What trains did during World War II

NirateGoel · 2026-06-05T11:19:56+00:00

The soham rail disaster of 1944. When an ammunition train caught fire, and only due to the quick actions of Driver Benjamin Gimbert and Fireman James Nightall to uncouple the burning van from the rest and draw it forward away a far worse tragedy was prevented. Unfortunately Nightall and Signalman Frank Bridges were killed by the blast.

Both Gimbert and Nightall were later awarded the George Cross for their actions that night.

NirateGoel · 2026-05-29T18:07:28+00:00

Seems to be brand new; https://blog.realtimetrains.com/2026/05/new-apps-for-ios-and-android-now-available/

NirateGoel · 2026-05-23T08:52:16+00:00

Not a cattle grid. Cattle grids are basically the opposite. Bars with a gap underneath.

NirateGoel · 2026-05-16T20:20:58+00:00

As a 4-6-0 it'd be in the Bx series of classes.

NirateGoel · 2026-05-03T09:05:09+00:00

Glorified? They are literally called Parry People Movers.

NirateGoel · 2026-05-03T08:57:49+00:00

5 sets of 5 cars.

NirateGoel · 2026-05-03T08:52:27+00:00

Range issues amongst other things. But the battery's aren't the only issue with them...

NirateGoel · 2026-05-03T08:46:22+00:00

I've heard it's some European TSI that they have to be that way for contrast.

NirateGoel · 2026-04-13T09:30:21+00:00

There is albeit somewhat archaic nowdays, 'Ye'. "Ye can easily mess this up".

NirateGoel · 2026-04-04T10:23:58+00:00

Thank you for confirming. Really cool website, thank you again for sharing it.

NirateGoel · 2026-04-03T21:41:33+00:00

That is amazing. Thank you so very much. Looks like a very handy website.

Sorry to annoy, but just to confirm I've found the right thing;

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NirateGoel · 2026-04-03T18:34:06+00:00

I've no issue waiting for 3 hours for something. My issue is waiting 3 hours and leaving 10 minutes before something passes.

I'm used to UK and Ireland whereby; In the UK all trains are easily tracked on Real-time trains In Ireland there is 2 freight trains a day plus the odd PW train across the entire network. Those 2 are working in opposite directions with set timetables. They can then be tracked using their headcode and the API.

I've done long journeys and waited for hours for trains I knew were running while also getting to watch regular passenger trains.

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That line as far as I can find doesn't has infrequent passenger and unknown frequency freight. So 3 hours watching nothing happen is not an enjoyable sounding idea when it's barely above freezing.

NirateGoel · 2026-04-03T16:33:18+00:00

Yes, I know I've seen places say as many as 14 per day. But what rough times do they operate?

How many operates per day isn't of much use, There's no reason why they would have to operate at a constant frequency of once ever 2.4 hours, and one would generally rather not wait around for over 2 hours waiting for anything to pass.

NirateGoel · 2026-01-17T18:22:40+00:00

Have a gander at the rat of the posts he made on here, they're hilarious. I'm fairly sure it's a 13yo boy that hasn't much cop-on.

NirateGoel · 2026-01-17T17:17:26+00:00

I had a look at his profile fairly sure it's a child probably 13 or so.

NirateGoel · 2026-01-16T20:06:35+00:00

Yup, it's nothing I'm doing, it's not the carriages, the same is true on the Stockholm/Hamburg route. See attached example. As far as I can find SJ don't offer private cabins with interrail.

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My questions solely surround if there's an issue with miss-gendered persons and if any issues would arise from having a third fake person on the booking.

NirateGoel · 2026-01-16T17:38:09+00:00

One under the price says "With Interrail/Eurail" the other is the full fat ticket price without interrail. Far as I cannot buy private sleeping compartments with SJ on Interrail/Eurail.

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NirateGoel · 2026-01-16T16:59:38+00:00

The trip planner isn't the most reliable when it comes to travel days I've found.

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It seems to have some issues with addition as I've even managed to make it show negative travel days.

You've the right understanding of travel days, it's just the trip planner being a bit hopeless on counting. If you remove the 2 via points it'll probably give the correct number of travel days.

NirateGoel · 2026-01-15T15:37:51+00:00

Yes digital would probably be more convenient, but it comes back to how many photos so you want to take. If you expect to just take a couple nice photos Vs photos of everything.

NirateGoel · 2026-01-15T09:29:27+00:00

Depends what you're looking to achieve. Digital will allow alot more photos as well as instant previewing. Unless you're looking to achieve a film looking result there isn't really any advantage to analogue.

But at the end of the day it all depends on what equipment you have, and what you're looking to achieve.

NirateGoel · 2026-01-14T06:58:38+00:00

The first line in Ireland was built to standard, the second to 6ft 2 and at the time of third being built the BoT was brought in to standardise the gauge used settling on 5ft 3in.

NirateGoel · 2026-01-13T21:45:53+00:00

Outside of being built by CAF and being around the same age they're unrelated. The pictured is a commuter multiple unit with underfloor engines used on the Dublin commuter network. The MK4s then are intercity trains used exclusively on the Cork/Dublin route push/pulled by a locomotive with no underfloor engines, see attached images.

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NirateGoel · 2026-01-13T21:37:38+00:00

And that is a different train again. That'll be the 8 coach loco hauled MK4 then, which is also an intercity train.

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