Forum: Say Hello
17th January 2021, 10:22
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Forum: Say Hello
16th January 2021, 10:39
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Replies: 4
Views: 107
Hi Bozena & welcome to the forum.
We would...
Hi Bozena & welcome to the forum.
We would call this a split level station. They are uncommon, but we have (or have had in the past) a few in the UK.
The closest to me in the South East was at...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
10th January 2021, 11:15
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Replies: 4
Views: 155
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
4th January 2021, 21:14
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Replies: 4
Views: 446
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
28th December 2020, 20:24
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Replies: 7
Views: 315
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
21st December 2020, 09:12
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Replies: 2
Views: 268
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
20th December 2020, 11:55
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Replies: 0
Views: 99
Level crossing near miss near Rye
On 28th November, a near miss occurred at a Level Crossing where the A259 crosses the line east of Rye, East Sussex. Network Rail said it was the tenth near miss in East Sussex this year.
It appears...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
20th December 2020, 11:33
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,070
New Tier 4
Due to the new Tier 4 restrictions announced yesterday, several railways have now closed for Christmas. Down here in Kent & Sussex, the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch, East Kent and Spa Valley Railways...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
15th December 2020, 22:20
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Replies: 5
Views: 255
RAIB report into level crossing near miss
The RAIB has released a report into a near miss at a level crossing in Norfolk which took place last year on 24th November 2019. A combination of factors lead to the level crossing barriers raising...
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
5th December 2020, 10:36
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,542
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
4th December 2020, 21:47
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,542
Hi Hereward,
Some semaphores still survive...
Hi Hereward,
Some semaphores still survive on the main line network on the secondary & more rural lines - the main lines with the highest volumes of traffic are almost certainly semaphore-free...
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
3rd December 2020, 12:08
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,542
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
30th November 2020, 22:15
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,542
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
29th November 2020, 10:53
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,542
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
27th November 2020, 12:33
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,542
Hi John,
3672 'Dame Vera Lynn' is still at...
Hi John,
3672 'Dame Vera Lynn' is still at the NYMR; 90775 is a different member of the class & is now at the North Norfolk Railway. 90775 was first preserved at the Mid Hants Railway, running in...
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Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion
27th November 2020, 12:27
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,542
From memory the locos used on Heartbeat at the...
From memory the locos used on Heartbeat at the NYMR were usually ex-NER J27 No.65894, ex-GWR 56XX No.6619 & Ex-SR S15 No.30841. It is quite possible that it was WD 2-10-0 No.90775, which was based at...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
22nd November 2020, 21:00
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Replies: 4
Views: 446
"New" trains arrive on the Isle of Wight
The first of the new class 484 EMUs have been transported to the Isle of Wight, via the vehicle ferry on Thursday 19th November. These EMUs have been converted from ex-London Underground D78 stock...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
21st November 2020, 21:15
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Replies: 5
Views: 330
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
21st November 2020, 17:39
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Replies: 5
Views: 330
Yes Philip, it says in the RAIB report that: ...
Yes Philip, it says in the RAIB report that:
"The locomotive had just arrived in the siding and was to act as a ‘banking’ locomotive, assisting heavy freight trains up the 1 in 37 Lickey incline, to...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
12th November 2020, 10:41
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Replies: 1
Views: 460
Sheffield derailment
Several wagons of a cement train derailed at Sheffield in the early hours of yesterday morning (11/11/20) - disruption is still continuing today....
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Forum: Say Hello
11th November 2020, 09:01
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Replies: 5
Views: 601
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
10th November 2020, 21:14
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,044
Following the move of the S&DRT's 7F 2-8-0...
Following the move of the S&DRT's 7F 2-8-0 No.53808 to the Mid Hants Railway in September, it appears that at least some of their other rolling stock & artefacts will also be moved to the MHR in the...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
9th November 2020, 21:10
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Replies: 1
Views: 293
Britains most bashed bridge!
Network Rail have named the bridge carrying the Leicester-Birmingham line over the A5 at Watling Street as having suffered the most bridge strikes (25) in the past year....
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
8th November 2020, 11:50
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Replies: 1
Views: 244
Elsecar Heritage Railway closure?
The future of the Elsecar Heritage Railway near Barnsley is in doubt as the Trustees have handed back the lease on the line to Barnsley council. The EHR has been closed due to Covid-19 since March...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
6th November 2020, 11:38
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Replies: 4
Views: 544
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