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    21C113 but where?

    Yes, Dawlish Warren. It'll be one of the regular SR loco workings via Newton Abbot for crew familiarisation - the GW had similiar via Okehampton - in case of disruption. GW stock.
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    Century old LNER wagon unearthed in field near Antwerp

    LNER would be WW2 - maybe it got stranded in Belgium after the 1940 German invasion.
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    Rail services to be included as part of Bee Network

    I am all in favour in principle, but I can see some major rows developing due to the vagaries of the GM boundary, with stations outwith included, yet a fair number within excluded. Southport and Buxton are the surprising ones - they are both nearly 15 miles outside GM (Gathurst and Middlewood...
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    Proposed tunnel between Waverley and Princes Street station?

    An early 'crayonista' perhaps? A mapmaker error I think - it doesn't show the Lothian Road terminus which in fact opened in 1848, and the assumption has been made that the Caledonian connected directly to the E & G. It would have been an engineering challenge to say the least, with the...
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    Waiting Areas on Footbridges?

    Manchester Piccadilly has the 'lounge' on the footbridge leading to Platforms 13/14. It gets very congested, with folk standing and gawping at the departure board (which is in the wrong place) whilst others are trying to rush through to their train. It needs a rebuild (with additional platforms...
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    Query what year? Hornby Dublo Duchess of Montrose EDP12

    I guess they were trying to fend off the Triang competion with something inexpensive and sufficiently 'cute' for the younger market, but they did make some other oddball choices - the Metrovick Co-Bo was another. Two-rail came far too late of course, and they managed to flunk that initially with...
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    HS2 Old Oak Common

    Devon and Cornwall to Manchester is already pretty competitive via London, despite the change of termini. Plymouth to Manchester by XC is typically around 5h 30m to 5h 40m, with one change - sadly through services have disappeared, despite the long-standing demand. Plymouth to Paddington is 3h...
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    Metrolink tram extensions

    Presumably a facing crossover would be installed at the north end of Hale station so that trams can be terminate in the up platform ready for the next departure, thus not fouling the level crossing. Some trams will still terminate at Altrincham so it will not be 5tph. It is a bit of stretch to...
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    Worst examples of BR era "vandalism"?

    And, hard to believe now, but there were no Cross City services to speak of south of New Street, with Redditch just having a token peak hour service and the likes of Northfield and King's Norton just having very few random calls on Worcester services.
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    Query what year? Hornby Dublo Duchess of Montrose EDP12

    Hornby Dublo 2-rail was introduced in 1959 with the SER 'R1' 0-6-0 tank as the first loco - available intially only in sets. A very odd choice, given the prototype was by then only working on the Folkestone Harbour boat trains.
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    Inspiration for a two night UK break from Manchester via train

    Bristol? I always think it has a similar lively vibe to Manchester and not exclusively for students. Plenty of 'Brunel' attractions to visit during the day, or a more genteel excursion to Bath. I see the XC off-peak return is just north of £100 or slightly cheaper by TfW via Hereford.
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    End of the line for Paris’ iconic metro ticket

    The 91 is not particularly direct - historically it just ran Bastille to G Montparnasse - and yes takes around the hour mark from G Nord to G Montparnasse. As you say though, it is very useful from G Lyon to Montparnasse - it saves faffing around at G Lyon descending to the Metro and the route...
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    Worst examples of BR era "vandalism"?

    Like singling Salisbury to Exeter - it has been disaster ever since? And reducing stations to the barest minimum (including closing Yeovil Jcn, until he was abused of the notion)?
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    Spain. Irun to Pinhal Novo - thoughts on different routes?

    A different option would be train to Salamanca (change at Valladolid), coach to Guarda, and then the newly reopened direct line to Entroncamento and then onto Lisbon. The coach is a Madrid to Porto service. Salamanca is lovely for an overnight stay. The only downside is that, as per usual, the...
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    Antequerra Santa Ana

    A post COVID development - it had a cafe / bookstall in the main hall with tables and chairs where you could sit and admire the totally OTT station. I guess the footfall has declined with through high-speed trains to Granada and the opening of Antequera Ciudad station. One of the through...
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    Surely the case is now much stronger for Bere Alston - Tavistock - Okehampton!

    Yes the 40mph limit was imposed in the 1920s to reduce maintenance costs as the focus moved to the North Devon line where the SR could compete effectively with the GWR. Prior to this higher speeds were possible - perhaps not the happiest of precedents but here are the timings for the ill-fated...
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    Running round at Cowes

    Also done at Yelverton on the GWR Plymouth - Launceston line in the Princetown platform. After the arrival of a train from Princetown, it would be propelled out of the platform 'up the hill' to allow the loco to be released onto the turntable road and the coach(es) then returned by gravity to...
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    Surely the case is now much stronger for Bere Alston - Tavistock - Okehampton!

    Nope, the WW2 junction at St. Budeaux was double-track and fully upgraded in 1964 to allow closure of the Southern route through Devonport (King's Rd.) which was regarded as a duplicate route. The Plymouth to Brighton, Waterloo News and Eastleigh through services used it 1964-7, as well as...
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    Reopening to Padstow would generate more traffic than reopening Tavistock-Okehampton

    Padstow population 2,671 Tavistock 12,675 (2021 Census). One of the major difficulties of restoring services to Padstow would be getting through Wadebridge - the formation and level crossing has completely disappeared. The Bodmin Steam Rly proposed a few years ago to extend to the outskirts of...
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    Same loco into 3 or more different London termini

    The 'Golden Arrow' loco 70014 'Iron Duke' might have done most of them. It is known that it worked the 'Belle' and other Bournemouth expresses on a few occasions out of Waterloo. As a Trafford Park asset it worked to St. Pancras (and once notably parted company with its tender at Cheadle Heath...

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