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Here are the last 25 comments that people have left on the site.

• 975335

  30 August 2026 - Roy Hennefer

  Now carries 92035 again and is painted red - 24/08/2026.

• 977994

  30 August 2026 - Vince

  This hasn't been in the NMT for over a year and is probably hiding somewhere at Derby? - suspect the April 2026 sightings are typos for 977984.

• 999600

  28 August 2026 - Vince

  Every so often the rumour mill kicks in saying this class 950 unit is going to be withdrawn. It looks like the end may finally be approaching - the unit apparently needs a full (expensive) overhaul and Loram's contact to operate this (and DR98008 + Caroline) expires soon.

  With this in mind here (at the time of writing) are its possible final scheduled workings next week - it will be heading to the Reading area and working around some West London branches during the nights.

  1 September 2026

  2Q08 - 2022 Derby R.t.c.(Network Rail) - 0538 Reading Triangle Sidings

  https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U01117/2026-09-01/detailed

  2 September 2026

  2Q08 - 2145 Reading Triangle Sidings - 0537 Reading Triangle Sidings

  https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U01118/2026-09-02/detailed

  3 September 2026

  2Q08 - 2253 Reading Triangle Sidings - 0714 Reading Triangle Sidings

  https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U01119/2026-09-03/detailed

  4 September 2026

  2Q08 - 2208 Reading Triangle Sidings - 0753 Derby R.t.c.(Network Rail)

  https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U01120/2026-09-04/detailed

• 153381

  20 August 2026 - Robin Morel

  Being refurbished to become VIU 5

• 320716

  19 August 2026 - Simon Bendall

  Moved to Kirkby Stephen East on 19/8

• 024752

  15 August 2026 - Roger Harris

  Apparently,the frame only of this wagon is now at High Barn Heritage, Greenstead Green, Halstead, a private location.

• 024752

  15 August 2026 - Roger Harris

  I could not find any sign of this wagon at the Colne Valley Railway today.

• 024223

  15 August 2026 - Roger Harris

  This wagon is right at the end of the line behind the Conflat, and has been part dismantled.

• 977368

  12 August 2026 - John Silverthorne

  This video is at Basingstoke, no third rail at Salisbury!

  John

• E96347

  10 August 2026 - Brian Cuttell

  Advertised for sale at Colne Valley in August 2026.

• 041975

  10 August 2026 - Brian Cuttell

  Advertised for sale at Colne Valley in August 2026.

• 041911

  10 August 2026 - Brian Cuttell

  Advertised for sale at Colne Valley in August 2026.

• 977081

  9 August 2026 - John Hall

  977081 Tops code is confirmed as QXX from Bob Wallace database.

• 977081

  9 August 2026 - Daniel Pearson

  This coach was used in the Crewe Works Test which was vacuum braked only. It was recorded as having a TOPS code QXA however. Was it dual braked before being added to the train and became TOPS QXX? Unfortunately you cannot quite read the TOPS code on the picture above.

• 024239

  9 August 2026 - Anon

  Possibly now the one that is stripped for restoration at Honeybourne Industrial estate? Was previously being restored in an industrial unit on that site

• 977349

  7 August 2026 - Andrew Humphries

  Just let people know 977349 has been moved to the Colne Valley Railway

• 320145

  6 August 2026 - Ben Williams

  Gifted to LNERCA and soon to move to Kirby Misperton for restoration

  https://lnerca.org/news-updates/

• 70014

  6 August 2026 - John Hall

  DS70014 was sold for preservation in July 1990 from Hoo Junction. EMU coach 70014 arrived at C.F.Booth Ltd, Rotherham on 22/09/1993 and was broken up during week ending 29/04/1994.

• 70014

  5 August 2026 - Brian Cuttell

  I think this BTU van went to the Isle of Wight in 1990 so the sightings at CF Booth look incorrect. Class 307 EMU coach E70014 was at Booth's scrapyard in late 1993 so the sightings could be this vehicle.

• 977368

  5 August 2026 - Nick Heath

  Great video of this unit flying through Salisbury on 19 July 1989 on YouTube here https://youtu.be/1v-kQMk6iYc?t=1307

• 025042

  2 August 2026 - Russell Withington

  One was in the yard at Norchard, the other in the siding (where the DFRS have a number of carriages in storage) near Whitecroft Station. Looking at the photographs of the two I'm pretty confident that I've got them the right way round.

• 025042

  2 August 2026 - Ben Williams

  Ok. This was changed after Peter's 2024 comment. Assume you are confident that you saw both 025042 and 025043 at DFR? I see RHRP now lists both at DFR again so the Oakamoor update was probably wrong...

• 025042

  2 August 2026 - Russell Withington

  This Brake Van is owned by the Dean Forest Railway Society (where it has been seen several times), and needs its 'Preserved Railway/Museum' updating.

• 153381

  1 August 2026 - Ben Williams

  This one now added here.

  We don't seem to have a VIU5?

• 153384

  1 August 2026 - Robin Morel

  Carries ‘ VIU6’ lettering ( Video Inspection Unit) rather than TCMU ( Track Condition Monitoring Unit)