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Forum: Railway News from around the World 2nd October 2023, 15:47
Replies: 4
Views: 2,356
Posted By Adey Baker
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Forum: Railway News from around the World 6th November 2022, 19:10
Replies: 0
Views: 774
Posted By Adey Baker
Bridge damaged in Rutland

Cross Country passenger services and intermodals from Felixstowe to various locations plus other freight services will be affected for up to two weeks after lorry runs into a bridge in Rutland
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Forum: Railway News from around the World 4th November 2022, 21:22
Replies: 1
Views: 1,008
Posted By Adey Baker
Hopefully, they'll follow up soon afterwards with...

Hopefully, they'll follow up soon afterwards with the next section to Leicester.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 29th October 2022, 20:58
Replies: 1
Views: 1,053
Posted By Adey Baker
I seem to recall an earlier attempt to reinstate...

I seem to recall an earlier attempt to reinstate passenger trains (and, thus, stations) there were objections to a station being built at somewhere on the outskirts of Leicester (Kirby Muxloe or...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 9th November 2020, 21:26
Replies: 1
Views: 1,192
Posted By Adey Baker
Every time the A5 bridge is hit our town...

Every time the A5 bridge is hit our town (Hinckley) is clogged with diverted traffic! They have lowered the level of the road surface to help but any more would probably cause problems with flooding....
Forum: Say Hello 15th February 2014, 01:43
Replies: 7
Views: 2,634
Posted By Adey Baker
Hi Peter Welcome to Railway Forum Try...

Hi Peter

Welcome to Railway Forum

Try Googling 'O Winston Link' and see if there's anything there that looks like what you're describing.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 2nd February 2012, 00:42
Replies: 34
Views: 19,605
Posted By Adey Baker
Without being able to save it as a PDF file, it...

Without being able to save it as a PDF file, it doesn't seem possible to open it in Adobe Acrobat which would provide various viewing options, so it seems like we're stuck with the on-screen player...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 2nd February 2012, 00:17
Replies: 34
Views: 19,605
Posted By Adey Baker
Absolutely. The upright format (like a printed...

Absolutely. The upright format (like a printed magazine) shows across a 2-page spread which is similar to the former horizontal format anyway, so why change it!

As it no longer seems to be...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 19th March 2010, 17:22
Replies: 5
Views: 3,049
Posted By Adey Baker
Be aware that Hinckley generally has only one...

Be aware that Hinckley generally has only one stopping train each way per hour. Plus, at the moment, there seems to be a full 'engineers' possession' over the whole weekend whilst upgrading work is...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 17th March 2009, 08:13
Replies: 14
Views: 4,889
Posted By Adey Baker
'Bespectacled brethren in their anoraks,' 'spiral...

'Bespectacled brethren in their anoraks,' 'spiral back notebooks,' 'sandwiches in polythene bags,' - no stereotypes there, then!
Forum: Railway News from around the World 5th September 2008, 23:31
Replies: 9
Views: 3,011
Posted By Adey Baker
...but don't hold your breath ;) Of course,...

...but don't hold your breath ;)

Of course, long distance trains are indeed competing with airlines but shorter distance trains help to take traffic off our over-crowded roads.

In the case of...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 5th September 2008, 20:24
Replies: 9
Views: 3,011
Posted By Adey Baker
Only one train per hour stops at my local station...

Only one train per hour stops at my local station throughout most of the day now, whereas we used to get two or three before. This is a direct consequence of the so-called 'upgrading' of the West...
Forum: Railway Modelling 7th February 2008, 21:52
Replies: 22
Views: 9,549
Posted By Adey Baker
I've only ever seen a few photos of the Fell...

I've only ever seen a few photos of the Fell loco. It was certainly an...erm.. interesting design:)

I saw GT3 'in the flesh' several times when it ran on the old Great Central line and I even...
Forum: Railway Modelling 4th February 2008, 22:20
Replies: 22
Views: 9,549
Posted By Adey Baker
Not sure precisely what is or has been available...

Not sure precisely what is or has been available but what about gas turbines 18000 and GT3 or even 'Duke of Gloucester' -has anyone made a ready-to-run Caprotti-geared loco of any description? And...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 27th December 2007, 09:56
Replies: 9
Views: 3,297
Posted By Adey Baker
Once it's an accepted practice to run a proper...

Once it's an accepted practice to run a proper service on Christmas Day then you won't be paid 'silly' money (how many shop workers are still paid double-time to work on Sundays, for instance).
...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 31st August 2007, 20:17
Replies: 11
Views: 4,143
Posted By Adey Baker
In fact the L M R stock was correct as of October...

In fact the L M R stock was correct as of October 1964 according to the intro, so some of those few remaining Scots and Patriots might also have bitten the dust by the time the book appeared. The...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 30th August 2007, 22:25
Replies: 11
Views: 4,143
Posted By Adey Baker
Came across this ABC book whilst looking through...

Came across this ABC book whilst looking through some old stuff today. It's probably my last spotters book and although it's not dated, it must be the 1965 edition as the numbers are 'checked' up...
Forum: Say Hello 15th February 2007, 17:00
Replies: 274
Views: 299,061
Posted By Adey Baker
I suppose you could wax lyrical for ages on this...

I suppose you could wax lyrical for ages on this subject!

Our first memories are as children and I guess we're trying to re-capture those far-off days...

The train journey usually meant that...
Forum: Say Hello 16th December 2005, 21:32
Replies: 3
Views: 2,401
Posted By Adey Baker
Thanks for welcome, Jim. I've posted a shot of...

Thanks for welcome, Jim. I've posted a shot of Flying Scotsman on my local line today - even the sun stayed out for me! - which is about the most exciting thing recently.

Usually a few EWS and...
Forum: Say Hello 16th December 2005, 13:37
Replies: 3
Views: 2,401
Posted By Adey Baker
Hello from Hinckley, Leics.

Hello, all - I was directed here from 'WPF' by Andy

Adey
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