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Forum: Railway News from around the World 8th January 2009, 11:20
Replies: 0
Views: 1,202
Posted By dunks
Rail Crossing Maroons Family

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7816837.stm

Stuck on the other side of the crossing on the Southport - Wigan line.

Hey, NR, there is something modern called "automatic half barriers".
Forum: Railway News from around the World 3rd January 2009, 11:05
Replies: 7
Views: 3,400
Posted By dunks
'Stupendous Incompetence' at DfT?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-16357m-efficiency-drive-that-cost-16381m-1128203.html

And are they a law unto themselves after axing Brighton/Gatwick services without a formal...
Forum: Railway Stations 22nd December 2008, 10:39
Replies: 9
Views: 8,941
Posted By dunks
My Father went on a Pwllheli Butlins Special in...

My Father went on a Pwllheli Butlins Special in the early sixties - he said the train was absolutley packed. Mind you, those Hi-de-Hi style holidays were still very popular then.

Also if you were...
Forum: Railway Stations 20th December 2008, 11:00
Replies: 9
Views: 8,941
Posted By dunks
Butlins Holiday Camp Stations

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

I always find these stations quite interesting - am I right in thinking there were others at Minehead & Pwllheli? Judging by the...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 13th December 2008, 11:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,821
Posted By dunks
Rail Fans In Drunk Punch Up On Charter

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Drunken-trainspotters-get-into-a.4785566.jp

This from our local news.
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 21st November 2008, 10:41
Replies: 20
Views: 14,397
Posted By dunks
I think it was always obvious they were to be...

I think it was always obvious they were to be stopping services, but like you say it'll be interesting to see '180's' on the runs - at least they'll be loads of seats - great if your shopping in...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 20th November 2008, 11:41
Replies: 20
Views: 14,397
Posted By dunks
http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/timetables/200811...

http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/timetables/20081117/20.pdf

Link to the new Manchester - Blackpool (Northern) timetable. I see in the evenings the services almost exclusively use Victoria. An...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 4th November 2008, 11:08
Replies: 20
Views: 14,397
Posted By dunks
It seems both Victoria & Piccadilly will see...

It seems both Victoria & Piccadilly will see class 180 diagrams - The Piccadilly ones form the Hazel Grove - Preston service & The Victoria ones the new Blackpool service.

These are the times...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 21st October 2008, 11:10
Replies: 20
Views: 14,397
Posted By dunks
Yep, it will look like Blackpool has Intercity...

Yep, it will look like Blackpool has Intercity services back again, which I suppose theoretically it does, certainly in terms of rolling stock. I must get down to Blackpool or Manchester next year to...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 16th October 2008, 11:13
Replies: 20
Views: 14,397
Posted By dunks
http://nwrp.fotopic.net/p54159792.html The...

http://nwrp.fotopic.net/p54159792.html

The first 180 has indeed arrived at Newton Heath. I imagine it'll be used on the Victoria - Blackpool 'Club' service from December 14th.

Intercity...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 13th October 2008, 10:40
Replies: 8
Views: 3,525
Posted By dunks
True. All the rail companies are trying to...

True. All the rail companies are trying to improve the image of the railway with tidy stations & top class facilities and here you have FGW using your money to vandalise its own stations & cave in to...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 11th October 2008, 10:01
Replies: 8
Views: 3,525
Posted By dunks
Graffiti Station Unveiled by FGW!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/article1794301.ece

All I can say is: Yuck.

And what planet is FGW living on? What kind of message does this send out?

I think this sucks.
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 24th September 2008, 10:24
Replies: 11
Views: 10,352
Posted By dunks
I often wonder what it must have been like to...

I often wonder what it must have been like to ride in them. A lively experience I imagine!:)

My nearest must have been riding in a Commonwealth bogied MK1 Buffet when they were still being used...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 23rd September 2008, 10:12
Replies: 21
Views: 20,189
Posted By dunks
I've got a pic at home of converted ex-BedPan DMU...

I've got a pic at home of converted ex-BedPan DMU on a parcels train at Barrow in around 1986.
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 23rd September 2008, 10:07
Replies: 11
Views: 10,352
Posted By dunks
I always remember when the parcels trains used to...

I always remember when the parcels trains used to run on the WCML the "roar" the GUVs used to make when going at high speed.

Red Bank used to serve many places - Carlisle, Glasgow, Barrow, Leeds,...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 20th September 2008, 10:13
Replies: 11
Views: 10,352
Posted By dunks
Red Bank Carriage & Van Sidings, Manchester

http://the-railway-image.fotopic.net/p16690775.html

This might bring back memories for many people! Never visited the site myself and its now defunct of course (closed 1989) but it looked a lively...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 20th September 2008, 10:02
Replies: 21
Views: 20,189
Posted By dunks
I might be wrong, but I'm not sure if freight is...

I might be wrong, but I'm not sure if freight is now banned from the Bolton line because of the sheer volume of passenger movements (specially in the area of Salford Crescent). A far cry from the...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 19th September 2008, 10:02
Replies: 21
Views: 20,189
Posted By dunks
There used to be oil tankers between Stanlow &...

There used to be oil tankers between Stanlow & Immingham - do these still run? I've a pic at home of them running via the now closed Red Bank Loop. I think there was some other traffic recently from...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 18th September 2008, 11:21
Replies: 12
Views: 5,590
Posted By dunks
The electrification of the Bidston - Wrexham...

The electrification of the Bidston - Wrexham Central line is interesting. Wrexham - Bidston DMUs used to terminate at Birkenhead North, and on Sundays, extended to New Brighton, maybe when they get...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 18th September 2008, 10:40
Replies: 21
Views: 20,189
Posted By dunks
Freight Flows Through Manchester Terminals

Anyone know what these flows are these days and how many actually run?

I know Victoria used to be pretty intensive and I know the 'Binliners' run every day, and am pretty sure there must still be...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 12th September 2008, 10:31
Replies: 12
Views: 5,590
Posted By dunks
Interesting, although Edge Hill feels more on the...

Interesting, although Edge Hill feels more on the periphery of the city centre, not at the heart of it, but the vacant land would certainly be useful. I imagine in Manchester, Piccadilly would be...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 11th September 2008, 10:28
Replies: 12
Views: 5,590
Posted By dunks
Liverpool: Would It Benefit From 2nd Station?

This has got me wondering especially with High Speed 2 starting to enter many discussions and the prospect of a branch line to both Manchester & Liverpool.

But just how can Liverpool accommodate...
Forum: Railway Stations 10th September 2008, 10:44
Replies: 75
Views: 33,797
Posted By dunks
I'd love to visit Loughborough Central on the old...

I'd love to visit Loughborough Central on the old GC - just to soak up the atmosphere.

I also quite like Haverthwaite on the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway for a truly authentic branchline...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 4th September 2008, 10:33
Replies: 20
Views: 14,397
Posted By dunks
Not sure about Hull, they were using it last year...

Not sure about Hull, they were using it last year - I think Victoria had a 2-hourly service, think it's just Liverpool-Newcastle-Middlesborough-Scarborough & Manchester Airport-Newcastle. Looking at...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 3rd September 2008, 09:54
Replies: 20
Views: 14,397
Posted By dunks
According to the recent TPX Timetable, on...

According to the recent TPX Timetable, on Sundays only from 9th November TPX services (Liverpool-Newcastle-Scarborough) will be running over the Chat Moss route calling at Newton-Le-Willows and...
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