Re: How do we feel about these?
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:26:41 +0100
In message <gtt3b41h83c3mjs8nro999j7imo7qbd348@4ax.com>, at 01:16:20 on
Mon, 25 Aug 2008, Charles Ellson <charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> remarked:
>>>Until he was definitely heading toward the UK it might have been
>>>arguable that his impending presence was hypothetical rather than
>>>actual.
>>
>>That's the fu ...
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Re: OT but fantastic news!
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:41:26 +0100
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:39:16 +0100, "Brimstone"
<brimstone520-ng03@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>?i?ardo wrote:
>> Brimstone wrote:
>>> ?i?ardo wrote:
>>>> Brimstone wrote:
>>>>> ?i?ardo wrote:
>>>>>> Brimstone wrote:
>>>>>>> Stimpy wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:46:48 +0100, Brimstone wrote
>>>>>>>>>>sni ...
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BRITISH RAIL INFO :: JOHN MAPPIN RAIL INFO :: HOW TO GET TO JOHN
MAPPIN
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:25:38 -0700 (PDT)
The British railway system is the oldest in the world. It consists of
21,000 miles (33,000 km) of standard gauge track, of which 3,062 miles
(4,928 km) is electrified. JOHN MAPPIN RAIL INFO
HOW TO GET TO JOHN MAPPIN:
The system was originally built as a patchwork of local rail links
operated by small private ...
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Residents of Uckfield and Earby - bon courage,
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:56:56 -0700 (PDT)
quote
The age of the train returns to French provinces
Locals win fight to reopen station as network extends to other rural
areas
¡¤ Lizzy Davies in Paris
¡¤ The Guardian,
¡¤ Saturday August 23 2008
Provincial stations, such as Bazancourt, are set to have regular rail
services for the first time since war
For al ...
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Bank Holiday Preserved Thumper Running (in the South!)
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:33:29 -0700 (PDT)
For those wanting some Thumper action, can I just remind you that the
Lavender Line (near Isfield) is operating it's Thumper on Bank Holiday
Monday. Had a little trip on it today, its sounding fantastic and
looks good too! A real achievement has been made down there with 3
years of hard work. I strongly urge you t ...
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Re: Mr Rayner's views of Electrification.
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:57:35 +0100
darkprince66 <darkprince17031966@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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>I really can't fathom why class 90 and mk3's can't operate at 125mph
Is it because they don't tilt?
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Re: Carriages and tracks
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:57:52 -0700 (PDT)
On 24 Aug, 20:52, Chris Tolley <cj...@supanet.com> wrote:
> Roland Perry wrote:
> > The Cambridge island platform is something I'd expect before 2012
>
> Is sea level rising that quickly?
Harumph. It would only have to rise about an inch to inundate that
blasted swamp town.
Ian, MA (Oxon) ...
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The Delights of Working on the Railways
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:56:15 +0100
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7579954.stm
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If you go down to the woods today.....
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:47:50 +0100
.....you might just find something like this:
We went out for a walk near where I live today, taking in some of the Trans
Pennine Trail around Denton and Haughton Green in east Manchester.
While exploring the footpaths we discovered the remains of a long closed
colliery called Hulmes Pit. I have always felt ...
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Re: How do we feel about these?
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:29:52 +0100
In message <dm51b4dgf1ie3r8ld20a5uplqb58kokqvn@4ax.com>, at 00:31:01 on
Sun, 24 Aug 2008, Charles Ellson <charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> remarked:
>Until he was definitely heading toward the UK it might have been
>arguable that his impending presence was hypothetical rather than
>actual.
That's the funny thing. T ...
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