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Pendolino test track 25 kV   (3 messages)   Date: 25 Jun 2005 12:58:39 -0700
Now they have completed delivery to squadron service, what is the status of the Old Dalby test track and the 25 kV ? I've not heard of ot being used for any other 25 kV testing (not that there is much else needs such testing ...

Leander - Harringworth Viaduct - 26 June 2005   (1 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:56:45 +0000 (UTC)
Does anyone have the timings for this trip, which runs from Melton Mowbray to Kettering and back, via Harringworth Viaduct. Cheers! ...

Dean Forest Railway - Parkend extension opening date?   (2 messages)   Date: 25 Jun 2005 11:36:52 -0700
I've been keeping an eye open for this, but it all seeems quiet? Anyone got any inside info please so I can plan a trip? Thanks in advance D1039 ...

Mostly OT; Slovenia; diesel thrash /interesting working   (11 messages)   Date: 25 Jun 2005 10:13:06 -0700
Dear all, (apolgies for recent lack of correspondence to those I know, IT problems and no time recently) Have been in Slovenia a few times of late, and had some interesting rail experiences en route. The 17.25 ex Ljubljana ...

Passengers Trapped on ECML train Re earlier threads   (7 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:35:30 +0000 (UTC)
In some of the earlier postings on this topic the suggestion was made to put a small deisel engine in the Driving trailer at the (usually) London end of these trains, either to supply auxillary power for the aircon etc or some motive ...

finsbury park to west kirby no virgin   (23 messages)   Date: 25 Jun 2005 05:59:01 -0700
(posted to uk.transport, advised to come here) I am my wife want to travel from London (Finsbury Park area if it makes any difference) to Liverpool (well West Kirby actually, which may make a difference) and at all costs ...

ECML Probs - but what brought the wires down in the first place??   (11 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:54:47 +0100
Plenty said about the problems on the ECML on Thursday - but not about what brought the job to a stand in the first place. Apart from the obvious 'wires down' - what actually caused this? I heard a passenger on the TV ...

Dinting   (1 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 12:25:04 GMT
Is platform 1 still used at all, either for stopping or passing trains? Cru -- "If God had meant women to drive trains he would have put a sink in the cab." ...

Beware, Rail Booking Call Centres LIE about best available price tickets   (1 messages)   Date: 25 Jun 2005 04:18:18 -0700
Beware of phoning railway companies to book rail tickets as they may lie and not give you the best available price. I looked up the price of a single from Cambridge to Blackburn on www.trainline.com and found that a 14 day ...

90039 tries to go to Holyhead!   (45 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:04:49 +0100
Bet someones going to be in trouble at Virgin after they tried to send 90039 to Holyhead this morning. The 0520 Birmingham to Holyhead left Crewe with the 90 still attached (hulaed by a 57 of course). However, as 90s aren't ...

9-Car Meridians - Update   (6 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 10:24:07 +0100
As a few questions are floating round about the 9-Car Meridians and "when will they enter service with MML?" the update I had yesterday was that the deal to put them into service with MML fell apart on Thursday. If I understand ...

Best place to see CTRL construction trains   (9 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:20:03 +0000 (UTC)
I know there was a thread on this a while back, but I wondered where now is the best place to see the CTRL construction trains. I'm thinking of taking a look next week. Whereabouts is what happening? Thinking of the Thurrock-Barking ...

No 87's at Crewe   (1 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:07:57 GMT
Crewe Works Open day have confirmed there will not be any of the class 87's, nor the 'celebrity' ones present, at the event..... ...

WEstern railtour from Exeter.   (3 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:43:42 +0100
Hi, Does anyone know how the tour is going from Exeter behind the western on the mainline? On time etc? Cheers, Rob. ...

11:45 Euston to Glasgow today   (14 messages)   Date: 24 Jun 2005 12:44:16 -0700
I travelled on the 11:45 train from London Euston to Glasgow earlier today, as far as Warrington. We departed London 15 mins late due to technical problems with the Pendolino computer system. It was then very slow progress ...

Linside locations around Shrewsbury wanted   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:39:28 +0100
Off to Shrewsbury for tomorrows D1015 tour, can anyone suggest a couple of good lineside locations for me please.I don't really want to got on the station so am after an alternate location.There appears on Multimap to be a ...

37408 in trouble any more info?   (10 messages)   Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:00:42 +0000 (UTC)
Hi Heard on the grapevine 37408 has been in a accident, had part of the nose removed to free it :-( Any info or pics about. Happened around Newport or Cardiff I've been told. ...

Business Analysis: How rail got back on track in its battle with the airlines   (6 messages)   Date: 24 Jun 2005 11:37:13 -0700
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/story.jsp?story=649195 /* By Barrie Clement, Transport Editor 24 June 2005 The Hatfield train crash in 2000 not only took the lives of four people, it caused ...

Stuck on a train?   (65 messages)   Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:10:47 GMT
just as a point of interest, how long would people on here wait before opening doors if possible, or breaking them open if they had to, if they were in the position that those people were in yesterday? myself, if the driver/guard ...

Hull Meridian in trouble?   (6 messages)   Date: 24 Jun 2005 06:47:31 -0700
Just caught a glimpse of the Evening Standard - lead picture showed people being detrained from one of Hull Trains' new Meridians (or whatever they're called). Has there been another ECML farce today? Cheers M ...