Pakistan train disaster kills 120 - BBC
(1 messages)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:57:09 +0100
From BBC News:
Three passenger trains have collided in southern Pakistan, killing at
least 120 people and injuring hundreds more.
The accident happened at dawn near the town of Ghotki in Sindh
province. The trains were ...
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Route/Fare Query : Sheffield to Dorchester (Not via London)
(18 messages)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:13:20 +0100
Hi
Background info : My niece has a YP railcard, and a Saver (Return part) from
Sheffield to Colchester (I think this is not via London), and a Saver
(return part) from Ipswich (Wickham Market to be more precise) to
Dorchester/Weymouth ...
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Proposed rail link to "Levenmouth"
(12 messages)
Date: 13 Jul 2005 02:31:22 -0700
There is a link from the Railscot site (http://www.railscot.co.uk/) to
an article from the Scotsman
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=770792005
"A NEW destination is being considered on the main Edinburgh to Fife
railway ...
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Royal 67 on the Cambrian
(19 messages)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:24:21 +0100
Hi All,
My Mrs just reports the Royal Train in Machynlleth at the moment -
10.00am - 13/7. She's just passed it there on a 158.
She reports 67 006 Royal Sovereign top and tailed with 67005 Queen's
Messenger with the ...
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Trackside equipment (2)
(21 messages)
Date: 13 Jul 2005 08:16:29 GMT
Hallo,
I've got another question on trackside equipment. I've seen some yellow,
cylinder shaped objects (about 1ft diameter and 2ft long) half buried
next to the track. All I've seen were somehow tilted and looked as if
someone ...
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Query on obtaining best Ticket price for London-Nice return
(31 messages)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 06:21:06 +0100
Hi,
I'm trying to track down sources in the UK for the best price for 1st
class returns from London to Nice for a party of 2 adults, a child & a
baby next month.
In previous years I've simply phoned RailEurope and a got ...
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10 minute journey took 1h20m today...
(18 messages)
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:32:13 +0100
Normal commute from Newcastle to Durham, arrived in time for the 1740
which was stuck behind some broken signals at Morpeth. Ended up on
the 1810, the next train leaving for Durham. Eventually arrived in
Durham at 1850, running ...
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[PLUG!] Mercia Charters September 2005 Hungary Tour
(2 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:18:41 +0100
[PLUG]
This is just a little reminder for anyone who is thinking about
booking on the tour being run by Mercia Charters in Hungary this
September (Sunday 11th - Thursday 15th incl, with an optional extra
tour on Friday 16th ...
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PT to Giant's Causeway
(6 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 23:00:10 +0100
Can anyone tell me how easy it is to get to the Giant's Causeway by PT
from central Belfast?
I've located the train times from the website (via Colerain to
Portrush then a bus) but the guy I spoke to at Translink seemed to
suggest ...
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86213
(7 messages)
Date: 12 Jul 2005 14:15:10 -0700
I read somewhere else online that 86213 is reported as being at Wembley
and has been there for a while, does anyone know why? Obviously the
bearded one won't want it as he has plenty of nice shiny useless new
trains!!!
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Door "Open" Lights
(16 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:04:30 GMT
Why is it that on most rolling stock with power operated doors (e.g.
pacers, sprinters, super sprinters, voyagers etc.) the door "open"
lights operate on both sides of the train (regardless of which side the
doors are enabled ...
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Bombers
(23 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:58:54 GMT
Interruption to programmes, it was announced that all the bombers
came from West Yorkshire. The left their car at a s station,
travelled down early to Kings Cross. Documents belonging to them
all were found on the train ...
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Ufton Level Crossing accident 06/11/04 - final RSSB report published
(52 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:32:50 +0100
The Rail Safety & Standards Board has published its final report into
the Ufton level crossing accident.
http://www.rssb.co.uk/getArticle.asp?DocRef=828
The recommendations are
Level Crossings
Closure
Establish ...
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Luton Station closed. Car blown up.
(52 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:59:32 GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4674463.stm
That a car has been blown up (in a controlled explosion) doesn't appear
there (yet). That info. is on Teletext ATM.
--
DB.
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New-Style Flexi-Rover
(18 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:57:55 +0100
I've just got a North & Mid Wales 3 in 7 flexi Rover at Manchester
Piccadilly, the first I've had off the Tribute System.
I hadn't realised it now comes as two tickets, one the ticket itself and
the other the set of date ...
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'Man dies after being hit by train' - Manchester Piccadilly
(60 messages)
Date: 12 Jul 2005 03:21:51 -0700
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4674263.stm
Anyone know anything more about this tragic accident (presuming it was
an accident rather than a suicide)? How did it happen that the victim
was on the line? Often ...
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UK vs US Track Fastenings - which is best?
(30 messages)
Date: 11 Jul 2005 23:58:29 -0700
This is an historical question, but it has been niggling at me for some
time.
After comparing UK track - where the rail is fixed to sleeper using a
heavy steel 'chair', with US track, where the rail is fixed to the tie
with ...
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South west rail rovers
(3 messages)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 01:33:43 +0100
Wessex Trains have revised the rail rover tickets available for the
south west. To summarise very briefly, prices have increased but so has
coverage (to Worcester in the north and Portsmouth in the east). The
"freedom of ...
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Cobblers ! !
(5 messages)
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:29:27 GMT
Hiya ..
I understand Silverlink is taking in / back some units , and that will bring
an end to their use of hauled 'cobbler' trains soon ...
Is anyone in the position to say how long (if at all ) they have left , and
which ...
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Ely avoiding line
(7 messages)
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:13:55 +0000 (UTC)
Are any passenger services routed via the avoiding line (Ely North Jct - Ely
West Junction)?
Thanks,
Chris
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