Forum: Railway Stations
19th October 2012, 19:45
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,515
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
28th September 2012, 21:30
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,751
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Forum: Railway Stations
27th September 2012, 19:48
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Replies: 62
Views: 46,317
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
27th September 2012, 19:42
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Views: 3,751
Double-Heading
I've got an ancient photo of a Black 5 double-heading with a Standard Class 5 through Accrington in the last days of steam.....going like the clappers, actually so God knows what speed they were...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
14th September 2012, 16:11
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,723
Hi
Thanks for that. I remember 'Hoovers' taking...
Hi
Thanks for that. I remember 'Hoovers' taking over from Bo-Bo electrics at Preston. They didn't seem to have much trouble handling the 10 or 12 coaches detached from the electrics, although they...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
10th September 2012, 20:49
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Replies: 2
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And you don't get the 'tilt-nausea' that people...
And you don't get the 'tilt-nausea' that people such as my missus often do on the Pendo and the SV. I assume the 'alien-warble' that you hear on acceleration is something to do with the AC motors! I...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
10th September 2012, 16:23
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,135
350 Desiro - is it really that bad?
Am I the only person who thinks that the 350 Desiros that run from Birmingham to Liverpool via Crewe are an unfairly-maligned unit? I travelled on one from Birmingham to Crewe last year and much...
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Forum: Say Hello
10th September 2012, 16:09
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,785
Thanks for the welcome! My sentiments are well...
Thanks for the welcome! My sentiments are well and truly framed by the British Railways/British Rail era and although I wish I could say something nice about privatisation I find it difficult....
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
8th September 2012, 23:20
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,723
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
1st September 2012, 17:03
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,391
Hi
Thanks for that! It's something you rarely...
Hi
Thanks for that! It's something you rarely see discussed in stuff like Rail or Modern Railways. I knew that you had to do traction tests and road knowledge but wondered how long you could...
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
29th August 2012, 12:53
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,391
Shift patterns - drivers' hours
Please excuse the ignorance displayed by this question but assuming a driver had signed for 'the road' would he be able (physically and legally) to take say, the Daventry to Mossend or Felixstowe to...
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Forum: Say Hello
29th August 2012, 12:06
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,785
Home thoughts from abroad
I'm an Accringtonian living in Silverdale, Staffs. I was lucky enough to see the last few coal trains leaving the pit before it finally closed and they lifted the track. I've seen 47's and 37s on the...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
29th August 2012, 11:52
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,723
These 'crazy' routes are excellent for seeing...
These 'crazy' routes are excellent for seeing bits of the railway you'd otherwise miss. When I was travelling back to Keele from Accrington in the late 80's there must have been a Civil Engineer's...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
28th August 2012, 14:51
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,723
I'm surprised that the Ashton Moss route wasn't...
I'm surprised that the Ashton Moss route wasn't used more often to relieve pressure on Piccadilly. When I went down it last in the late 80's (can't remember where the train's ultimate destination was...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
28th August 2012, 01:44
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,723
I've convinced myself that the AL1 went all the...
I've convinced myself that the AL1 went all the way to Euston, but then again it could have gone Handforth/Wilmslow/Crewe and changed locos again there. It was the shunting at Stockport that I found...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
25th August 2012, 20:05
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,723
Ancient operations
In the mid 60's my family and I went to Jersey via rail and air, from Accrington Lancs. The outward journey was steam-powered (Kohlapur as I recall) from Accrington to London Euston but via the Bury...
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