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    Dual–Named Stations?

    Sandwell & Dudley Tutbury and Hatton Ashchurch for Tewkesbury
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    Trivia: Unusual / Interesting Calling Patterns?

    While not a different calling pattern; is there still an evening class 9 service to Whitby?
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    Fleet names that weren't widely adopted

    This is what I remember. Maybe it was the 156’s that showed ‘Super sprinter’
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    Fleet names that weren't widely adopted

    I recall referring to 155’s and 156’s as ‘Super sprinters’ when frequently travelling with a friend in the 80’s and early 90’s In the later 90’s I remember a trip to Manchester where the tutor was expecting an ‘express’ (ie a transpennine express 158), yet thought our Metro WYPTE liveried 158...
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    Trivia - how many stations have a road bisecting their platforms and hence a level crossing within the station

    Birmingham New Street originally had this and retains a right of way through the station
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    Bus Pass and Replacement Buses?

    Depending on where you live your concessionary pass may be valid for use on local trains (and therefore RRB) or within a PTE area 1707054433 Leicester elderly get half fare and disabled get free fare between Leicestershire stations and between Leicester and Nuneaton, derby or Nottingham
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    Whos voice is this?

    Although his wife Elinor is also an announcer for London Underground, Phil Sayer was usually paired with Celia Drummond also now deceased(current announcer for Northern, Chiltern, Eurostar)
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    UKs flagship station

    What about York or Crewe
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    Which tramways have you used?

    Cliff- Scarborough and I think Bridlington (or filey I may be mistake ) Prague Brussels Does the monorail at birmingham international airport count?
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    Why don't TOCs run Bank Holiday Timetables?

    Northern (mainly WYPTE) historically always ran a full service Monday to friday so you’d find New Years Day or Boxing Day with a peak time service offered, they did this in the 90’s when others didn’t
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    Trains that never seem to run

    It’s one that stops at pilning , is it suspended currently or is it there just in case another one is cancelled?
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    How are train service 'identities' (like 9X99) pronounced by rail staff?

    Eurostar trains are announced 9 oh 4 oh , and 9141 etc 9141 should be 9 I 41, but should it be 9 oh 4 zero? Or 9 zero 4 zero?
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    Rail replacement buses during strikes

    The service bus in operation between Stoke on Trent and Stone ran (via Wedgwood and Barlaston) however this is a service bus which runs in lieu of the Wedgwood Barlaston (prev Norton bridge) train and has run for a number of years There was also the odd random rail replacement bus between...
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    Rail strikes discussion

    Ironically Wedgwood and barlaston are getting a normal service - the Hanley - Stoke - Stone replacement bus is showing on the departure boards at sot

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