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Could the Heart of Wales line host more regular steam trips?
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At a guess , Swansea to Llandrindod might work - access at Swansea end good for connections all over and enough track around to berth...
Tuesday at 10:55
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Where else in the UK could tramways/light rail be installed?
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Add on sections to Neath via Port Tennant , Briton Ferry to the station (maybe beyond eventually) - and a bit of crayonning to get a...
Monday at 19:14
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Beeching Cuts and the Big Four
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Certainly , well into the 1970's best Welsh anthracite would be railed from GCG / Abernant to Nairn and other distant Scottish locations...
Monday at 13:21
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Beeching Cuts and the Big Four
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Slightly off topic - but a rail freight point - road had overtaken rail for traffic movements at Tilbury Docks from as early as 1946 ...
Sunday at 22:10
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Themed graffiti
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Yes - I had a visit to Coney Island Yard to see some of this in action ,and it was very impressive indeed and spoke to some of the car...
15 Apr 2024
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Themed graffiti
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They had funding first of all , - chose lines to work on and built a solid plan - made sure the sidings and depots were as secure and...
14 Apr 2024
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Alternative Destinations for MML Trains in London
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And a good number of those passengers are paying premium rates .......
10 Apr 2024
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How did railtours work in BR days?
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Your standard BR brake vans - the better ones - CAP were piped only - for use on fitted trains - (or coupled to a loco) - so they would...
10 Apr 2024
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How did railtours work in BR days?
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Great Western had a "anywhere" provision in their safety case which allowed exotic trips. I ran (for my next door headteacher...
9 Apr 2024
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How did railtours work in BR days?
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When I was a student at Aberystwyth we hired a through train to Euston by the simple means of getting the chief clerk at the station to...
9 Apr 2024
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What new routes could be opened up due to the introduction of East West rail, and could open axis operators be involved?
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About that - as the DfT of the time - took a hearty dislike to all those TOC's talking to each other , and of course there were changes...
8 Apr 2024
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ChiefPlanner
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Themed graffiti
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From memory - "Ferodo" were brake blocks ! (often advertised on rail over road bridges) ......
8 Apr 2024
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Beeching Cuts and the Big Four
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Being laid up at home with mobility issues (hopefully for not too long) , I have ample time for reading so I got out Michael Bonavia's...
8 Apr 2024
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What new routes could be opened up due to the introduction of East West rail, and could open axis operators be involved?
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Years ago in the SRA days there was a National Timetable Conference where the operators met to have official discussions on their...
8 Apr 2024
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Dining Car Attendant 1928 - 1939 St Pancras?
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The 1930's saw a tight period for on train catering (thanks to post war recession , the effect of the 1926 general strike , and 1931 was...
6 Apr 2024
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