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First Scotrail Turbostars   (3 messages)   Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 21:49:40 GMT
Anyone know where the 170s are being repainted, and what the colour standards for the Blue and Magenta colours are? TIA John ...

Ticket Query London-Brigg (via ...)   (6 messages)   Date: 6 Aug 2005 13:25:30 -0700
I would like to do a round trip from South London as follows: - London Kings Cross - Peterbrough Peterbrough - Sleaford - Lincoln Lincoln - Doncaster Doncaster - Barnetby Barnetby - Brigg - Retford - Sheffield Sheffield ...

Travelcards on Hex/Connect Today   (27 messages)   Date: 6 Aug 2005 13:14:16 -0700
As discussed, Z1-6 travelcards were being accepted without any problems at all on both Hex and Connect services today, due to LUL Engineering work. I used by NR Gold Card Z1-6 and had no trouble at all. The fact these ...

Anyone know if Dilton Marsh (WIltshire) has a car park?   (16 messages)   Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:50:39 +0100
as per subject :) ...

First Class Lounges open on Sundays?   (2 messages)   Date: 6 Aug 2005 07:19:39 -0700
Are any of the Lodnon First Class Lounges (e.g. Kings Cross, Euston) open on Sundays? If so, can anyone provide their opening hours? Thanks ...

Combing rail + season ticket   (23 messages)   Date: 6 Aug 2005 05:53:33 -0700
Hope someone can help clarify this confusing matter I'm returning on an Open ticket with GNER on Monday. On the return journey, I travelled from Kings Cross to Peterborough on Friday, where I have broken my journey. My ...

Savage rails cuts urged for North   (50 messages)   Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 23:32:57 +0000 (UTC)
This appeared in the Newcastle Journal today. I cant help but think someone at the DfT is testing the water before the final service cuts are decided. Savage rails cuts urged for North Aug 5 2005 By Ross Smith, The Journal Rail ...

373s post 2007 CTRL DC ?   (3 messages)   Date: 5 Aug 2005 14:43:14 -0700
Spinning off from the other recent question about the present CTRL route and whether it will be kept post 2007, what about 373s ? At present they use DC. When North Pole is gone, and the depot is at Stratford, I think I ...

The Dockyard Railway, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent   (17 messages)   Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 22:01:56 +0100
Partly a shameless plug I suppose but also a request for information. I've been working on a basic web-presence for the locomotives, cranes and wagons that can be found on the railway network inside Chatham Historic Dockyard ...

WANT SOME FREE CASH ???   (1 messages)   Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 21:51:43 +0200
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66183 on a footpath   (7 messages)   Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:50:44 GMT
66183 + HTA heading Down from Onllwyn washery through the old Neath and Brecon station 20.10pm. Sorry if we worried the driver for being trackside. He and the chap riding up front looked worried when they saw us, I suspect ...

train videos??   (3 messages)   Date: 5 Aug 2005 11:23:08 -0700
Anyone know any good sites I could watch/download train videos. Thanks. ...

new freight traffic   (5 messages)   Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:17:49 GMT
ews ran a new freight train on wednesday 3rd august a aggregate train frrom carnforth to kelbits(ashton-in-makerfield),first train to run down this line since the bitumin traffic moved to preston docks at the beginning of the year.. ...

Slam door stock on Southern   (1 messages)   Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:56:54 +0100
Seemed to be lots of it today passing through Purley in the morning peak. ...

Station Photos, auction ends this Saturday.   (1 messages)   Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:19:33 +0100
Hi all, Just a quick reminder that I have a number of photographs for auction on ebay. Take a look at http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZpdsteveo Listings include :- Barry Docks 1922 Bath Green Park 1962 Blaenau ...

Incident Man Airport   (3 messages)   Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 12:35:13 GMT
Just heard that an ongoing incident at Manchester Airport or Station is causing disruptions. No details and nothing on NRES as yet. KW ...

What next for the Longfield - Pepper Hill section of the CTRL?   (28 messages)   Date: 5 Aug 2005 04:37:25 -0700
Hi I was wondering if anyone knew what they are going to do with the section of the CTRL built over the old Gravesend west branch after the CTRL service migrates to St Pancras in 2007. ...

Thought that some of you might be amused (O/T )   (2 messages)   Date: 5 Aug 2005 03:06:46 -0700
The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's winners: 1 ...

Learn to make $5,000 a week   (1 messages)   Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:17:42 +0200
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A BBC Classic picture mix up, but not by the BBC!   (1 messages)   Date: 5 Aug 2005 01:46:26 -0700
Well, good to see it's not only the BBC that can't show the correct trains in their articles. On page 116 of the latest Civil Engineering (Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers) They have a feature on the WCML route ...