37214 on Worth Valley 28 & 29 August
(1 messages)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 12:20:24 +0100
Subject to availability 37214 should operate two round trips from Oxenhope
to Keighley on the Sunday and Monday of the next bank holiday weekend.
Leaving Oxenhope at 0915 and 1030, and Keighley at 0955 and 1115.
For other ...
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8F on the Settle and Carlisle, Wednesday.
(3 messages)
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 12:02:39 +0100
Hi all,
has anyone the timings for this train?
Or could point me in the direction of a web site with them?
Paul
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Train in collision with tractor
(2 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 23:22:55 -0700
>From BBC News. Anyone have details?
"A man has been flown to hospital by air ambulance after a train
collided with a tractor at a level crossing.
The accident, which happened on Sunday afternoon, saw a Central Trains
railway ...
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66057 derailed Alrewas
(8 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 15:42:37 -0700
Hi all
Rumours circulating the West Midlands tonight that 66057 has run away
from Blake Street, through Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley
and derailed at Alrewas.
I am sure this is speculation, particularly after ...
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British electrification - voltage change over points
(93 messages)
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 07:33:16 +1000
I'm visiting London in a few weeks and being an 'electric train' kind of
nut I'm interested in seeing the voltage change over points.
The Thameslink change over is Farrington isn't it ?. I think i've ridden
train heading ...
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419 4 Rhymney!
(8 messages)
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 18:49:05 +0000 (UTC)
Margam Depot have resurrected 419 and given it top priority for undergoing a
B1 xam to return it to traffic, following the accident with 408 and 425. The
exam was almost complete this afternoon and painters are working through ...
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Waterloo to Euston
(6 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 11:48:44 -0700
This may be slightly OT but I hope someone can help.
I will be travelling to Waterloo on the Jubilee Line tomorrow morning,
direction Green Park. I then need to change onto the northobund
Northern Line to Euston. I have ...
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Walsall - Wolverhampton Closure
(20 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 11:36:58 -0700
Both have a population of around 0.25 million yet the West Midlands RUS
proposes closure of the service.
The reasons seems to have little to do with viability but the need to
save units for elsewhere.
The last time I ...
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Why do Virgin use train numbers
(33 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 10:44:22 -0700
Cant understand why the external panels on Pendolinos and Voyagers
display a train number (eg: VT2345) yet it is not printed in the GBTT
or Virgin freebie TTs.
Bit of a waste of time really IMHO.
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Crumby pendolino seats
(6 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 10:41:43 -0700
Is it me or has anyone else noticed that on joining a pendolino, when
sitting in first, I have to brush off the crumbs from the seat that
remain after breakfast has been served.
Given the high fares, I'd have thouight the ...
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Silverlink - trains leaving early
(8 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 09:52:56 -0700
This is probably a bit of a pointless rant, but I'll feel better for
posting it!
I had the great (dis)pleasure of taking a Silverlink Metro from
Highbury & Islington today - and it was just as bad as I feared! What a
stark ...
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Will Self, The Indepenent 6th August
(45 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 09:24:43 -0700
My grandfather travelled every day, by train, from his home in Brighton
to his ministry in London. According to family lore, while his fellow
commuters were frivolously completing crosswords, Dids - as he was
affectionately ...
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Will Self article from yesterdays Independent.
(1 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 09:07:03 -0700
My grandfather travelled every day, by train, from his home in Brighton
to his ministry in London. According to family lore, while his fellow
commuters were frivolously completing crosswords, Dids - as he was
affectionately ...
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HST's today??
(3 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 08:51:34 -0700
Traveled form Leicester to London today seemed to be more HST's than
Meridians, Any reason for this?
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White Van man knows best!
(4 messages)
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 13:37:21 GMT
Yet another incident at a Level Crossing today, at around 2:00pm. the driver
of a White Van "misused" the LC at Tram Inn (Hereford to Newport).
Signaller had to stop barrier sequence to avoid collision.
When (if ever ...
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BBC: Tractor in Level Crossing Collision
(26 messages)
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 13:38:00 GMT
A man has been flown to hospital by air ambulance after a train
collided with a tractor at a level crossing.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4129398.stm>
The accident, which happened on Sunday afternoon ...
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Food and drink on long-route bustitutions
(75 messages)
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 11:32:40 GMT
I have noticed that coach drivers seem reluctant to allow people to
take food and drink on even very long-distance bustitutions, e.g. the
2 hour plus London-Milton Keynes late night runs, one of which I had
the misfortune to ...
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NSE / BR Southern Route Codes
(16 messages)
Date: 7 Aug 2005 00:31:48 -0700
Could anyone possibly direct me to a website or info that lists the
numeric route codes for services across the South-East.
Many thanks.
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Steam special on 06/08/05
(3 messages)
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 23:01:45 GMT
Today at about 12:45 I heard a steam train pass through Gillingham,
Kent. Can someone please tell me what it was and where it was going?
Thanks
KC ...
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Name this unit
(16 messages)
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 23:19:09 +0100
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4734421.stm
Can anyone say what train is in the picture here? It bares a passing
resemblance to a SWT 444, but with a pan and 10 windows per coach. :-S
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