Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
15th March 2012, 20:34
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,172
i commute from manchester victoria to wigan and...
i commute from manchester victoria to wigan and bradford,different days different routes-i hear people on their mobiles speaking loudly all the time,i once went from vic to blackpool-a women was on...
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Forum: Railway Stations
24th February 2012, 21:11
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Replies: 75
Views: 33,752
manchester victoria is my favourite station-i...
manchester victoria is my favourite station-i have stated this previously,i remember this station in the 70s as a child,17 platforms and through roads,even back then though the place was filthy,how...
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Forum: Railway Stations
26th January 2012, 20:46
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Replies: 35
Views: 21,705
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Forum: Light Rail and Metros
22nd January 2012, 18:52
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,583
I remember one of the american trams...
I remember one of the american trams de-railed,whilst going round the sharp curve in victoria,it was driver training-i never saw one with passengers on though.
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
6th November 2011, 19:30
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,865
i didnt know northern has free disabled...
i didnt know northern has free disabled parking,that may well bee at smaller stations,at manchester victoria i pay and display as the car park is an ncp,just checked on carlisle station,its a virgin...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
4th November 2011, 21:06
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,865
im sorry i cant help you about getting about or...
im sorry i cant help you about getting about or interesting places to visit,t []he reason i am replying is-disabled people in britain are treated like second class citizens,my mother doesnt use the...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
31st October 2011, 20:06
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,608
todmorden/burnley curve
nick clegg has announced a 9million funding to re-open the todmorden curve,this short piece of railway is still in situ but will need to be replaced,this will give manchester victoria blackburn 2...
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Forum: Railway Stations
10th October 2011, 20:47
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,330
northern hub/man vic
during october, network rail are holding public consultations all over manchester,this is to inform us all and get feedback on-the northern hub,north west electrification,ordsall chord,and the...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
29th July 2011, 21:00
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Replies: 29
Views: 14,483
hs2 ch4
pete knows his stuff,he certainly laid in to that fella..good for him,we need high speed rail as the roads are chockablock,one slight worry is,will we be able to afford to travel on them?i have to...
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Forum: Light Rail and Metros
16th July 2011, 20:59
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,498
south manchester line
thanks for great threads dj manc,i went on the opening day of the new line,was glad to see many people at the chorlton stop,at the terminus[st werburghs road]there were many spotters-an enjoyable day...
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Forum: Railway Stations
15th July 2011, 21:29
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,022
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Forum: Say Hello
6th July 2011, 19:20
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,231
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Forum: Say Hello
5th July 2011, 20:07
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,231
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Forum: Light Rail and Metros
28th May 2011, 19:57
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,360
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Forum: Railway Stations
26th April 2011, 21:14
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,330
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Forum: Railway Modelling
28th March 2011, 20:42
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,193
model train set
i bought my son a virgin voyager 3 car train set when he was 4,he is now 11 and has grown out of playing with it,also bought a 2 car 156 in northern livery[both are boxed and in good condition],would...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
25th March 2011, 21:36
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,381
my friend was unable to board a train at...
my friend was unable to board a train at llandudno just after christmas,he asked me the same question-about 3-4 weeks,anyway a few days later he recieved a ten pound travel voucher-look out for the...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
23rd February 2011, 19:48
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,289
northern wins award
im not surprised northern have won an award,the trains[considering the age of most of them]seem to run on time,they are mostly clean[except the 16.03bolton rochdale today]windows were filthy,but if a...
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Forum: Railway Stations
19th February 2011, 22:43
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,330
corrie in man vic
yesterdays coronation street was at manchester victoria,filmed 5 weeks ago,it showed peter going down the stairs to platforms 3/6[the glass on the stairs was very clean]funny isnt it?its usually...
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Forum: Light Rail and Metros
16th February 2011, 20:03
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,818
manchester metrolink ticket machines
i was on crumpsall metrolink station last week,was just about to purchase my ticket from the so called[new and better ticket machines]there were 4 inspectors next to the machine,one was inserting a...
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Forum: Railway Stations
28th January 2011, 20:20
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,357
salford crescent
havnt heard anything about salford crescent,except that it needs to be enlarged as cant cope with amount of trains which use it,it mentions in the northern hub[available to download]plans to do up...
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Forum: Railway Stations
6th December 2010, 20:23
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,330
the new mace retail outlet is now open in...
the new mace retail outlet is now open in victoria,called in on friday,the old-good life shop is now a small cafe[pasty and a coffee is 3 quid]the rest is alcohol and basics for the every day...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
4th December 2010, 19:58
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,971
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Forum: Railway Stations
18th November 2010, 22:22
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,043
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Forum: Light Rail and Metros
23rd October 2010, 21:46
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,360
new metrolink stop
trams arent running on the bury line today and tomorrow,this is due to a new stop being built at the abraham moss leisure centre/school,i think woodlands road is being closed due to low patronage and...
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