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FA: on ebay station photographs   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:22:01 +0100
Hi all, I've a selection of station photographs on ebay, all SECR ones. If you are interested they are here http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZpdsteveo Included are :- Wye West St Leonards Kemsing Snodland Folkestone ...

Trainline - refunds   (7 messages)   Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:14:38 +0100
Enquired today why I had not received a refund on a ticket returned nearly 8 weeks ago. GNER passed me round for 20 minutes, and then asked where I had sent the tickets. I said trainline.com as instructed by their website ...

No Smoking on Caledonian Sleepers   (8 messages)   Date: 5 Sep 2005 06:06:47 -0700
More railway smoking accommodation is about to be stubbed out. From Newsrail Express: "CALEDONIAN SLEEPER ON-TRAIN SMOKING - POLICY CHANGE Smoking is NOT permitted within Caledonian Sleeper Berth and Seated accommodation ...

Railway Magazine   (37 messages)   Date: 5 Sep 2005 05:45:24 -0700
I don't seem to have seen any copies of Railway Magazine in newsagents over the past week or two. Mind you, I haven't really been looking out for it for several months. Are there any production or distribution difficulties ...

'Local' Service through Channel Tunnel   (31 messages)   Date: 5 Sep 2005 05:01:28 -0700
In Wikipedia's article on the Channel Tunnel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel), there is a paragraph which states: "There have been proposals for local passenger rail services linking Kent with towns in the Pas ...

Radio 4 at 9pm   (5 messages)   Date: 5 Sep 2005 04:44:39 -0700
There is a programme tonight about how Network Rail clear leaves off the line. The chances of me remembering to switch the radio on at 9 are nill but I did notice this in the paper. Kevin ...

Period Returns   (6 messages)   Date: 5 Sep 2005 04:41:46 -0700
Hi, On Friday I took the train from Faversham to Dover, with a plan of coming back on Sunday (France for the weekend). I asked for a period return, and was told that this wasn't possible, as the journey was under 40 miles ...

Sleepers   (4 messages)   Date: 5 Sep 2005 04:30:20 -0700
I've always wondered - are sleepers actually attached to the ground they rest on, or are they just held there by the weight of the rails? ...

TV alert: BBC "Derailed" program re Paddington crash & Cullen inquiry   (2 messages)   Date: 5 Sep 2005 02:58:35 -0700
Whilst the exact date and time is still TBA, this program could prove very interesting - watch out for it in the TV schedules, sometime in 'week 38' (17-23 September 2005): http://www.waveguide.co.uk/latest/news050905.htm and http://www ...

What's the cheapest SWT Gold Card   (5 messages)   Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:50:51 +0100
Not having my annual, between Soton and London any more. I would still to have the benefits of a Gold Card... I know a ryde esplanade/st johns is the cheapest, but the 6 free weekend tickets from SWT would make up for paying ...

Rail workers balloted on strikes   (10 messages)   Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 07:12:28 GMT
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4213692.stm> Rail workers at a train company in the South East are to be balloted on strike action in a row over re-privatisation. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT ...

I am an asshole   (12 messages)   Date: 4 Sep 2005 12:36:13 -0700
I am the absolute asshole. I want you Ross. I need to eat Ross and his little dogbox. I am Chippy and I have a Henry Law fetish. I am Chippy and I am scared of ASCII art. Good to be of service said the young Chippy ...

Train pollution tracked with telescopes   (5 messages)   Date: 4 Sep 2005 12:19:30 -0700
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/4212918.stm "Space technology at the University of Leicester is being used to monitor air pollution in the city. .. .. 'Leicester station is 1.4km south of here from here ...

Great Central Rly Diesel Gala 16-18 Sept   (4 messages)   Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 19:01:37 GMT
Great Central Rly Diesel Gala 16-18 Sept Building on the success of last year we expect to have at least ten diesel locomotives and one DMU in service for this event, with emphasis firmly on scoring plenty mileage. Main ...

CTRL loading gauge   (39 messages)   Date: 4 Sep 2005 09:56:48 -0700
What gauge is the CTRL being built to? If the need arose through incresed demand would a double deck TGV be able to get into St Pancras when it is finished? Tony <DD TGV at Bezier http://tonyhunter2814.fotopic.net/p19717298.html > ...

CTRL loading gauge   (2 messages)   Date: 4 Sep 2005 09:56:44 -0700
What gauge is the CTRL being built to? If the need arose through incresed demand would a double deck TGV be able to get into St Pancras when it is finished? Tony <DD TGV at Bezier http://tonyhunter2814.fotopic.net/p19717298.html > ...

Siderodromophilia   (9 messages)   Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 13:50:54 +0100
I came across the term "Siderodromophilia" recently and, not knowing what it meant, did a Google search (it took me several attempts to get the spelling right!). I'm not going to comment on the results, except to say I'm ...

Butler Henderson   (26 messages)   Date: 4 Sep 2005 05:02:24 -0700
Anybody know if Butler Henderson (GCR Director) and Butler Henderson(Vicki Ex top gear)are related? ...

Which is the best cab simulation   (17 messages)   Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:16:39 GMT
Hi guy which the best uk cab simulations one that is ease to download thanks Michael ...

More fare strangeness....   (2 messages)   Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 08:42:04 +0100
Accordind to NR website, a CDR from St Denys to Totton with railcard discout is 1.85, yet the fare Southampton - Totton is 2.10. Now given the fact that a break of journey may be made in either direction, why is the Soton ...