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    Century old LNER wagon unearthed in field near Antwerp

    On the BBC today, a story of how a 100 year old LNER removals wagon has been unearthed in a field near Antwerp: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2y8j34lrko From the article:
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    Oxford - Heswall with 3 Vs 2 adults

    Looking ahead to a trip from Oxford to Heswall with a friend on the first weekend of July, and trying to think about prices. Will go out on Fri, and back on Sunday, both travelling late morning/lunchtime-ish. Any advances won't be out yet, but so far found itinerary with off-peak return...
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    GWR to look to reinstate Bristol - Oxford direct services (Sat only, from 14th Sept 2024)

    From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67917078:
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    On the Workbench...

    The "Do you have any model railway project" thread (https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/do-you-have-any-model-railway-projects-on-the-go.202608/) from COVID lockdowns seems to have fallen by the wayside, and this is a little more specific, so I'll kick this off! Hope to keep adding as we go -...
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    Petit Dejeuner in Rodez...

    We have landed up (thanks to a split intercooler hose, lackadaisical French mechanics, and various other commitments) needing to travel from Oxford to somewhere in the middle of the Lot for early Friday to retrieve "nos voiture". I've taken advantage by booking the sleeper to Rodez and then a...
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    St Pancras vs St Pancras International - different itinerary, same ticket?

    Using the forum's ticket sale site, I get slightly odd behaviour for the following journeys: Wed 9th Aug, travelling at 6am Oxford (OXF) - St Pancras (STP) And comparing to OXF - St Pancras International (SPX) With no Advanced Options set, the journey to SPX insists on sending me via the...
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    SNCF Connect - best way to get support?

    I booked a journey last night on SNCF-Connect (travelling from Lille Europe to Macon-Loche in Aug...) but during the checkout process, the first payment errored while the second worked. Of course, it looks like I've been charged twice for the same journey (but only with one e-ticket). Has...
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    GWR disruption (17-May-23) - unconventional bridge strike...

    I note a travel update from GWR advising of disruption due to a bridge strike. However, the bridge struck, I presume, is the Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar, and was struck by a boat... Don't ever recall seeing anything similar before, presumably not overheight in this case...
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    PAYG then Advance: Delay Repay where the Advance is cancelled/short terminated after booking

    Looking for clarification on this one prior to travelling - I expect I'll be somewhat out of luck, but worth a check. My journey will be from South Croydon (SCY) to Oxford (OXF) on 25th April. I hold an advance from Slough (SLO) to OXF on the 1634. This ticket was booked before Nuneham Viaduct...
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    Travel to the US with COVID Recovery Certificate

    We are shortly due (mid April '22) to travel to the US as a family - under the current rules, those who have had COVID in the preceding 90 days may travel with a "COVID Recovery Certificate" (signed by a healthcare professional), in lieu of the negative test prior to travel. Does anyone have...
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    London Transport Enamel Sign - any details?

    Mod note: Post moved from Buses and Coaches section I have been having a bit of a loft clearout......:| In there, I found the attached enamel London Transport sign. I've no real idea how I came to own it, but I think it's from an old bus of some sort. Does anyone have any info as to what...
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    "Standing Ahead Controls"

    Split this out of https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/caledonian-sleeper.176365/post-5272955 : "Standing Ahead Controls" I presume is the ability for a train to shunt onto/leave a platform with the leading end past the platform signal? I'm fairly sure I've seen this at Swanage when we went...
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    Broken (melted!) rail near Micheldever - 28/06/2021

    Not seen this referenced on here, but looks like there was some substantial damage to the Up Line between Wallers Ash Loop and Micheldever caused by what appears to be a short from the 3rd rail. Looks like single line working has been in place today until the rail can be replaced tonight...
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    Hook Rd, Epsom - Bridge Strike: Dashcam Footage (21/05/21)

    Surrey Road Policing Unit (@SurreyRoadCops) have tweeted some dashcam footage of the bridge strike last Fri (21st May 2021) - here's the aftermath (which apparently a lot of people blamed on the Sprinter driver not giving way/being in the centre of the road...): (Image from @SurreyRoadCops...
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    Train Genius/Virgin ticketing website - data/info out of date?

    With Virgin still offering ticketing facilities through their website, it appears they repoint through to Train Genius. However - Worcestershire Parkway is (still) missing from the list of stations, and their advance booking dates listed on the "Booking Ahead" part of the homepage appears to...
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    Rail Replacement Bus crash at Lingfield - 24th Feb 2020

    Happened last night (24th Feb) at 18:25GMT - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-51628346 - RRB due to the landslip further towards E Grinstead (https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/landslip-on-the-east-grinstead-line.197508/#post-4436321). Looks like it managed to collide with the...
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    Intercites de Nuit + Espace Privatif + Bikes?

    Looking at booking a cycle break with my wife down in the south of France. To save days of holiday, we'd like to get to Paris Austerlitz -> Toulouse sleeper (the Intercites de Nuit), ideally with the "Espace Privatif" option (so to get the whole compartment to ourselves). This option means you...
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    Odd ticketing engine result - doubling back

    I'm going to be travelling from Caterham to Oxford on a Saturday next month. I decided to search (using a well known site) for fares via Purley, Redhill and the N Downs line to Reading as fancied a different route home. I put in Redhill as a via for the search and amongst the results got this...
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    Outboundary Travelcard - route validity question

    I made a journey from Oxford on a 1-6 off peak travelcard last week - I needed to get to Wimbledon (and needed to get there as soon as possible as couldn't risk being late the other end). Travelcard needed for later in the day. Out of habit, I looked up the quickest route using fastjp, and got...
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    Insurance for missed connections (UK->France)

    I'm looking for some suggestions for travel insurance for a trip that I have coming up - I have a one way trip to hook up with the rest of my family (returning by car a few weeks later) which looks like: SWI 07:02-> PAD 08:07 PAD -> STP (tube) STP 09:24BST -> Paris Nord 12:47CET Paris Nord ->...

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