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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35744956)

Well if they don't get the nodders off the network soon, they're going to start falling apart (hopefully, anyway). They're well past their sell by date, so something has to happen soon.

You'll probably get some warmed over sprinters after GWR has worked them to a standstill.:D

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35744964)

You'll probably get some warmed over sprinters after GWR has worked them to a standstill.:D

A warmed-over Sprinter is what pulls in at Wigan Northwestern when it's not a Pacer. :erm:

TBH I shouldn't worry too much, they've almost finished electrifying the Liverpool-St.Helens-Wigan line now, so things should improve from next spring regardless of any new rolling stock purchases.

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2015 rail fare rises to be 'average of 2.2%'

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2014/...-rises-to.html

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Lasers could solve autumn leaf fall/rail adhesion problems

Dutch railways test laser rail head cleaner

http://www.popsci.com/trains-could-g...dom=tw&src=SOC

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Trains cease to stop at Tottenham Court Road.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30644472

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Ah, such fun on the railways this Christmas. I got a nodder on the Preston-Lime Street service the other week, which sat idle at the platform for half an hour waiting for a driver coming in on a late inbound service. The days of spare drivers seem to be long gone.

On the return leg, all services Lime Street-Wigan NW were cancelled for engineering (electrification, which should kill off the nodders forever, so mustn't grumble too much). Except that, the National Rail Enquiries system wasn't updated with the line closure until quite late on, so lots of people, me included, were sold Liverpool-Lancaster/Carlisle/Glasgow through tickets that included a change at Wigan.

A thoroughly confused Network Rail man at Lime Street commented that a lot of people had come to him with the same problem, and gave me details for changing at Warrington instead (which I hate, as it involves walking through the town between stations). I was only able to make my booked train to Glasgow as I had arrived very early at Lime Street.

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Originally Posted by Ravenheart (Post 35750296)

New Reading viaduct opens

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/sto...l-chaos-opens/

Very nice and much needed.

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First Hitachi IEP trainset sets off for the UK.

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/s...or-the-uk.html

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Obituary Allan Garraway, one of the giants of railway preservation

http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituar...neer-1-3652927

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Yes he will be sorely missed.

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Interesting article on old stations

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29816152