 Coaches in the 997xx series

    Latest ICRS (2023) combined has : 99710 - not listed 99716 - 25808 99721 - 25806 99722 - 25756 99723 - 25767 cut in half with one half scrapped - extant half in Japan!
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    Why is there so little freight on Sundays?

    Are we forgetting a key point here? Freight on rail supports business / industry in its logistics needs. How many users on here work 24/7 365? If the producers ‘ users of the goods being delivered are working then the need to move those items are reduced, hence why the number of lorries on the...
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    More four car 158s for Cardiff - Portsmouth services

    But staff could go from there to fix them, or do we not bother repairing units in 2023?
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    More four car 158s for Cardiff - Portsmouth services

    Might be 2.5 hours from Bristol, but not from Reading, closer to an hour!
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    Does anyone know why the Caledonian sleeper trains are pulled by a 66 now and not a 73?

    Why would you need a class 37 replacement? They work so few core trains, the way forward is Class 66 et al with RT3973 or whatever it is called today restrictions, test trains can be multiple units repurposed, no need for a few cranked trainspotter type locos that the taxpayer doesn’t nned to...

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