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ATOC NFM etc etc development   (4 messages)   Date: 14 Jul 2005 10:23:12 -0700
I don't recall seeing this recent development discussed here yet. <http://www.atoctraveltrade.org/news/?action=view&newsID=15> whence: "Currently all Travel Agents are supplied with a subset of the National Fares Manuals ...

Woodhead - Another Question   (3 messages)   Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:12:10 +0100
AIUI there are 3 bores (1 double and 2 single) - is that right ? Also, are they all sealed off at both ends or is any internal photography possible ? Finally, are they still subject to any maintenance or inspection ? Mike Ricketts ...

Gerrards Cross mini update, and PING Tony Polson   (41 messages)   Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:32:41 +0100
The only activity at the collapse site this week has been clearance of fill material from the top of the tunnel segment bases. The grout fill that Tony Polson described in one of the threads is clearly visible and, as far ...

Southern Drivers on Reading - Gatwick Services   (5 messages)   Date: 14 Jul 2005 05:22:08 -0700
I've heard about Southern drivers on the Reading - Gatwick runs on the newsgroup before and last night the 23.34 Reading - Gatwick used 2 Southern drivers. How many trains a day are Southern drivers diagrammed for? Is ...

Fire near Wembley Stadium   (11 messages)   Date: 14 Jul 2005 05:16:17 -0700
Lucky that if this causes closure of the adjacenet railway line that it is the one already seriously disrupted due to the tunnel collapse at Gerrards Cross. Kevin ...

Buckled Rail at Bristol   (2 messages)   Date: 14 Jul 2005 03:14:28 -0700
14/07/05 07:50 There was a buckled rail just outside BTM this morning (MP117.5 on the Down Main). We were held for an hour whilst pway packed the affected section then traversed it at a very (understandably) cautious speed ...

Buckled Rail at Bristol   (1 messages)   Date: 14 Jul 2005 03:14:18 -0700
14/07/05 07:50 There was a buckled rail just outside BTM this morning (MP117.5 on the Down Main). We were held for an hour whilst pway packed the affected section then traversed it at a very (understandably) cautious speed ...

GCR Leicester   (17 messages)   Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:01:07 GMT
Is this bridge really worth saving, I mean if we chuck some money at it, will it do any good? Surely the GCR cannot reopen through Leic or is it realistic to move it? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/4673107 ...

Last train home?   (13 messages)   Date: 14 Jul 2005 09:30:37 GMT
Hi, I'm needing to get a late train on Saturday evening - it'll be the last service. I'm going Camberley to Leicester. If I miss one of my connections due to a late running service on another leg, I'll not be able to get from St ...

Hatfield 2000 GNER incident update.   (10 messages)   Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:10:42 +0100
Not one for posting this sort of stuff normally, but just seen this on the DJ news wires: Balfour Beatty Hatfield Rail Crash Charges Dropped-BBC-2- The Associated Press reported that five months into their Old ...

HEx Spad   (47 messages)   Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 06:40:59 GMT
Last night oneof the Hex Heathrow-Paddington spaded at 50 mph plus with all six coaches, and it took Notwork Rail some time to stop him. He thought the signal on the gantry was clear from what he saw, but this was the same ...

Paddington Open Day 15/07/05   (3 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 23:44:22 +0100
From the FGW web site "Paddington Customer Open Day - 15 July Paddington will be holding an open day where customers are invited to come behind the scenes and see how it all works! The open day will take place on 15 ...

Ongoing farce....   (36 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:21:04 GMT
My sister went to get the 20:54 from Shrewsbury to Stockport. Due to a points failure at Hereford this service was cancelled. Staff at Shrewsbury were trying to arrange a bus but were struggling and said it could be a while ...

Train hits cows   (11 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 23:14:03 +0100
Apparently a train hit some cows near Skipton recently. Anubody know the outcome ? Cheerz, Baz ...

Vehicle Hits Bridge In Birchington   (4 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:30:09 +0100
That's about as much information as we're being told. This has caused some delays on the North Kent Coast run to Ramsgate this evening according to the nationalrail website. The trains are still running but are crawling ...

ITV Central News - "Improved east-west rail link in Buckinghamshire"   (124 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:26:17 +0100
Tonight's (Wednesday 13 July) ITV Central News was talking about transport improvements that were due to be carried out in preparation for all the new homes that Two Jags Prescott wants in the south east. They mentioned ...

Re: Door "Open" Lights   (1 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:42:55 GMT
david cockle wrote in message ... >Door open lights also illuminate if the passcom is operated. On a D.O.O. >train there is value in having the exterior "door open lights" lighting up >both sides as on a right hand curve ...

Strategic Class 20 reserve?   (15 messages)   Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:09:20 GMT
Apologies if this has been done before but driving around the Carlisle vicinity prior to an interview I spotted about 5 Class 20 locos in a siding near Longtown. As I was in a queueue of traffic it was a bit difficult to make ...

Quintinshill Report now online   (18 messages)   Date: 13 Jul 2005 12:29:44 -0700
The report into the Quintinshill triple collision of 1915, which killed 227 people and is the worst accident in UK rail history, is now online for the first time at http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=158 ...

37's at Waterloo   (1 messages)   Date: 13 Jul 2005 06:14:38 -0700
I often see 37's going into Waterloo but have yet to see them dragging a Eurostar back. Having seen two head for Waterloo half an hour ago was surprised to see them come back without a Eurostar but guess it could have been ...