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The first HEx-liveried, GWR-operated 387s have arrived at Reading depot. 387130 and 387140 carry a new HEx livery, nothing like that carried by the 332s (even allowing for the Tata adverts). Image available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pdeaves/47929913333/.

Don?t be surprised that when it comes up for membership renewals at the end of the year that some might think twice about doing so if we continue into a third year of 50% off offers only for new members. Whatever you chose to do is your business. However, I would urge you to keep in sight that the ...

There will be an open day at Penzance depot on 13 April. Details at https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2019/02/great-western-railway-to-open-long-rock-depot-doors-in-aid-of-charity.html/amp Tickets available from https://billetto.co.uk/e/gwr-longrock-tmd-open-day-2019-tickets-331021/ (linked from above), ...

There is no mention in Quick's 'Railway Passenger Stations'. It doesn't particularly help your quest!

mikegayton wrote:Unfortunately 2018 has been a good year for the image of our main line railways.

Can I ask what you mean by this? I assume 'good' should be 'bad'!

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

87018gag wrote:I am trying to locate BR TOPS Lists for Preston, Carlisle and Glasgow areas from 1978 -1986.

For clarity, are you after TOPS location codes for these places or TOPS numbers of rolling stock passing (or allocated to) these places?