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    Is there a link between incidents including fire near Heathrow and North sea ship collision?

    I would say that there is a link between the incident in the North sea and the incident at the substation, and that link is............ The Fire Triangle. Getting coat on the way out
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    Trivia: Downsized stations that are shells of their former selves?

    Crowhurst - Orignal layout was 2 bays, 2 12 car platforms and 2 roads down the midde. Crowhurst - Current layout 2 8 car platforms
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    Trivia: Stations which have had platforms removed.

    I'll see your platform 9 and raise you a platform 10, which was even further out. Will also add Three Oaks, Doleham and Winchelsea to the list (When the Marsh was singled in 1979ish) Paul
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    Problems around Brighton on the evening of 22 June 2024

    You've got me wondering now, am sure that I've seen the appropriate junction indicator on T333 signal to allow the move, although looking at maps the up loop has an extra signal in the down direction. Hopefully I've not lulled people into a false direction. Paul
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    Problems around Brighton on the evening of 22 June 2024

    Platforms 1,3 & 4 are fully reversible at Haywards Heath, with crossovers provided at Copyhold Junction. Platform 2 is only reversible for terminating trains from the south end. Paul
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    Budget hotels discussion

    I much prefer the 'Tropical Juice' over the OJ. I find it much much more refreshing
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    Southern Region newspaper trains 1950s/60s

    The winter 82/83 CWN for the eastern division shows a 02+20 Down Siding no 5 to Ashford Kent formed 1 x MLV, on arrival to attach to 1xNDV detached from the rear of the 23:40 London Bridge to Dover Priory service. The MLV and NDV then formed a 02:33 Ashford to Margate service. On arrival the...
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    Operations of the Waterloo-Exeter 50s (and loco diagramming in general)

    Big Jumby 74, No worries it was worth a shot. D6130, no worries again it was worth a shot, I can remember having to go to 'work' with my dad during school holidays. I guess my favourite turn from that time was 07:20 Ore to Brighton, then one of the Brighton to Victoria fasts before taking an...
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    Operations of the Waterloo-Exeter 50s (and loco diagramming in general)

    Big Jumby 74. If you have any info related to Friday 11-02-83 I would be interested to know. I have some known workings from a bashers group on facebook, along with photographic evidence of 33211 working the 08:40 Hoo Junction to Woking Down Yard (Keeps it on topic for Woking...) with a VEP...
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    Non-Urgent TOPS Requests

    It would appear to have been 66120
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    "Covid rising in England" - let's stop the fear mongering

    Lets put the blame where it belongs, and here it belongs in two places. First place of blame - The right honourable member for Uxbridge (Mr Johnson) for bringing in the restrictions Second place of blame - A certain resident of No 11 Downing Street. There was nothing to say that he had to bring...
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    2R14 07:43 Sevenoaks-Ashford International - purposes?

    I believe this is the Sutton Valance special.
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    New simulation now available

    Now available on SigSig is a new simulation. The North Kent area has now been released and is available to use. Paul
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    Trivia: Stations that lost their suffix

    Ham Street & Orlestone - Now just Ham Street Bexhill Central - Now just Bexhill Tunbridge Wells Central - Now just Tunbridge Wells Three Oaks and Guestling Halt - Now just Three Oaks Doleham Halt - Now just Doleham Sandling Junction - Now just Sandling Paul

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