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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    Sunday 24th March 2024. A rarity for me in that this was the second time in just over a week I was on the rails, and also the first part of the journey I also had to drive!! A reasonable start time of around 08:50 saw my way along a fairly quiet A590 (via Mcdonald's at Ulverston for coffee) for...
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    Iskra's Odysseys

    The staff at LHR are always friendly and welcoming, and the food is great. Agree with the comment about the |Rover though, I paid £34 at the East Lancs last week for a day rover a much longer line and SNG, Britannia and Leander were running. Was there this morning, the Ivatt definitely...
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    Leander visiting the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway this weekend (23rd/24th March 2024).

    https://www.lakesiderailway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LHR-Behind-the-Scenes-Newsletter-February-2024.pdf Its in the L&HR newsletter. (link above) Both Leander and 46441 are owned by the Beet family. As L&HR is is only up the road for me I will be visiting there weekend!
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    It was the quality of the 3 steam locomotives on offer, particularly SNG that made me want to go as I rarely do this sort of event either. I would dread to think how much busier it was over the weekend, but good for the railway I guess with so many visitors.
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    2024 New Haulages

    15th March 2024 At the East Lancs Railway 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley 70000 Britannia 45690 Leander 11456 L&Y 0-6-0 tank
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    Friday 15th March 2024 With an early alarm call set for the unearthly hour of 4.30am (I think it is only about the third time this century I have been up so early!) it must have been for something I thought was worthwhile to do. The reason was the “Legends of Steam” event at the East Lancs...
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    Delay repay - Which Operator to Claim from?

    Finally received a response today from Northern regarding my claim as in the OP. Has been approved for a delay of over an hour.
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    23/11/2023 Theatre trip to see “I should be so Lucky” but with an early start so I could finally try a Mk5 TPE set before their withdrawal 195118 / 195119 Barrow In Furness - Manchester Piccadilly (notable for tipping 118 over 500 miles highest mileage one so far for me!) 12807 / 68028...
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    Delay repay - Which Operator to Claim from?

    Thank you to those that responded. Claim submit so waiting for the rejection back! It is really annoying you can't add any text to the claim so I could say I was claiming for missing the connection at Lancaster. Will post the result once I have the outcome
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    Delay repay - Which Operator to Claim from?

    Thank you will try Northern!
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    Delay repay - Which Operator to Claim from?

    On Tuesday 5th December I travelled from Barrow in Furness to London Euston (outward journey) using an off peak return purchased from the Avanti website. Departure from Barrow was 08:49 (arrive Lancaster at 09:48) and the reservations given by Avanti were for the 09:58 Lancaster to Crewe and...
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    Monday 23rd October - Deja Vous Another out and back for an afternoon of football.. 195131 Barrow In Furness - Preston 331024 / 331013 Preston - Leyland (purely to red pen a required 331) 319385 Leyland - Wigan North Western For Wigan Athletic U21 3 Barrow B 1 (Not a good afternoon to be a...
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    Back in the day...

    22 October 1988 Outward bound for a weeks holiday in Skegness. After the 108 it must have been torturous Didn't record any of the unit numbers in those days. :frown: 108xxx Barrow In Furness - Preston 1564xx Preston - Nottingham (This was the through Blackpool to Harwich service) 150xxx...
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    Juliano's World Frenzy/Tech's Trip Reports

    Finally caught up with all your reports whist on the train on Monday. Congrats on your 20 year anniversary, sounds like you had some good trips despite the various issues you had. The 175's finally finished on the Barrow - Airport runs in 2006 when the 185's arrived so you are right. Whilst I...
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    Was a couple of the Blackpool - Liverpool runs I did on Monday and they certainly did get some speedup between Wigan and where the slow lines diverge south of Euxton. Was plenty of noise in 372! Apart from one run from St Pancras to St Albans with 217 & 432 and one to Blackpool all my 319...
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    Monday 25th September - An Out and Back An out and back for an afternoon of football. 195129 Barrow In Furness - Preston Went into WH Smiths at Preston and bought 6 Lancashire Posts for the £10 Northern offer as this would be my only opportunity go get them. Think the assistant was a bit...
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    I think you would like the Channel Islands especially if cycling round. No railways now but the old track bed from St Aubin to Corbiere (for the lighthouse) in Jersey is now a cycleway. Corbiere Station (Now a private house) taken in 1998 If you haven't seen it was a programme on Channel 5...
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    Model Railway exhibitions (that you might also be attending).

    Furness Model Railway Club's 60th annual exhibition is being held on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th October 2023 at Walney School, Sandy Gap Lane, Barrow In Furness Cumbria LA13 3JT See poster below for further information For more details please see the club website...
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    Guernsey seems lovely, it is just unfortunate I could only manage 2 nights there because of the games and I only managed to get a late cancellation for that. However I will definitely be going back at some point. I don't like flying at the best of times so certainly wasn't impressed with the...
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    Barrowjack - Back on the Tracks!

    10/07/2023 Rail would only needed for a short part of this much anticipated trip (Postponed from 2021) so an early start saw departure at 06:48 n one of my few remaining class winners,195108 taken from Barrow In Furness through to its destination of - Manchester Airport On arrival it was about...

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