Forum: Railway Stations
9th February 2012, 10:54
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Replies: 35
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Well I had better not, I don't want to be...
Well I had better not, I don't want to be responsible for any heart attacks.
Which reminds me, the sexy little baggage of a Barmaid, did volunteer to bring my pint to the table. Poor old b****r she...
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Forum: Railway Stations
8th February 2012, 19:32
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Replies: 35
Views: 29,972
Last summer I just missed a train at London...
Last summer I just missed a train at London Victoria, so went to a bar on the concourse which had ‘outside’ tables. With a nice cool pint it was relaxing just to sit there & watch the ‘commuters’...
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Forum: Say Hello
30th March 2011, 21:16
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,105
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Forum: Say Hello
20th December 2010, 13:02
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,222
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
17th December 2010, 17:26
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,141
I vaguely recall reading many years ago that a...
I vaguely recall reading many years ago that a big influence on the decision to adopt the third-rail system was concern over the complication of providing overhead power supply in small local goods...
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Forum: Narrow Gauge
11th December 2010, 11:55
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,289
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
11th December 2010, 09:46
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,551
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
6th December 2010, 11:49
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,551
Thanks once again for the follow-ups to my...
Thanks once again for the follow-ups to my original enquiry. This is proving an intriguing thread.
Perhaps it is about time I posted the streetmap.co.uk page showing these sidings:
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
3rd December 2010, 10:48
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,551
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
27th November 2010, 21:13
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,551
North London Sidings
Looking at a street map of North London Brent area, I noticed that there is a large group of sidings between Wembley and Willesden.
I would be obliged to anybody who can tell me of a book which...
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Forum: Light Rail and Metros
26th August 2010, 10:44
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,280
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
25th August 2010, 09:45
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Replies: 16
Views: 11,630
Thanks for the reminder of the Will Hay film....
Thanks for the reminder of the Will Hay film. First saw it during original cinema release - yes I'm even older than the film!
Film censorship was tighter in those days, but it did make the jokes...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
6th July 2010, 20:48
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,714
You can probably blame Dutch sailors visiting...
You can probably blame Dutch sailors visiting their American colony New Amsterdam (now New York), for introducing their word for a ship’s galley as part of subsequent Yankee slang.
Considering the...
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Forum: Say Hello
23rd April 2010, 09:41
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Replies: 22
Views: 15,117
Thank you so much for the messages of welcome....
Thank you so much for the messages of welcome. They are particularly appreciated down here on the south coast, where local lines are now no more than an extension of the London local network. I...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
22nd April 2010, 07:56
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,343
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Forum: Railway Stations
10th April 2010, 16:36
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,426
In addition to advice given to you already, I...
In addition to advice given to you already, I suggest you also get prior permission to take photos in the station.
A few years ago I had a confrontation at Brighton, before I discovered that...
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
10th April 2010, 09:46
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,593
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
10th April 2010, 09:18
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,593
Many thanks ccmmick & Eccles71B for info. about...
Many thanks ccmmick & Eccles71B for info. about the Silver Bullets run from Cornwall to Scotland. Presumably Hereford was reached via Newport & the North & West Route. Then I suppose they carried on...
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
8th April 2010, 09:51
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,593
Spent Bullets?
A chance remark the other day, rekindled my interest in railway history. The subject was the regular supply of china clay slurry by rail from pits in Cornwall to paper mills in Irvine Scotland; a...
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Forum: Say Hello
7th April 2010, 16:14
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Replies: 22
Views: 15,117
New Member
Hello,
Greetings from Sussex-by-the-Sea
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