those new WCML EMUs
(1 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:30:58 +0100
Today, for the first time for me, I saw one of the 350s travelling on its
own. Unfortunately, I couldn't tell whether it was loaded or not.
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David Wild using RISC OS on broadband ...
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Network Rail Edinburgh Control
(3 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:27:40 +0100
Last Thursday I was a passenger on the late running ex Edinburgh [Waverley]
1757 Voyager departure to Stafford.
We left Haymarket approx 20 down and immediately turned left at Haymarket
East Jcn to access the line to Carstairs ...
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Luton freight
(1 messages)
Date: 17 Aug 2005 08:48:59 -0700
Last week on 2 days and again Monday this week a 66/5 brought in and/or
shunted aggregate open box bogies for unloading.
Two sidings have been holding the Freightliner liveried boxes since,
already been grafittied.
Frist ...
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Portsmouth Direct freight
(4 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:18:13 +0000 (UTC)
A discussion took place on this group back in April about freight workings
over the Portsmouth Direct line. Regular traffic finished between Shalford
Jn & Havant in 1969 but as 66030 has worked the Holybourne tanks via this
route ...
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Brand new 'one' train at Coventry
(2 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:28:07 +0100
I've just seen a newly painted 'one' train at Coventry...a 47 hauling 9 Mk3
carriages, all looking very shiny indeed. It stopped for about 5 mins, then
carried on south towards Rugby.
I assume these are on their way back ...
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Weardale railway cash boost
(1 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:19:26 +0100
The following taken in its entirety from the Northern Echo web site as the
story changes daily on the current link -
<paste>
A MAJOR breakthrough in the fight to reopen a railway was announced yesterday
with news that ...
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Re: Big Bertha Thing blogs
(1 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:46:46 +0100
Big Bertha Thing Halfrail
Cosmic Ray Series
Possible Real World System Constructs
http://web.onetel.com/~tonylance/halfrail.html
Access page JPG 22K Image
Astrophysics net ring access site
Newsgroup Reviews including uk ...
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BNS Platform 4c
(4 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:04:15 GMT
Ages ago, there was some chat about why plat 4c is 4c and not 5c,
because at BNS the odd-numbered platforms are all on the north side of
their associated tracks, as 4c is. I don't recall a conclusion to the
discussion, but ...
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Gerrards Cross Wednesday 09:30
(12 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:18:10 +0100
Track fully ballasted, tamper working on the Up line. Up and Down
starters at GX station still not illuminated. Local staff hesitant
about restart Saturday but Network Rail contractors (Carillon?)
working fast so its looks ...
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Diuke of Gloucester at Willesden Today
(5 messages)
Date: 17 Aug 2005 02:02:26 -0700
My usual boring commute from Watford to Clapham was improved today by
the sight of Duke of Gloucester at Willesden Junc. I couldn't tell if
it had come from Acton Wells or from the West London line but I see
that it is going ...
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SWT Eastleigh - Brighton
(12 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:08:07 +0100
What class does SWT run on this route?? is it a 159?
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Brum-Preston 350
(13 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:41:11 +0100
What's happened to the 1651 Brum-Preston ? Have been out twice in the past
month and it has not turned up .. but there have been voyagers around that
time. It's still in the timetable - has it reverted to Virgin ?
Mark
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Train drivers may boycott tunnel after safety fears - Garrards Cross
(23 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 07:36:11 +0100
TRAIN drivers have warned they will not travel through the tunnel at Gerrards
Cross until they are satisfied it will not collapse again.
Drivers union Aslef said it would not send drivers through the tunnel, which
caved in ...
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Commuters urged to report cheats
(33 messages)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:36:32 GMT
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/4157382.stm>
A Wiltshire-based train company is asking its passengers to report
fellow travellers who they believe may be dodging paying their fares.
First Great Western wants ...
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Blaze in Channel rail link tunnel.
(1 messages)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:35:55 GMT
From BBC News:
A man is believed to have been killed when a blaze tore through a train
on the Channel Tunnel rail link.
More than 50 firefighters are at the scene almost a mile inside a tunnel
under the Thames between Swanscombe ...
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Pantograph damaged on Desiro
(3 messages)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:46:02 GMT
Photo's of a "torn off" pantograph on a Slovenian Desiro unit have been
posted on abpr this evening.
Search for subject "SZ-Slovenian railway. Broken pantograph."
KW
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Pendolino "Shock News"
(75 messages)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:15:41 GMT
This evening I have come across a strong rumour about the loss of Pendolinos
on the North Wales Coast being replaced by LHCS from next week.
We can only wait and see! Is this the beginning of the end? or Are they
trying ...
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Sandite/Departmental Class 303?
(4 messages)
Date: 16 Aug 2005 13:31:25 -0700
Hi all,
Do any of you knowledgable people out there happen to know anything
about a withdrawn class 303/311 that was converted into a departmental
unit (possibly a Sandite machine?) some years ago?
If this did exist, and ...
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CTRL2 Tunnel fire
(28 messages)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:36:30 GMT
At 20:32.
I have a report of a train fire in the tunnel under the Thames at
Northfleet. (CTRL2)
Fire services on site
KW
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Gerrards Cross reopens on Sat
(28 messages)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:03:50 +0100
The line is due to reopen on Sat, although there is no news on the
long term plans for the Tesco store.
From the Chiltern website:
"Were delighted to inform you that it has now been declared safe to
run trains through ...
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