Forum: Railway News from around the World
22nd May 2024, 14:53
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M&GN Y14 has failed a boiler test
Well that's sad
The Y14 has failed a boiler test
link....https://www.mandgn.org/post/y14-fails-boiler-test
I wonder what the NNR will do now.
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Forum: Say Hello
31st March 2024, 14:31
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Replies: 3
Views: 904
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Forum: Say Hello
18th January 2024, 11:07
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,634
Hi Jacques, and welcome to our forum.
Wow,...
Hi Jacques, and welcome to our forum.
Wow, that's a hell of a novel to be translating. Very 'arty'.
In the UK, electrical power for 'non traction' purposes (eg, carriage lighting, heating,...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
8th December 2023, 17:38
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,561
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
7th December 2023, 22:21
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,561
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
5th December 2023, 16:36
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,561
In-cab signalling on UK rail lines begins.
This historic sea-change seems to have been underplayed.
The southern section of the East Coast Main Line has been designated as the first piece of UK railway to be converted to in-cab signalling,...
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
17th November 2023, 18:19
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,288
Interesting link Philip, thanks.
I'm...
Interesting link Philip, thanks.
I'm fascinated by the 'old ways' of how things were done before the days of disc brakes & Train Management Systems.
People had to think on their feet more.
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
8th October 2023, 13:56
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,186
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
2nd October 2023, 21:20
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,265
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
2nd October 2023, 14:59
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,265
Thanks for the info Tony. I hope no one was...
Thanks for the info Tony. I hope no one was injured.
Since this is a railway forum I'm going to take the opportunity to be a bit pedantic.
Whilst the media have reported this as an incident, in...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
6th September 2023, 21:54
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,222
We still have detonator protection here in the...
We still have detonator protection here in the UK, but I suspect it will disappear when the railway goes digital.
About 20 years ago I was bringing the last train of the night home empty, when I...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
31st August 2023, 20:41
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,222
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
27th August 2023, 20:28
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,441
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
26th August 2023, 13:59
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,441
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
21st August 2023, 14:15
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,441
Reminds me, when I first visited my allotted...
Reminds me, when I first visited my allotted depot (after passing the Rules test and awaiting a Traction course) I popped into the Mess room and sat in a comfy looking chair. Suddenly there was a...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
30th July 2023, 14:11
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,252
HS2 now "unachievable"
Yup, it just gets crazier.
Link here...HS2 rated-unachievable-by-official-infrastructure-watchdog (https://www.itv.com/news/2023-07-30/hs2-rated-unachievable-by-major-projects-body)
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
26th July 2023, 12:41
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,310
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
21st July 2023, 17:41
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,310
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
16th July 2023, 21:26
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,373
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
10th July 2023, 17:52
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,373
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
7th July 2023, 08:48
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,441
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
26th June 2023, 20:37
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,271
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
3rd June 2023, 14:33
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,544
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
11th May 2023, 14:42
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,572
Hi Tony, I won't miss those old rattlers.
A...
Hi Tony, I won't miss those old rattlers.
A horrid little cab and 50ish year old technology. The power control was via an air-operated camshaft and could be very slow to take up. The brakes were a...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
10th May 2023, 21:06
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,572
313 services to end on 21st May
End of the 'toiletless' 313s
Details here......313s to go (https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-05-10/the-end-is-nigh-for-abba-era-trains-here-is-whats-coming-down-the-track)
John
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