Forum: Railway Modelling
29th October 2005, 10:43
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,562
Brambleton Model Railway Club's autumn open day
Around 250 people attended the Brambleton Model Railway Club's autumn open day at its giant open air track in Ambrose Lane, Harpenden where both O gauge electric powered trains and 16mm gauge live...
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Forum: Light Rail and Metros
23rd October 2005, 09:05
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,024
Mayor Ken powerless
London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who controls the city's underground commuter train system, said he's powerless to force a contractor to improve its maintenance of the Northern Line because he's bound...
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Forum: Freight Operations and Observations
23rd October 2005, 08:57
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,380
Freight train to link Berlin and Moscow
A new freight train linking Berlin and Moscow via Minsk and Warsaw is scheduled to begin operations by the end of the year. Polish rail infrastructure is almost ready. CEOs of DB - Hartmut Mehdorn,...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
23rd October 2005, 08:55
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,289
Virgin could lose cross country service
Virgin Trains could lose its cross country franchise to a rival firm within two years, and the same could happen to Yorkshire-London operator Midland Mainline.
Under a restructuring of franchises,...
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Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations
19th October 2005, 18:44
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,292
amtrak surging ahead
Amtrak ridership increased in 2005 to 25,374,998, marking the third straight year of passenger gains for the national intercity passenger railroad, despite service disruptions that included major...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
19th October 2005, 18:32
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,397
model locos worth £10,000 stolen
Police are investigating a new Great Train Robbery after model locos worth more than £10,000 were stolen from a museum shop.
Thieves broke into the Conwy Valley Railway Museum in Betws y Coed and...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
19th October 2005, 18:28
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,892
German rail museum fire
A fire at an engine shed in a southern German rail museum seriously damaged or destroyed 24 historic locomotives and carriages, the country's national railroad said Tuesday.
The fire, which broke...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
18th October 2005, 16:05
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,605
China's Railway on top of the world
China announced the completion of a history-making railway on the roof of the world, a 1,956-km-long project that is comparable to the Great Wall.
The announcement was made at a ceremony held at...
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Forum: Say Hello
12th October 2005, 21:42
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,078
Hi all
Just thought I drop in and say hello. It looks like a very fine set-up here and I'll be eager to contribute in any way. I like the look of the gallery and it will be great to see that fill up with...
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