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    Weardale Explorer charter - best spots around Shildon?

    Saturday 12th September https://www.railwaytouring.net/we-12-09-26
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    Lumo running train with no toilets

    It made national news because that person was the famous singer Lewis Capaldi!
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    Weardale Explorer charter - best spots around Shildon?

    There's a path that runs beside the railway from Shildon all the way to Newton Aycliffe so anywhere along there would be good. There is a bridge from that path that goes behind the Locomotion museum so that would be a good place too.
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    Urgent TOPS Requests

    Can anyone confirm if this 2Q08 working is 950001 today please? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U87860/2026-07-13/detailed
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    Metrocar updates and withdrawals - Tyne & Wear Metro

    Sorry if this has already been answered but a while back there was a farewell tour for the old Metrocars on the cards advertised by the Branch Line Society. Does anyone know if a trip like this will happen?
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    First Rail Stirling (Lumo) Rolling Stock

    Lumo's website timetable page has all the information on what West Coast services are running and when. https://www.lumo.co.uk/plan-your-journey/our-timetable
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    First Rail Stirling (Lumo) Rolling Stock

    Looks like 222603 is getting its first run in service today. According to Real Time Trains it's been allocated a path from Wembley then to 1S03 1636 to Stirling.
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    First Rail Stirling (Lumo) Rolling Stock

    There's a path from Central Rivers tomorrow (Monday 1st June) to Carlisle where 222601 should pick up the service path to Euston (1M01). https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:79384/2026-06-01/detailed There's also a path from Widnes to Central Rivers on the same day which should be...
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    "Gosh Ness Monster" Hastings DEMU Tour to Scotland

    It's the Scottish flag. The writing on the headboard is yellow so doesn't appear well on the white of the Scottish flag.
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    Pre-Service Lumo movement on the WCML

    As others have posted, today was the press launch service with the first passenger service starting on Monday 25th departing Stirling at 0850. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C00578/2026-05-25/detailed
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    "Gosh Ness Monster" Hastings DEMU Tour to Scotland

    Here you go: - https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U85251/2026-05-23/detailed
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    1V68 Edinburgh to Plymouth 17/05/26

    1V68 had a medical emergency onboard requiring an ambulance at Darlington.
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    First Rail Stirling (Lumo) Rolling Stock

    Yes it moved from Central Rivers to Polmadie either Friday or Saturday and did a run from Polmadie to Stirling to Euston and return on Sunday and I think today aswell.
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    Non-Urgent TOPS Requests

    Can anyone find out what class 222 was on this working from Central Rivers to Widnes today, headcode 5Q36? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K65416/2026-05-01/detailed
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    Class 222 from EMR to Polmadie

    With some changes in paths today saw 222601 on its first mainline run post-Lumo refurbishment working a VST path 5Z20 from Widnes to Central Rivers, with an EMR liveried 222 going to Widnes beforehand on 5Q36, don't know the unit number though (EDIT: it was 222004)...
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    Class 222 from EMR to Polmadie

    There's paths for moves between Widnes and Barton Under Needwood (Central Rivers?) on Friday 1st May so would this be 222601's first journey after refurbishment and renumbering, with presumably another 222 going off for refurbishment...
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    Four stabbed after disorder breaks out at Tenby railway station (07/04)

    Going on holiday there in the summer, heard it was a lovely place! Hopefully this is just a one-off.
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    Don Coffey cab ride video discussion

    Sounds really interesting Don, looking forward to it.
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    Darlington station expansion

    LNER have started skipping Darlington and other stations since the December timetable change.
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    Darlington station expansion

    The trackwork and signalling changes for the new platforms have all been carried out, however the platform 5 loop is out of use for passenger trains (including empty coaching stock) unless there's major disruption. According to Real Time Trains, the first passenger train to use platform 5 will...

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