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Forum: Railway News from around the World 23rd May 2021, 21:43
Replies: 13
Views: 4,599
Posted By Bevan Price
Be careful trying to measure speeds from videos....

Be careful trying to measure speeds from videos. There is not always an exact 1:1 comparison between true time and apparent times as measured on videos.
Forum: Say Hello 5th February 2021, 17:04
Replies: 14
Views: 8,468
Posted By Bevan Price
Wolverhampton High & Low Level were completely...

Wolverhampton High & Low Level were completely separate stations, roughly parallel to each other, with no internal connection for passengers.. Outside Leeds, there used to be Holbeck High Level & Low...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 15th March 2020, 22:06
Replies: 80
Views: 28,076
Posted By Bevan Price
I would have to ignore any isolation. I will try...

I would have to ignore any isolation. I will try to remain sensible, but I will still need to visit food shops every 2 weeks or so, otherwise I would starve. Occasional visits to a cash machine would...
Forum: Railway Stations 30th May 2019, 22:18
Replies: 1
Views: 5,474
Posted By Bevan Price
The stations I like least are those that look...

The stations I like least are those that look like gloomy holes at platform level, often because buildings have been planted above them. Examples include Birmingham New St., London Euston, and the...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 14th April 2019, 12:52
Replies: 2
Views: 6,722
Posted By Bevan Price
The Sectional Appendices can be found here: ...

The Sectional Appendices can be found here:


https://www.networkrail.co.uk/industry-commercial-partners/information-operating-companies/national-electronic-sectional-appendix/


Although you...
Forum: Railway Stations 6th November 2016, 20:45
Replies: 8
Views: 6,674
Posted By Bevan Price
The sign is in BR (London Midland Region)...

The sign is in BR (London Midland Region) colours, so post-1948; quite probably dates from the 1960s or later, since many people could not afford colour film before then.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 8th July 2016, 22:38
Replies: 11
Views: 5,749
Posted By Bevan Price
Unfortunately, the world contains a minority of...

Unfortunately, the world contains a minority of depraved morons who think it is "fun" to destroy things. There have also been some sad "sickoes" who start fires because they get some kind of "thrill"...
Forum: Railway Stations 4th January 2016, 23:19
Replies: 5
Views: 7,028
Posted By Bevan Price
I would be surprised if the photograph dated from...

I would be surprised if the photograph dated from as early as 1841. Early photographs required very long exposures - several minutes at least - and I cannot imagine that everyone in the photograph...
Forum: Railway Modelling 20th November 2015, 22:26
Replies: 27
Views: 20,703
Posted By Bevan Price
MML expresses through Leicester were mainly...

MML expresses through Leicester were mainly operated by these depots
Kentish Town (14B)
Leicester (15C)
Nottingham (16A)
Derby (17A)
Trafford Park (9E)
Millhouses (19B)
Holbeck (20A, later...
Forum: Railway Modelling 17th November 2015, 21:10
Replies: 27
Views: 20,703
Posted By Bevan Price
Sorry for not spotting your post earlier. If you...

Sorry for not spotting your post earlier. If you went on a "shed bash" in steam days, at almost every depot you would find a few locos belonging to other sheds, so almost anything is possible -...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 2nd November 2015, 00:09
Replies: 9
Views: 8,881
Posted By Bevan Price
There are still coal trains to Fiddlers Ferry &...

There are still coal trains to Fiddlers Ferry & Rugeley power stations (amongst other locations) Suggest check Real Time Trains, or subscribe to Freightmaster for info. about times, routes, days of...
Forum: Railway Stations 1st November 2015, 23:33
Replies: 2
Views: 5,200
Posted By Bevan Price
Little has changed at platform level - it is...

Little has changed at platform level - it is still dark & gloomy.
Forum: Railway Stations 29th May 2015, 23:07
Replies: 4
Views: 5,145
Posted By Bevan Price
Sorry for late reply, only just spotted this...

Sorry for late reply, only just spotted this thread.
From 1984/1985 timetable - there was no fixed pattern to the stops on the Liverpool - London Euston services. The fastest services called at...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 24th March 2015, 22:18
Replies: 4
Views: 2,791
Posted By Bevan Price
Apart from the Beyer Garratt (LNER Class U1),...

Apart from the Beyer Garratt (LNER Class U1), they were all a bunch of experiments and/or failures. The Fell diesel proved only that 2000 hp was too much for a mechanical transmission on a...
Forum: Railway Stations 5th December 2014, 23:51
Replies: 5
Views: 7,363
Posted By Bevan Price
The late Jim Peden used to sell copies of his own...

The late Jim Peden used to sell copies of his own photos at model exhibitions, etc. I assume that purchasers of such photos are entitled to dispose of these copies, but not for use in commercial...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 26th September 2014, 22:09
Replies: 2
Views: 4,257
Posted By Bevan Price
Some good ideas, some silly ones, and a lot that...

Some good ideas, some silly ones, and a lot that could prove to be unaffordable.

The last thing people want is fewer seats as a consequence of more standing room. Do they really think they will...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 13th September 2012, 23:18
Replies: 10
Views: 6,421
Posted By Bevan Price
I was working in London from 1963 to 1965, making...

I was working in London from 1963 to 1965, making regular weekend trips home to St. Helens via Liverpool). Electric working through to Euston commenced in about 1966. The loco change point from...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 6th July 2012, 21:47
Replies: 18
Views: 23,435
Posted By Bevan Price
Without wishing to comment on the rights and...

Without wishing to comment on the rights and wrongs of the 1955 strike, Toddington Ted makes some good points. Indeed, the strike may have contributed to some of the lBeeching closures in the 1960's...
Forum: Railway Modelling 29th April 2011, 23:15
Replies: 19
Views: 7,772
Posted By Bevan Price
All Jubilees eventually got BR green, although it...

All Jubilees eventually got BR green, although it took a few years after BR was formed in 1948. The RCTS book on the class has livery change dates if you need such info.

Bevan
Forum: Railway Stations 29th April 2011, 23:02
Replies: 8
Views: 4,748
Posted By Bevan Price
A fine site - many interesting photos . Only...

A fine site - many interesting photos . Only problem is probably more to do with my slowish broadband connection than with your site. Clicking an image to view an enlarged version, it took about 5 -...
Forum: Railway Stations 27th April 2011, 22:32
Replies: 5
Views: 4,460
Posted By Bevan Price
Wikipedia has some info. on Moorfields which...

Wikipedia has some info. on Moorfields which seems to include a good summary of its history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorfields_railway_station


Bevan
Forum: Railway Stations 26th April 2011, 23:04
Replies: 6
Views: 5,038
Posted By Bevan Price
I have some black & white photos at Bridport in...

I have some black & white photos at Bridport in 1965, when only one platform was in use.
Can send you copies if you want (one is a bit grainy) - send me an email at [email protected] if...
Forum: Say Hello 26th April 2011, 22:41
Replies: 6
Views: 2,897
Posted By Bevan Price
Hello from St. Helens

Hello and thanks for letting me join the forum (which I found by accident, but it looks to have interesting content.) I am interested in rail photography, train timing, travel, etc. Steam is my...
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