green arrow update?
(4 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 19:32:26 GMT
What's the verdict on 60800 Green Arrow? How bad is the damage and what
plans to repair it?
Im sure i head that they can make the modification to using 3 separate
cylinders but again it's all down to cost.
So what do you ...
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Moorgate report now online
(5 messages)
Date: 21 Jul 2005 12:14:43 -0700
The report into the Moorgate tube overrun is now available at
http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=98 . Thanks are
once again due to Wobbly Bob, who has had to go and lie down for a
while, as his scanner has ...
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Line side fire(Patchway) North Bristol area
(2 messages)
Date: 21 Jul 2005 09:49:18 -0700
every thing on stop due to a lineside fire at 5pm thursday afternoon
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Portishead(Zummerzet) update
(1 messages)
Date: 21 Jul 2005 09:47:22 -0700
Seems those who were clearing the railway tracks(not the freight
line)have upset a few indivduals.
Those iron stakes that appear on the boundary of railway lines have
appeared on the planned passenger section.
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Is this newsgroup dying?
(99 messages)
Date: 21 Jul 2005 09:43:14 -0700
Surely, there be more railway things happening in the U.K.
or have loads of you migrated to other newsgroups?
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Drivers refusing to work
(22 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:20:06 +0100
BBC reports that the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines are shut because drivers
are refusing to work:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4704031.stm>
--
Graeme Wall
This address is not read, substitute trains for ...
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And another one??
(8 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:06:17 GMT
There is also (at 16.00) a security alert at St Albans (City) station
- area cordoned off.. Local radio reports all trains stopped with
Kings Cross Thameslink and Farringdon closed. BBC (R4) not mentioning
this.
--
Peter Lawrence ...
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Gerrards Cross renewed activity
(4 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:37:00 +0100
After several days of inactivity, other than removal of excavators,
etc we have some work going on today.
Two excavators are removing the layer of incinerator bottom ash (grey
stuff) from the top of the central tunnel segments ...
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More bombs??
(105 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:20:15 GMT
London Underground is closed down completely again. Reports of explosions
at Warren Street and Oval
--
Bob
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LDB Platform Numbers
(4 messages)
Date: 21 Jul 2005 05:06:35 -0700
I remember someone a while back posted a link on here to the LDBs for
London Euston because it had platform numbers on it,
I've recently discovered that the one for Ely
(http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx ...
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Central Trains - Over 50's
(9 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:37:39 GMT
The "Central Trains - Over 50's" genorous offer gives a fare of 10 for a
Manchester to Peterborough Period Return. Route = Any permitted.
When I check for times on "National Rail Enquiries" website it gives (as
well as ...
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Meteor Films
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:53:41 -0000
Anybody out there have any information on Meteor Film Services of Worcester
Park, Surrey, who put out many of the railway films of G.S. Holyoake in
Standard 8
mm and Super 8 format in the '60s and '70s? Memories would be great; ...
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Meteor Films
(3 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 07:58:40 -0000
Anyboby out there have any information on Meteor Film Services of Worcester
Park, Surrey, who put out many of the films of G.S. Holyoake in Standard 8
mm and Super 8 format in the '60s and '70s? Memories would be great; a copy
of ...
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Great Central Railwy Gala this weekend (23/24 July)
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 06:09:59 GMT
Visit the Great Central Railway this weekend for its annual Summer Gala.
Four Steam Locos
Two Diesel Locos (Class 45 - D123, Class 20 - D8098)
One DMU (Class 101)
Frequent Passenger trains
Freight trains
LMS Saloon
and ...
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Warning on Chunnel Rail link cost - BBC
(21 messages)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 01:14:10 +0100
From news.bbc.co.uk:
UK taxpayers may end up paying more than was forecast for the Channel
Tunnel rail link, the government's spending watchdog has warned.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report found passenger revenue forecasts
for ...
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43019 - HST
(3 messages)
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:55:13 GMT
I have been told that one of the HST power cars (43019) involved in the
Ufton accident last year is now in the scrapyard at Beeston, only the 3rd
production loco to end like this. I've not been to Nottingham for a while so ...
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Lift to the Isle of Man
(1 messages)
Date: 20 Jul 2005 21:30:19 GMT
Folks,
They're having a fun railway weekend on the Isle of Man this coming
weekend - unusual trams on the MER, centenary of the Groudle Glen,
photo runs on the IMR. I'm thinking of going, sailing from
Kirkcudbright to ...
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GNER Live Departure Boards
(2 messages)
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:20:09 +0100
Does anybody know where GNER get their data from for their online
departure and arrival boards as they have differing information to the NRES:
The current (20/07/2005 22:16:53) arrivals board for Leeds
<http://www.gner.co ...
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20309+bits @ the Junction
(4 messages)
Date: 20 Jul 2005 14:09:23 -0700
Sorry in advance that this is a bit of a spotter report!
DRS 20 309 was in Platform 4 at Llandudno Junction about 9pm tonight
heading westward. It had 3 blue Network Rail tanks and a blue coach at
the rear (looked like an ...
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Circle Line since 07/07
(19 messages)
Date: 20 Jul 2005 12:40:59 -0700
Obviously the Circle Line has been suspended since the incidents on
07/07, with only Hammersmith running to Paddington.
So what does LU do with all the traincrew in situations like this (and
e.g. the Central line suspension ...
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