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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 10th April 2008, 14:01
Replies: 18
Views: 9,513
Posted By Derbyroy
Hi HHF, sorry ihaven,t been able to reply to...

Hi HHF,
sorry ihaven,t been able to reply to your last notice , not been too well,
I think your Philosophy, sounds and looks about right,lol.
I still think its a very sad reflection on todays...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 1st April 2008, 19:12
Replies: 18
Views: 9,513
Posted By Derbyroy
Good point hairy handed, But why did we as the...

Good point hairy handed,
But why did we as the owners of the then British Railways , allow these things to happen...easy unless it affected you on a daily basis , let someone else worry, that has...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 1st April 2008, 01:18
Replies: 33
Views: 20,637
Posted By Derbyroy
Good thread this one, I have like a few others...

Good thread this one,
I have like a few others have tried the national database for rail signalling and track circuitry, it appears that because the system was inherited by railtrack, from the...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 1st April 2008, 00:44
Replies: 4
Views: 1,908
Posted By Derbyroy
RF News. Hope these trains are not running to...

RF News.
Hope these trains are not running to catch the south coastal tidal times, as given the normal cancellatios and hold ups on most crosscountry services these days ,some surfers are surely...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 1st April 2008, 00:38
Replies: 11
Views: 6,695
Posted By Derbyroy
LOL , Whatever happened to a penny a mile. ??...

LOL ,
Whatever happened to a penny a mile. ?? as advertised many years ago by most of the railway companies ,?
or am i still in my steamworld fantasy ??
one wonders ..
Best regards Derbyroy
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 1st April 2008, 00:08
Replies: 18
Views: 9,513
Posted By Derbyroy
I think as an aside to your views and comments on...

I think as an aside to your views and comments on the recent mail train operations on the WCML gents, you have to remember the basic rules under which British Railways did its business in the old...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 31st March 2008, 23:52
Replies: 17
Views: 9,678
Posted By Derbyroy
this sadly Paul, is the result of our entering...

this sadly Paul, is the result of our entering the EEC instead of standing by our Commonwealth of countries. we in the near future and our grandchildren will forever regret those actions. The...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 29th March 2008, 02:08
Replies: 17
Views: 9,678
Posted By Derbyroy
Hi Paul, Much as i understand your points, and...

Hi Paul,
Much as i understand your points, and to a certain extent agree with them,
The only reason the British mining Industry was destroyed was for the same reason the former british railways was...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 29th March 2008, 02:00
Replies: 17
Views: 9,678
Posted By Derbyroy
Hi RES , yes i accept you were talking about the...

Hi RES , yes i accept you were talking about the planning stages of FF power station,and that it was originally built for oil.
I also agree with your views on the pit closures..however over here in...
Forum: Virtual Railways 25th March 2008, 16:37
Replies: 23
Views: 22,621
Posted By Derbyroy
Yep good one Seth, However I clicked to get my...

Yep good one Seth,
However I clicked to get my home address earlier and the actual picture that came up was from when i owned a bright red Nissan Cherry, parked outside my house..I sold the car 4...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 25th March 2008, 15:59
Replies: 17
Views: 9,678
Posted By Derbyroy
Hi all, I couldn,t help but comment on this...

Hi all,
I couldn,t help but comment on this thread, I worked for the C.E.G.B. commissioning Fiddlers Ferry in the 70,s..I then lived in Runcorn.
at the start of its life the power station,had...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 17th July 2007, 14:04
Replies: 18
Views: 8,844
Posted By Derbyroy
Having just watched the Dvd "west Highland " i...

Having just watched the Dvd "west Highland " i can confim the tail end observation car was turned manually on aT/T . very nice film this one by the way/:)
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 16th July 2007, 19:08
Replies: 2
Views: 3,668
Posted By Derbyroy
Hi Alan , you do look a young tearaway...

Hi Alan ,
you do look a young tearaway "teddyboy " in that shot,
thanks for the info,about the ECML tpo,s , my self being a west coast lad used to stand on Crewe north platform watching the Mail...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 16th July 2007, 11:48
Replies: 2
Views: 3,668
Posted By Derbyroy
TPO,s

Morning all.
I have just spent an enjoyable hour watching "Night Mail", and "The West Highland", on DVD.
I was wondering if any of the members on here actually crewed the loco,s allocated for...
Forum: Say Hello 15th July 2007, 00:18
Replies: 5
Views: 2,966
Posted By Derbyroy
Just saying hello

Good morning all,
just a line to say hello, i hope to have as much pleasure on this site as i do on MN nostalgia.
best regards , Derby
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