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(UK) GCR Diesel Gala WEB SITE PLUG   (2 messages)   Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:57:22 GMT
Some of my photo's from this weekends gala are now available : http://digitalimage.homeip.net/transport/GCR/index.htm and then select the Diesel Gala Enjoy Rob ...

ACoRP   (7 messages)   Date: 19 Sep 2005 10:05:36 -0700
Evening All, Does anyone out there have the info regarding 87019 and the Liverpool st - Norwich part of the event ? theres nothing on the acorp site ! Regards IM ...

New Central Trains livery   (6 messages)   Date: 19 Sep 2005 07:59:16 -0700
A second class 150, this time 150125, has now been turned out in the new Central Trains livery. Here is a photo of it at Walsall today. http://tonyhunter2814.fotopic.net/p20388912.html I do quite like it Now they ...

Caledonian Sleeper from Euston : Ticket query.   (10 messages)   Date: 19 Sep 2005 05:29:19 -0700
If you buy a sleeper return ( of any description ) from Euston to the Highlands do you have to do the return journey on the Sleeper from Scotland or can you book the return leg back to Euston on a regular "day" train ? Thanks ! UC ...

BBC: Man held in train security alert   (32 messages)   Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 23:03:04 GMT
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4258928.stm> A man has been arrested after he was thought to be acting suspiciously on a Manchester to London train, Thames Valley police have said. The man, described as in his 20s and of ...

Simple 3DS format models of UK Rail stock (or buildings for that matter)?   (1 messages)   Date: 18 Sep 2005 15:28:22 -0700
Hi, Recently, I found out about a program called Pepakura Designer http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/ apprently it allows the production of 3D cut-out models of (within reason) any simple 3DS mesh you supply it with ...

Help! finding a 4VEP/CEP carriage number? - No. 76897   (3 messages)   Date: 18 Sep 2005 05:29:30 -0700
Hi, Can anyone tell me the unit that includes carriage 76897, think it was a 400 SERIES CEP/VEP ELECTRIC MULTIPLE UNIT. Any help would be appreciated. Ian. ...

Help! finding a 4VEP/CEP carriage number? - No. 76897   (2 messages)   Date: 18 Sep 2005 05:29:12 -0700
Hi, Can anyone tell me the unit that includes carriage 76897, think it was a 400 SERIES CEP/VEP ELECTRIC MULTIPLE UNIT. Any help would be appreciated. Ian. ...

Coal yard hisotry/rail pictures - Scarborough   (1 messages)   Date: 18 Sep 2005 05:10:25 -0700
Hello Group, Would anyone be able to point be in the right direction of a book/web-site (other than newspaper archives), that would have pictures, and history of the old coal/gas-works off seamer road in Scarborough? (any ...

APT-E - still scary to look at after 30 years   (20 messages)   Date: 18 Sep 2005 00:59:43 -0700
Went to the NRM's excellent Shildon site with the little'un yesterday. Was surprised just how much of an impact APT-E has on the eye - with that long nose and sharp creases it still looks like a radical piece of design after ...

Credit where it's due.   (9 messages)   Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 22:17:25 GMT
My wife and I recently had an 8-in-15 Freedom of Scotland Rover. During our 8 days' travelling, we notched up about 50-60 NR trains, but only two were running late in any way that affected us. One was from Stranraer to Glasgow ...

Tickets on replacement buses   (13 messages)   Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 22:09:05 +0100
I was travelling (one-way) from Keynsham to Bath Spa today, but with engineering works on between Westbury and Bristol, the whole service is replaced with buses. When the bus arrived I got on and the driver asked me for a ticket ...

Victoria to Greenhithe (return) & Liverpool Street to Chelmsford   (8 messages)   Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:51:14 +0100
Hi there, I hope someone can answer this question. I'm going to be making the following journeys as part of a two day trip in London and I would appreciate assistance with knowing how much each fare is going to cost me. Please ...

MMl derailment?   (2 messages)   Date: 17 Sep 2005 11:56:54 -0700
A friend travelled from the Midlands to London this morning with Midland Mainline. Apparently, there were several cancellations and severe delays in the early morning due to a derailment - can anyone provide more details? ...

Is this considered acceptable in the railway industry ?   (42 messages)   Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:08:29 +0100
http://www.southminster-branch-line.org.uk/guest-book/guest-book.html#CHILDREN ...

Rail timetables/distance tables   (2 messages)   Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 18:28:26 +0100
Part one ... As far as I recall, printed rail timetables included a distance table - you'd almost suspect that legislation required it or something, just to ensure that the perfidious rail companies weren't selling you ...

Re: 71000 today - was BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Church blessing for rail landmark   (1 messages)   Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:34:34 GMT
The Fotopic help desk told me my image file names were too long and were unbalancing the page frames. Please take another look at: http://eddie-bellass.fotopic.net/c693547.html if you wish. If you click upon the top ...

"Ambiguous" class 25   (4 messages)   Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:15:10 +0100
During the early 70's I attended school in Worcester, and some of us regularly used to take in the delightful panorama offered by Railway Walk during the hour-long lunch break. Once I spotted a class 25 which had had a cab ...

71000 Duke Of Gloucester   (8 messages)   Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 14:28:07 +0100
The Duke has expired again. 40145 is running l/e from Bury to run the return leg from York retimed to depart at 18:00 back to Lime Street. Go get it 40138 www.40138.fotopic.net ...

No trains at weekends on WAGN   (9 messages)   Date: 17 Sep 2005 06:01:42 -0700
"As a result of engineering work there will be no train service between Finsbury Park and Stevenage via Welwyn Garden City at weekends from 17/18 September to 10/11 December inclusive. A replacement bus service will operate ...