Alstom derby great gathering 1st-3rd August 2025

[sad1e]

Now this is just getting better and better! Classes 83, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91 and 92 is great representation of the BR electric loco fleet!

All i could hope for now in terms of electric locos is for the 89 to finally poke its face out of Crewe works and head over to derby.

 

[Class15]

All i could hope for now in terms of electric locos is that the 89 finally pokes its face out of Crewe works and heads over to derby.

Indeed, I hope it can make it out but I won’t be shocked if not - and the 81 and the 82 I suppose could also be possible as they are at Barrow Hill with the 83 and 85. Also an 88 is an obvious omission from electrics…

 

[sad1e]

Given the significance the DMU played, in the postwar history of Britain's railways, I am surprised at the low representation.

i second this, I'm very surprised that northern haven't offered to donate an unusual DMU such as a 155. Or even that any other operator hasn't sent a 158 either considering the importance of sprinter and express sprinter units historically.

 

[MerlinRail 804]

This could just be me being a Chiltern local, but I feel like as they were amongst the first new trains after privatisation, and were built at Derby, there wouldn’t be any harm in a 168/0 turning up.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

They have previously stated that they won't be announcing every item that will be attending so as to leaver some surprises, so we shouldn't rule out anything that's not on the official list...

 

[kentrailman]

I just received the below email out of the blue. Has anyone else had one of these?

It says to ignore the email if I did not make the request, but who did? I am worried it might be some sort of hacking episode ?


"We received a request to access your order for Alstom presents The Greatest Gathering (Event Runs From 01/08 to 03/08/2025) on www.seetickets.com.

Please click the link below to view the order details. The link is valid for the next 12 hours.

If you did not make this request, please disregard this email."

 

[Tallguy]

I just received the below email out of the blue. Has anyone else had one of these?

It says to ignore the email if I did not make the request, but who did? I am worried it might be some sort of hacking episode ?


"We received a request to access your order for Alstom presents The Greatest Gathering (Event Runs From 01/08 to 03/08/2025) on www.seetickets.com.

Please click the link below to view the order details. The link is valid for the next 12 hours.

If you did not make this request, please disregard this email."

Look at the header for the e mail. Where has it come from? The organiser/ticket people or other? If it is from the organiser then it suggests someone is trying to hack your tickets/account. You can always hover your mouse over the link and see where it directs to.

 

[kentrailman]

Tallguy, Thanks, It was from see tickets as the link in the email led to my actual tickets. Looking at thier website it seems that entering an email address into a retrieve my tickets page will trigger such an email. So someone or some thing put my email address onto the see tickets retrieve tickets page. Just wondered if anyone else has had similar. I don't want to arrive to find my ticket has already been used by someone.

 

[Tallguy]

Can I suggest running a virus scan on your PC just in case you have some snooper software downloaded onto it somehow. I would suggest that someone has hacked something somewhere and is searching for passwords, bank card details etc having obtained your e mail addy. It could be random, or could be targeted. I suggest changing passwords on the seetickets account.