York-Doncaster HST or 91?
(6 messages)
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:38:11 +0100
My no1 son wants a trip on an HST AND a 91 tomorrow from York.
1. What's the shortest trip I can do without wasting too much time for a
return? Doncaster or Northallerton?
2. What would the York-Donny trains be? HST or 91 ...
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Scotty bash - any gen?
(9 messages)
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:32 GMT
Hi all going on a scotland venture this weekend coming in carlisle overnight
(02/09) and all day (03/09) in Motherwell sunday day and night and monday
day and night and hitting glasgow and edinburgh during monday and tuesday ...
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Warrington Central - history
(5 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:26:31 GMT
I had occasion to pass through Warrington Central recently, and started
wondering what the station must have looked like before it was
(slightly) rebuilt. I'm guessing that the main entrance and the booking
hall were originally ...
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Trains with bad window views
(74 messages)
Date: 29 Aug 2005 15:25:48 -0700
I understand some trains to have bad window views, but there are some
which have no window views at all on some seats. Some i can confirm are
refurbished Chiltern class 165's, class 313's (not sure about the
314/315's or the ...
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Inspection of trees bordering railway lines
(27 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:03:29 +0100
Can someone tell me if Network Rail routinely checks on trees growing
adjacent to railway lines to see if they pose a safety threat e.g. from
falling branches?
My interest is as the chairman of a private road board. The ...
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Lineside debris
(1 messages)
Date: 29 Aug 2005 14:56:10 -0700
Having just returned from a trip to Britain and France, travelling by
rail in both countries, I was once again struck by the generally tidy
appearance of the railways in France (and on the continent generally)
compared with ...
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Lineside debis
(11 messages)
Date: 29 Aug 2005 14:38:48 -0700
Having just returned from a trip to Britain and France, travelling by
rail in both countries, I was once again struck by the generally tidy
appearance of the railways in France (and on the continent generally)
compared with ...
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BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Graffiti attack at Dales railway
(17 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:14:26 +0100
Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused to carriages at a private
railway in the Yorkshire Dales.
Vandals sprayed graffiti over the four former British Rail coaches at the
Wensleydale Railway's sidings at Leeming Bar ...
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fareham railway bridge
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:59:03 GMT
can anyone tell me if the railway bridge carrying the Portsmouth - Southampton line over the A27 at Fareham station has a design
name ?
I've heard descriptions of bridges being particular types and i've seen a few of the ...
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Odd shaped trip - any ticket advice?
(17 messages)
Date: 29 Aug 2005 11:11:30 GMT
Hi Folks,
I have a circular-ish trip to do next week:
Sunday: Dumfries - Audley End (via London)
Monday: Audley End - Great Malvern
Wednesday: Great Malvern - Dumfries
Can anyone suggest a cunning combination of tickets ...
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Is this valid?
(18 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:29:48 +0100
Going from london to Sheffield, but there are replacement buses on part of
the route, which means its going to take ages.
I have a saver return ticket, and the route says via chesterfield.
Can I use virgin from euston ...
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FA: Station and other railway photographs.
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:37:53 +0100
Hi all,
I've a number of station and other photos that may be of interest for
auction on ebay. If you care to take a look they are at
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZpdsteveo
Please forgive this intrusion if you ...
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Steepest UK preserved passenger line ?
(14 messages)
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:35:16 +0100
Hello All,
While at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway at Wirksworth in
Derbyshire on Saturday there was some discussion as to which UK
preserved line has the steepest incline passed for passenger use.
This ...
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NRE website
(8 messages)
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:37:38 GMT
Anyone able to explain why querying the NRE website for Sunday services
Manchester -> Liverpool doesn't give the 15:07 from Piccadilly (originating
from Scarborough)?
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On the move
(5 messages)
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 23:30:10 +0100
Spotted a class 20 going cab first up the A34 on a transporter this
morning just south of Newbury. Odd colour scheme, mainly orange with a
white or cream roof. The cab had a a four digit number on it, but I
couldn't see ...
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SPT daytripper ticket
(15 messages)
Date: 28 Aug 2005 15:30:56 -0700
Someone clarify for me, is this available for use by one adult
travelling solo - or must it be adult brats. Wording on the SPT web
site
http://www.spt.co.uk/tickets/daytripper.html
''...
脗拢15.00 2 adults and up to 4 children ...
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york
(1 messages)
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:28:37 +0100
york does anyone now if owt good at york tommorow exept the class 4
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37425
(1 messages)
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:04:35 +0000 (UTC)
Still no decision has been made as to who will straighten out the buffer
beam. Today 425 has been used as depot pilot in moving 60084 into the
maintenance bay for a liner replacement. 405 was off xam and awaiting
movement ...
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Help! Which Railway Magazine Reviewed My Website Recently??
(7 messages)
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:21:42 +0000 (UTC)
A friend informed me yesterday that my website was reviewed by Railways or
Trains Illustrated in the past two months. Does anyone know which magazine
it was and how I can take a look at it or can someone scan the review and ...
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Unintended fare dodging
(26 messages)
Date: 27 Aug 2005 17:26:14 -0700
Last Saturday, me and my partner travelled on the last service from
Kings Cross Thameslink to St. Albans (01.08). We needed two extensions
from Zone 6 to St Albans, but the ticket desk was obviously closed and
the automatic ...
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