DLF 66 (W996 TRP) sits next to DE 957 (LK58 CTO) at Perivale West Garage. I was in the area so I decided I should head over to the site and take some pictures of the Buses. But there was not much on show as you can evidently see.The Bus on the far right is DP16 (W116 WGT). It has been declared an unfit Bus by engineers and should take the short trip to CELF for maintenance very soo...

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My Train Home - Class 168 108 B sits at Marylebone on the 24 April 2010 prior to working the 20:05 semi fast to Aylesbury via High Wycombe. Strangely this working was comprised of a 3 car 168 and 3 car 168. With the 168 providing the main power to Aylesbury.The driver can be seen in the background.I must admit 168s are some of the most comfortable units of train I have ever travelled on maybe all Class 170s should have been designed...

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Metroline's TE946 stands next to former TP310 which is due to off lease to Dawson's Rentals any day now.  Today I had the pleasure of visiting Metroline's CELF Centre for the very first time! For those who are not familiar with CELF. In a nutshell, CELF is Metroline's Central Engineering Logistics Facility. It was opened in September 2007 and has since revolutionised the way in which Metroline maintain their Buses. The...

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2009 Stock Number 11003 enters Oxford Circus Station with the service to Brixton on the 29th November 2009 © James Galbraith Now most enthusiasts will be all too familiar with the new 2009 Stock Trains that are currently being introduced on the Victoria Line. The original plan was to introduce the Trains in 2005 and they would classed as 2005 Stock but this did not work out. Nevertheless the Trains are entering service this...

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Class 332 013 sits in a very wet London Paddington ready to form the working to Heathrow Terminal 5 On Saturday the 3rd April 2010 I took a trip up to London Paddington a station that in undergoing development at the moment. Whilst there I caught sight of the usual Class 165s/166s, 360s and MTU HSTs however it was the Class 332s that caught my eye. I have always loved the Class 332s due to their speed and and their amazing...

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BVE4 Simulator To the left is some of my work done for the Simulator If im not studying or out with mates, im most probably playing a simulator called BVE4. BVE4 is a free Train Cab simulator that has been developed by ''Mr Mackoy ''and released in 2004. BVE4 is a very popular simulator used by many people this is mainly due to the fact it is free and the quality of it is a force to be reckoned with as opposed to MSTS. BVE4...

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Now we all know that Grand Central have acquired some 180s for their proposed London Kings Cross to Bradford Route. I like other enthusiasts really do like the colour scheme on the 180s however I was never fortunate enough to actually get near enough to take a photo. However that was all about to change on Saturday 3rd April 2010. I decided to visit Kings Cross and upon my arrival a Grand Central 180 just arrived from Sunderland....

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165029 sits at a dull Marylebone Station awiting to perform semi stopper service to High Wycombe. Next year Chiltern Railways are expected to take on four brand new state of the art Class 172 trains to be used on the Gerrard's Cross to Marylebone stoppers. The new units will be geared so that they can only reach 75mph tops and a max speed of 82.5mph following the 10% rule. The trains are expected to be delivered in the 3rd...

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VW1034 LK59JJU With the demise of Metroline's distinguishable Blue and White skirt in May 2009 all new Metroline Buses are being delivered in a bland Red livery. Which is a far cry from from the cool blue that we were used to seeing. Recently Metroline started taking on the delivery of Wrightbus Gemini 2 bodied vehicles with a Volvo B9LChasis (VW) for the 237 contract which was retained by Brenfrod Garage (AH) a first for...

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