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« on: March 10, 2025, 18:29:26 »
Just seen this on Meridian TV news:
Engineers make remarkable discovery at Salisbury railway station during routine upgrade

One tunnel was briefly mentioned in the Salisbury & Avon Gazette in September.
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« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 15:56:57 »
Gosh...............any steam locos down there - the famous Strategic Steam Reserve !
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Quote from: Clan Line on Yesterday at 15:56:57
Gosh...............any steam locos down there - the famous Strategic Steam Reserve !

The strategic steam reserve has been largely abolished, limitations on water supply, coal stocks, and train crew knowledge mean that steam is no longer a sensible choice for a significant reserve fleet.
The strategic reserve now contains a mixture of HSTs▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)), Thames Turbos, class 158/159s and similar diesel traction. Trains from the reserve fleet are run regularly in normal service, this is achieved by having TWO trains, each bearing the same number, one in use and the other stored. Swapped over regularly.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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