Forum: Say Hello
20th February 2018, 22:52
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,525
Thanks John, now you have upset me, that shop...
Thanks John, now you have upset me, that shop used to be one of my "go to" places whenever I visited Manchester. Just shows how you slowly lose touch whilst you bask in the Spanish sunshine for four...
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Forum: Say Hello
20th February 2018, 16:16
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,525
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Forum: Railway Stations
14th February 2018, 17:52
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,431
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
5th February 2018, 18:35
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,371
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
5th February 2018, 17:43
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,435
This type of accident was stopped in the U.K....
This type of accident was stopped in the U.K. over 100 years ago. I realise that the vast distances in the U.S.A. make things more difficult but to have facing points on a main line without signal...
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Forum: Say Hello
29th January 2018, 21:33
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,893
The engine in the photo is a Lancashire &...
The engine in the photo is a Lancashire & Yorkshire 0-6-0 saddle tank. It predates the Class 23, probably built at Miles Platting under the Superintendent William Jenkins. By the small size of the...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
28th September 2017, 12:18
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,187
I will always remember the day I met him near...
I will always remember the day I met him near Longmoor just after he had bought the 9F. He very proudly showed me round the 9F and the 3MT Standard loco which he also owned. I spent about two hours...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
14th August 2017, 15:01
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,801
Unfortunately, financial considerations trump...
Unfortunately, financial considerations trump sentiment. Currently there are too many museums that are not, and never will be, viable commercially. The original founders of these museums, driven by...
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
7th August 2017, 16:02
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,583
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Forum: Say Hello
5th April 2017, 21:44
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,025
Hello TJx, welcome to the forum. There are many...
Hello TJx, welcome to the forum. There are many very knowledgeable people on the forum who will be able to answer any questions you may have. Anyway, whoever said that little girls are made of sugar...
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
15th March 2017, 19:56
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,708
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Forum: Events & Dates for your Diary
24th December 2016, 14:21
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,390
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
24th December 2016, 14:14
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,683
"The 10.45 to Guildford will be arriving on a...
"The 10.45 to Guildford will be arriving on a Wynnes low loader at the front of the station"
For it to cost more to move a locomotive or coach by rail than by road is truly the economics of the...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
4th December 2016, 16:58
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,292
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Forum: Railway Modelling
28th November 2016, 12:32
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,348
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Forum: Railway Modelling
28th November 2016, 12:29
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,700
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Forum: Railway Modelling
22nd November 2016, 19:33
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,348
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
5th November 2016, 14:49
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,856
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Forum: Railway Stations
26th October 2016, 14:19
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Replies: 8
Views: 9,369
If I remember correctly, that sign was on the...
If I remember correctly, that sign was on the wall at the top of the underpass slope at the left hand side of the ticket barriers looking from platform 11. The ticket barriers are still in the same...
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Forum: Say Hello
31st August 2016, 17:40
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,136
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
6th August 2016, 13:35
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,972
Unfortunately the vast majority of railway...
Unfortunately the vast majority of railway structures are well over 100 years old and will be more and more susceptible to sudden failure. British Railways in all it's guises has not been a good...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
18th July 2016, 13:49
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Replies: 11
Views: 23,775
As an ex Company Safety Officer albeit in an...
As an ex Company Safety Officer albeit in an Airline, I can think of at least a dozen reasons why OMO is a ludicrous idea, especially on a crowded 12 coach train in the rush hour. Seeing the BBC clip...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
30th May 2016, 13:49
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,402
If you ever try to travel on the Manchester -...
If you ever try to travel on the Manchester - Leeds line at rush hour, you will know that for all the extra annual seats this implies, you will still be standing up crushed like sardines! If they...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
7th May 2016, 13:56
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,310
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
5th May 2016, 14:38
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,879
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