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Group download in progress...   (1 messages)   Date: 8 Aug 2005 07:52:55 +0100
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Smart work by VXC Train Manager catches fare dodger!   (2 messages)   Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:52:35 +0100
A fare dodger spent two nights in custody and ended up with a fine, court costs and a compensation order after he gave false details to a VXC Train Manager. The T.M. ascertained that he had given a false address and police ...

458s for Silverlink County   (8 messages)   Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:44:10 GMT
Just read this http://www.hemelonline.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=841&ArticleID=851570 /* Wednesday, September 8: BRAND new luxury trains worth a total 24 million, that have been discarded by a rail operator who experienced ...

Dreadful   (2 messages)   Date: 22 Sep 2005 00:27:38 -0700
What has happen to "dreadful" website? ...

Fatality at Purley   (2 messages)   Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 04:19:37 GMT
Services severly disrupted yesterday morning due to a fatality just outside the station. Power was cut to platforms 3-6 for over an hour. It appeared that no train was involved, so it looked like a 3rd line incident - anyone ...

Station names listing at Wikipedia   (10 messages)   Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:45:09 GMT
I know that the list of British railway stations and their 3-letter codes is often requested on uk.railway, and I have found an article on Wikipedia which reproduces the list. It is split into 24 sections, one for each letter ...

Jarvis again   (2 messages)   Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 03:00:53 +0100
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Class 26/27 @ Canton Cardiff?   (3 messages)   Date: 21 Sep 2005 14:16:15 -0700
Went past today and in the background was one of the aforementioned units. Thought they'd all gone? ...

Vandalism between Leatherhead and Cheam   (2 messages)   Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:49:07 +0100
Why are there so many seat squabs and backs littered along the side of the line between Leatherhead and Cheam. There don't seem to be any south of Leatherhead so who is the vandal in Leatherhead ? Cheerz, Baz ...

Wagn and One sharing units?   (8 messages)   Date: 21 Sep 2005 13:50:47 -0700
In the last couple of weeks, I've gone to work (Wagn) and come back on dingy One 317 3xx's that look like they've really been through the wars inside and out. Then last week, I go in on a 'new' One liveried 317/6 (9.43 Hatfield ...

The Quiet Zone   (19 messages)   Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:40:41 +0100
Is there much evidence that designating a Quiet Zone on UK main line trains actually succeeds in providing a significantly quieter environment for those who prefer it? To an occasional traveller, there still appears to be no shortage ...

Norwich Railfest   (4 messages)   Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:20:07 +0100
I'm trying to find out whats actually on display at Norwich station this weekend and whether Railfest includes the depot aswell. The Acorp and One pages are a bit vague and suggest its all quite dispersed (suppose to get punters ...

Accidents on the Cambridge to Liverpool St line?.   (8 messages)   Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:04:02 +0100
A close relative of mine will be using this line for a daily commute (poor sod seeing the state of the EMU's in use). Just out of curiosity I believe that there haven't been any serious accidents on this line for very many ...

[Query] Branch Line Society   (7 messages)   Date: 20 Sep 2005 19:59:42 -0700
Does anyone on here know their website address? TIA ...

1393   (6 messages)   Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:15:01 GMT
So just why is it at the GCR and how longs it there for? odd choice of venue don't you all think... -- Is this a cheese shop? ...

Is it me or is engineering work getting more severe?   (10 messages)   Date: 20 Sep 2005 16:14:51 -0700
It may purely be my imagination, but is engineering work getting progressively more likely to cause disruption with each passing year? For the first time I can remember, there were closures in August, on Saturday evenings ...

"Derailed"   (74 messages)   Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:52:33 GMT
what a load of bollocks, I thought at the time, and I still think this now, if all the drivers knew the signal could not be seen well, surely they should have been extra careful, if I went through a red traffic light and told ...

WHAT DIGITAL CAMERA TO BUY ?   (14 messages)   Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:21:30 GMT
Hi all I am interested in upgrading from 35mm to a digital camera,i have a cheap Olympus one but it is no good for moving shots of trains, i have heard the Fuji finepix range is a good bet,the S3500(130 approx) or the S5500 ...

Newly laid disused track near Croke Park, Dublin?   (2 messages)   Date: 20 Sep 2005 14:13:32 -0700
Stayed at the new Jurys Hotel near Croke Park in Dublin. There was a twin track railway with rusty rails and a buffer stop in the middle of a straight piece of track. Why would they leave an apparently newly laid line in a state of disuse? ...

(Advert) Class 17 Clayton Drivers Manual on Ebay   (1 messages)   Date: 20 Sep 2005 13:26:30 -0700
Hi, Have just listed this item, plus other manuals to follow.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6563621048&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 Thanks ...