Escape to Hertfordshire / Herefordshire Poster
(16 messages)
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:03:57 GMT
Does anyone on the group have a photograph of the poster mentioned by
Christian Wolmar in
<http://www.christianwolmar.co.uk/rail/515.shtml> that they could share
with me, please?
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First [permanant] bustitution confirmed
(134 messages)
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:13:02 +0100
http://www.railnews.co.uk/displaynews.asp?ID=1034
FIRST 'BUSTITUTION' CONFIRMED - WOLVERHAMPTON-WALSALL TRAINS TO BE REPLACED
BY 'FAST COACH SERVICE'
Rail news & views | July 2005
25 July 2005
THE first official ...
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Geoghegan
(16 messages)
Date: 28 Jul 2005 01:43:08 -0700
Does anyone know how to pronounce the surname of Samuel Geoghegan,
designer of the locos on the Guinness brewery system? When I was at
Tywyn last week I asked the museum custodian, but he had no idea.
http://www.talyllyn ...
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Gresley middle big end
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:06:34 +0100
Re the recent threads about the failure of V2 Green Arrow, my friends on
the Mid Hants where A4 Bittern is currently being reassembled have kindly
provided some pictures which should help us non-mechanical bods understand
what's ...
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These New Desire Oh`s
(13 messages)
Date: 27 Jul 2005 17:21:32 -0700
Having been wizzing up & down the West Coast this week on liners I have
noticed that at least 2 of these new 350 units now have rather horrible
looking lime green NAMEPLATES fitted 350115 + 1 other , also noted that
which ever ...
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Secirity alert at Bushey needed 20 squad cars ?
(52 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:46:20 +0100
Security alert outside Bushey Station
By Bronwyn Scanlan (Watford Observer)
A SECURITY alert outside Bushey train station caused traffic mayhem this
afternoon (Wednesday).
The incident began when a man carrying a rucksack ...
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Anyone got any exterior shots of Paris RER trains I can use on a website?
(6 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:33:04 +0100
Looking through the pics I took during last weekend's trip to Paris, I
realise I missed getting any exterior shots of the trains I was on. I'd
like to be able to put a few in the review to complement the interiors.
Does ...
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West Somerset Express - Issue 37 - August 2005
(1 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:24:58 +0100
West Somerset Express
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The unofficial on line newsletter of the West Somerset Railway
Issue 37 - August 2005
West Somerset Express homepage
http://trainsferriesbuses.co.uk/westsomersetexpress.htm
*The ...
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Fares Increases
(1 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:27:26 +0100
Does anyone know how Fares Increases are "regulated" by the SRA (or who
ever the hells in charge this week) for One Railway now?
We're hearing that there will be another fares increase at the December
Timetable change, ...
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Midland Mainline Offers
(21 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:57:43 +0100
Just bringing this to people's attention.
I have managed to get a First class return ticket to St Pancras from
Loughborough for 25. It'd normally cost me 80+
Joe
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TEHACHAPI
(7 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:46:32 +0100
Hi, im off to the states in sept and will be spending a couple of days
around tehachapi with my camera. If anyone here has been and has any advice
regarding good locations,best times for trains etc i would be glad to hear ...
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Enthusiasts at Didcot Prkwy Last Night
(1 messages)
Date: 27 Jul 2005 08:48:58 -0700
There seemed to be a very large number of rail enthusiasts at Didcot
Parkway last night, many of whom had cameras, at 1950. Being quite cold
and getting dark I could only think that they were there to see some
kind of special ...
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Stock Used Glasgow Central to Dumfries / Newcastle
(8 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:41:59 +0100
What kind of stock is used on the above route?
Many thanks in advance
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Excess fare to extend the return portion of a SVR?
(5 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:07:17 +0100
I'm under the impression that
if A via B to C is a valid route,
you should be able to travel from B to C and later from C via B to A by
buying a SVR from B to C and an excess fare to extend the return portion
from ...
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Harborough rail crash
(5 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:09:25 GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/4718599.stm
脗拢200 fine for another potential Selby rail crash?
Saw him interviewed on TV and he blamed a lack of crash barriers.
He has a point, they did not seem to be much use here.
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Two Terrorism Suspects Arrested At Grantham Station
(35 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:05:36 +0100
"British police arrested two men at a train station in central England
as they travelled from the northern English city of Newcastle towards
London.
"'We can confirm that Lincolnshire police officers arrested two men at ...
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Sleeping Car Configurations
(9 messages)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:21:28 +1000
G'day
Re vagaries of European rail booking system: My wife and I have 1st
class sleepers booked on Train #1 Oslo-Malmo. We are both designated as
Male and the numbers are not consecutive (13+15). Can someone explain this?
Ray
Sydney, Oz ...
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Virgin Value purchasing question
(12 messages)
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:54:32 +0000 (UTC)
Something that I can't find a definite answer to: can I buy a Virgin
Value ticket over the counter at Kidderminster station (run by Central
Trains), or do I have to go to a Virgin station? I know that the
obvious answer ...
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Rail tour to bus tour
(33 messages)
Date: 26 Jul 2005 11:43:52 -0700
Compass railtour from Cardiff to Accrington Sat 23/07/05 turned into a
bus tour after train cancelled at Warrington due to no forward Driver
so all passengers put on buses home.
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Penalty Fares
(9 messages)
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:06:47 GMT
A commuter was shown on Meridian Tonight being charged a Penalty Fare at
Reading. Apparently he travelled from Wokingham.
I thought on the North Downs Line section of the FGWL network Penalty Fares
did not apply?
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