Roger Smith
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 9 minutes ago
Class 20 locomotives to haul UK Railtours trip to Warwickshire this FebruaryOn Saturday, 22nd February UK Railtours is running The Shakespearean Sonnet rail tour from London Paddington to Stratford-on-Avon hauled by two pairs of Class 20 locomotives.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. an hour ago
€210 million contract signed for 15 mtero trains for use in LilleAlstom has secured a contract to supply fifteen additional metros fitted with an on-board signalling and automated control system to Lille in France.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. a week ago
Southeastern City Beam trains to be fitted with toilets in multi-million-pound investmentSoutheastern’s Class 707 ‘City Beam’ trains used on Metro routes in south-east London and Kent are to be fitted with accessible customer toilets.
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As the second image shows, accessible toilets are not necessarily the priority if you don't have level access -
So it’s been confirmed that Southeastern want toilets to be fitted on the Class 707 City Beam.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. a week ago
North Wales railway line reopens after storm damage repairsPart of the Conwy Valley railway line has reopened this morning, Saturday, 11th January, after being damaged by bad weather on New Year’s Eve.
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"resilience is not about being resistant." So what is resilience about then?
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 weeks ago
Southeastern announces refurbishment programme for Electrostar fleetTrain Operator Southeastern has announced that all 36 of its Class 376 Electrostars are to have an extensive interior and exterior refurbishment.
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That’s great news. The Class 376 does need a major overhaul and new paint.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 2 weeks ago
Hamster and prosthetic leg among lost items on Northern trainsOver the last 2½ years, passengers on trains operated by Northern have lost, mislaid, or forgotten more than 32,600 items of personal possessions.
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LOL how do you forget your leg?
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I spose most folk were legless over the xmas period?
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 3 weeks ago
Special trains to run with Welsh steam locomotive ahead of overhaulThe Welsh Highland Heritage Railway has announced that Russell, will be withdrawn from service on 19th April for its ten-yearly overhaul.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 3 weeks ago
Book Review: GWR Locomotives: The Prairies by Allen JacksonThis book provides a brief insight into the history and workings of the Prairie Tanks of the Great Western Railway
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 3 weeks ago
Swanage Railway to open 2025 season with four historic locomotivesNext weekend in January, the Swanage Railway is to hold a ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend starring four historic locomotives from the 1890s to the 1960s.
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Roger Smith posted a new post. 3 weeks ago
Steam railway awarded £410,000 grant for building repairsThe Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway has been awarded a grant of £410,000 to enable it to repair three endangered buildings at Llanfair Caereinion.
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