Longwave reception on Voyagers
(60 messages)
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:43:12 GMT
I'll have the misfortune of travelling on a Voyager later this afternoon.
Does anyone know whether longwave radio reception (specifically) is
degraded significantly by their metallic window coatings?
Greg. ...
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FAO: Chris Tolley
(1 messages)
Date: 26 Aug 2005 05:35:27 -0700
Chris is it possible you can email me please.
My email address is nathan@nathanwhitington.co.uk
Many thanks in advance,
--
Nathan Whitington <><
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Odd Railway Companies
(6 messages)
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:18:01 GMT
Anyone know who this lot are?
Abbey Rail Limited (Registration Number 04659708)
Broadway Rail Limited (Registration Number 04659516)
Golding's Rail Limited (Registration Number 03266760)
Hay's Rail Limited (Registration ...
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Friday 26th DMUs on Glossop/Hadfield
(1 messages)
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:45:23 +0100
Hi All
The power is currently off on the Hadfield line, and Northern are
running a DMU-based service, mostly with Pacers so far. The guard
on the service I was on thought it would continue all today.
Well done to Northern ...
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Allowed to combine season tickets?
(35 messages)
Date: 25 Aug 2005 18:45:02 -0700
Hello, a quick few questions relating to a thread active over on
uk.transport.london ("Blue is the new Pink..." regarding TfL's Oyster
cards - though said cards have no direct relevance to this post). I
decided not to cross ...
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Class 37s on Ebay
(5 messages)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:49:37 GMT
Folks,
Last week two Wensleydale Railway based Class 37s, 37 198
and 37 275, were put up for sale on eBay ('condition - Used')
The eBay site now says
'The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer ...
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Ticket Machine at Huddersfield issues a Test Coupon
(5 messages)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:57:12 +0100
Hi all,
the passenger operated ticket machine at Huddersfield station issued my
partner with a day return to Slaithwaite today. Then the screen opened up a
dialogue box headed Windows 2000/NT ran through a series of error ...
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FA: Station Photos, mainly SR & GWR
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:24:23 +0100
Hi all,
I've a bunch of photos of stations for auction on ebay, mostly GWR & SR. If
you are interested take a look at
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZpdsteveo
Paul
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Norwich - Cambridge: three years on
(18 messages)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:20:05 +0100
This service, new in 2002, carries the reputation that it got off to a
better than expected start in the early days, with passenger numbers
building quickly. Is anyone here able to paint a picture of how it is
doing now ...
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Coventry Arena station plans killed again
(41 messages)
Date: 25 Aug 2005 09:35:18 -0700
Looks like the government is determined not to allow the building of
the Coventry Arena station, despite it being highly needed, huge local
support, and the fact that it was to be an essential part of the now
open Arena development ...
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Half Price Train Tickets
(62 messages)
Date: 25 Aug 2005 02:10:58 -0700
I have just received this in an email from Scotrail. If it's like their
offer just before last Christmas it applies to journeys nationwide -
not just on Scotrail.
50% discount off rail travel
Book online between 25 August ...
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Fire at Cardiff - Disruption
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:13:10 GMT
It seems that fire in wiring at Cardiff Signal Box is, and will continue to,
create large scale disruptions this morning.
KW
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New Locos or Old
(2 messages)
Date: 23 Aug 2005 05:05:34 -0700
7. Andy Kirkham Aug 23, 12:41 pm show options
Newsgroups: uk.railway
From: "Andy Kirkham" <a.kirk...@LTScotland.org.uk> - Find messages by
this author
Date: 23 Aug 2005 04:41:15 -0700
Local: Tues, Aug 23 2005 12:41 ...
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Steam at Old Oak 20/08
(1 messages)
Date: 23 Aug 2005 11:44:06 GMT
Travelling on the Southern service to Watford Junction on Saturday (20th),
we were just passing North Pole (around 07:20) as a steam loco was on the
track nearest the canal -- couldn't see what it was, or in which direction ...
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Kings Cross to Newcastle- a 'proper' cab view
(2 messages)
Date: 23 Aug 2005 10:28:30 -0700
Hello all,
This is nothing to do with me but I can recommend it after buying it on
ebay. This is an outstanding DVD from Newcastle to Kings Cross and back
but unlike Video 125 efforts (although very good) this is unedited ...
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Uk Rail Facts - Help needed to fil in gaps?
(46 messages)
Date: 23 Aug 2005 10:43:00 -0700
Found these in a file dated 2003 on my disc
I'd be intrested in filling in the gaps!
(As well as any other intresting extrems people want to add.)
(Not sure if this thread is worth a sticky but ...)
Longest Tunnel:
Box ...
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Flying Scotsman
(1 messages)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:09:52 GMT
Running today on Scarborough Spa Express without smoke deflectors...
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Raising Steam
(3 messages)
Date: 23 Aug 2005 11:10:38 -0700
Having only caught the very tail end of BR steam workings in the
sixties, I was wondering how long it used to take to raise steam from
cold on a main line steam loco? Also, was it any quicker to raise steam
on something like ...
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Earn 12% daily of your investment!!!
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:39:31 GMT
I'm going to tell you about a TOP RATED AUTOSURF program that takes 5 mins of your day and then instantly credits your account 12% of what you put in. Its that easy and everyone is going crazy about it. I have personally done ...
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Slam door today on Southern
(9 messages)
Date: 23 Aug 2005 11:07:02 -0700
I saw a Southern slam door train at Clapham Junction today, so last
Friday wasn't the last ever. I just missed it so I am not 100% certain
what service it was but if everything was on time it would have been
the 1747 from ...
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