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Signal Box Opening Times
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@Andy873 if you're interested in the 'how to' and wanted to have a dabble at working some easy "A - B - C" double line absolute block...
Thursday at 05:08
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Assault screens on buses
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I'm guessing sometime within the next few years we'll be 'celebrating' the Golden Jubilee (= 50th anniversary) of the first fleet-wide...
Thursday at 04:15
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[Trivia] Seaside Termini with a direct service to London?
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Fort William
Monday at 23:55
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Tourism : Hidden Gems within the UK .. where ?
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I'm sure there must be some real gems hidden around Northern Ireland too, but I'm only familiar with the better-known places like the...
22 May 2024
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Townhead railway station
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The book A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain - Vol. 6 Scotland: The Lowlands & Borders by John Thomas (pub. David &...
17 May 2024
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Viaducts built as four-track from the start?
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Are we allowed viaducts which meet the OP's criteria but were demolished the best part of a lifetime ago? If so, then there was the...
17 May 2024
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Viaducts built as four-track from the start?
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A squint into a couple of books covering the history of the CLC (Cheshire Lines Committee) and Manchester Central confirms the visual...
15 May 2024
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Viaducts built as four-track from the start?
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As mentioned already, when many of the first railways were built into what would become today's big city termini, the future demand for...
14 May 2024
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Trivia: Historically longer bus routes
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In the same era, there was a two-hourly 32 between Wigan and Manchester, which was timed with the 39 to provide an hourly service on the...
12 May 2024
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1990s Bolton Area False Memory?
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There's another interesting (though undated) snapshot on the Westhoughton Metal Box traffic in this thread on RMWeb. This account...
11 May 2024
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Wigan-Bolton electrification. Construction updates only please
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Here are a couple of examples of previous TPE once-a-day route retention services between Wigan & Bolton which appeared in public...
11 May 2024
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1990s Bolton Area False Memory?
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As well as the Tarmac Roadstone terminal on the east side of the line near Agecroft Jn, in the same area was the Brindle Heath...
8 May 2024
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Was a Class 50 on 'The Clansman' unusual in 1974?
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I'm slightly embarrassed to admit I've not been able to track down that Fraserburgh photo - after arousing a bit of interest and...
6 May 2024
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Was a Class 50 on 'The Clansman' unusual in 1974?
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I remember seeing a photo (probably on-line, but can't seem to find it now) taken of a Class 50 in the unlikely location of Fraserburgh...
5 May 2024
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TRIVIA: “New” station sequences
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Another 'fiver' would be the Maryhill Line in Glasgow, which was used continuously by West Highland Line trains until local stations...
4 May 2024
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