conspiricies R Us
(2 messages)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:00:24 +0000 (UTC)
Playing at being a conspiricy theorist for a moment.
Is it possible that the person who was responsible for distributing the fill
around the tunnel former is a resident of GX and accidentally on purpose
overloaded the structure ...
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FA: Station Photos, mainly Southern Railway and GWR stations.
(2 messages)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:40:50 +0100
Hi all,
if you are interested in photographs of stations, mainly Southern Railway
and GWR, then take a look at my auctions on ebay
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZpdsteveo
Here is a list of the photos covered :-
St ...
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Gerrards Cross - an idea that Tony Polson might comment on.
(15 messages)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 09:23:43 +0100
Looking at the penultimate picture in
http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.gorton/makesafe.html
it occurs to me that if the girders spanning the tunnel crown were to
be lowered (which they can be now the fill has been removed), ...
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Preston Query
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:14:36 +0000 (UTC)
Is a Return ticket from Manchester valid for travel back via Wigan
Northwestern or is it only valid for travel via Chorley
Thanks
Andrew
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Preston Query
(20 messages)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:14:36 +0000 (UTC)
I'm planning a trip to Preston by train shortly and I was wondering if a
Return ticket bought from Manchester allows me to travel out via Chorley and
come back via Wigan NW.
Thanks
Andrew
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Northern Queries
(27 messages)
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:02:33 +0000 (UTC)
1> Apart from Virgin Cross-Country do any other services use the fast lines
through Salford Crescent heading to Piccadilly only I was on a TPX from
Wigan NW-Manchester Airport earlier that wasnt booked to stop at Salford
Crescent ...
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eursostar farce
(3 messages)
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:00:56 +0000 (UTC)
Saturday 20th August 20:43 ex Paris
21:40 Brake/suspension problems bring train to a stand
Move to Lille and sit for 2 hours
00:30 New train from paris arrives at Lille where original train has
been brought to and ...
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Railway Herald
(32 messages)
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:30:33 GMT
Railway Herald iss 16 just out now.. well worth a look...
to contact railway.herald@lwmailcentre.com
web address:- http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/
and its FREE!
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143 Cardiff - Brighton
(24 messages)
Date: 21 Aug 2005 13:27:47 -0700
Whilst I was at Cardiff station earlier I saw a 143 on a Cardiff -
Brighton service (or Portsmouth....I can't recall), I thought they were
banned from SR metals?
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Metropolitan Grant (was Leeds-York fares)
(1 messages)
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:20:39 +0000 (UTC)
I have not followed all of the very long thread on Leeds-York fares, so
excuse me if this was said and I missed it.
Some posters have opined that a reason why the Leeds-York CDR is seemingly
relatively high, compared with ...
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Pendolino downer.
(65 messages)
Date: 20 Aug 2005 15:58:55 -0700
Why do so many people here have a downer on the Pendolino? I'm a
regular (near daily) Brum - London Chiltern passenger forced to use
Virgin whilst the Gerrard's Cross tunnel has been cleared up, and find
the Pendolino excellent ...
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TOCNE Retirement
(4 messages)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:53:32 +0100
Just a quick one; does anyone know what travel perks a New Entrant employee
gets after retirement?
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Taking tickets
(11 messages)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:56:58 +0100
At the entrance to the platform at Cambridge today there were what I
presume to be revenue assistants checking tickets in an extremely
cursory manner. They didn't even have Avantix or SPORTIS machines--those
with only Permits ...
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Taurus - what happened to this loco ?
(16 messages)
Date: 20 Aug 2005 14:40:09 -0700
Dear all,
An enquiry from a friend; what happened to Taurus, the experimental
diesel shunter 0-8-0, built by the Yorkshire Engine Co.
This was on loan to BR for some time in the early 60s, sort of Lion and
Falcon time ...
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Steam trivia question
(7 messages)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:06:33 GMT
What was the last class of mainline steam locomotive in the UK with a
4 wheeled tender to be in revenue earning service?
No prizes or anything, I'm just curious..........
ROB
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Upgrading single ticket to return possible?
(16 messages)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:25:02 +0100
Last week I had to travel to Stirling, intending to stay overnight and
return to Edinburgh later in the week, so I only bought a single ticket
from Edinburgh - Stirling. Unfortunately, I had a later change of plan,
and ...
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Football / Steam Hooligans?
(9 messages)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 18:55:35 GMT
Football / Steam Hooligans? It looks like football gets the priority........
I have reports of a trespass at Abbotswood.
1V63/1V65 report hundreds of trains spotter most in field trespass told to
leave railway by Virgin ...
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When a Pendolino runs out of fuel?
(25 messages)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 18:48:26 GMT
If I were to put forward a scenario which probably would not happen.. maybe?
well not yesterday or even tomorrow.
Say,.........
"1M17 Pendolino has been misrouted in to platform 6 at Preston which is
currently isolated ...
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Accident Report online: Stewarton 1974
(1 messages)
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:15:14 +0100
Derailment at Stewarton, Ayrshire in 1974.
http://tinyurl.com/9clma
Regards
Mark
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Are penalty fares really necessary?
(12 messages)
Date: 20 Aug 2005 10:35:39 -0700
This is from the DB website (7 ways of buying your ticket):
Train
You may purchase your tickets on board of the train. Train attendants
sell tickets for a small extra charge. You may pay cash or by credit
card.
Ticket ...
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