Can I ask what you mean by this? I assume 'good' should be 'bad'!mikegayton wrote:Unfortunately 2018 has been a good year for the image of our main line railways.
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- Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:17 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 2018
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11488
Re: 2018
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:45 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Station access
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11275
Station access
Remember last December when Southeastern ran (briefly) into London Waterloo? In line with today's contract-centred businesses, an agreement had to be set up with the station operator (Network Rail, in this case) to do so. Lists of which companies have access rights to which stations are now availabl...
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 7:09 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Tram Train
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14527
Re: Tram Train
The local dictionaries from sheffield & Rotherham councils & from stagecoach supertram / SYPTE / press from railway publications / local television & radio stations where treated to 399204 before the public runs commenced at 0939... 'Dictionaries' intrigues me! (I know you meant dignitaries). Servi...
- Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:13 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Blast from the past
- Replies: 21
- Views: 71077
Re: Blast from the past
Seen at Coventry today: 2018-10-13 48 old posters at Coventry copy.jpg Far left (just visible) was something to do with visiting Wales. Next, I don't know what the 'special notice' poster described. 'Train departures from Coventry' (two panels) is dated 30 September 1985 to 11 May 1986. Penultimate ...
- Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:11 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Could Class 08's be used as Emergency Generators?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10882
Re: Could Class 08's be used as Emergency Generators?
Can anyone help with this one? In answer to the question posed in the thread title, yes, a class 08 could be used as a generator. It is essentially a mobile generator with a bit of equipment allowing it to move itself. Regarding the finer detail of whether any 08s were in actuality fitted with exte...
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:12 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: BR Tops Lists
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9639
Re: BR Tops Lists
For clarity, are you after TOPS location codes for these places or TOPS numbers of rolling stock passing (or allocated to) these places?87018gag wrote:I am trying to locate BR TOPS Lists for Preston, Carlisle and Glasgow areas from 1978 -1986.
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:04 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: STEAM at Swindon
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15454
Re: STEAM at Swindon
Travel from Paddington and back was in Class 800s. We were expecting electric traction as far as Didcot, but as we heard nothing from the engine beneath, it is presumably at least as far as Swindon now (should have paid more attention to pantographs!). Trains do not yet use the OLE west of Didcot; ...
- Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:29 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Chinor & Princes Risborough Railway
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12865
Re: Chinor & Princes Risborough Railway
We were told by Chiltern personnel that there is a possibility that the service, which is currently to finish at the 20th December time table change, could be replaced by one to West Ealing. The 'Wycombe' line, leaving the Great Western main line just after Old Oak Common depots, will be severed fo...
- Thu Aug 16, 2018 8:13 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Survey / Questionaire
- Replies: 15
- Views: 51293
Re: Survey / Questionaire
There is no sense in asking people 'just like you' for information that you already know. Evidently the committee is formed from older people who can already answer on behalf of older people. To find out what younger people want or how younger people think involves asking them. Now, if the committee...
- Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:02 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: London & North Eastern Railway Company
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20394
Re: London & North Eastern Railway Company
Seems to be no rush to eliminate the name 'Virgin' on the rolling stock, unlike previous franchise changes/failures. Interestingly, there was a VTEC HST in Kings Cross yesterday (30 June), one of only two trains in at the time, the other being Hull Trains. I was hoping to see an LNER one on a brief...