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    Things Found in the Loft

    Finally got around to going up into my loft today. Been in the house a few months and had other priorities, but having borrowed a ladder headed up into the sweltering heat. I've been rewarded for my efforts with six sturdy chairs (soon to go on eBay), a box of bowling trophies and three old...
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    Railways in Northern Ireland

    I've recently been reading an out of print book on Northern Ireland's buses during the Troubles. It mentioned the railways in passing and I've wondered if there's a similar book on the railways? Or is there a more in depth history that covers that time period amongst others? I've had a look...
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    Nu-Venture

    Does anyone know if Nu-Venture are still using a Leyland Titan in public service? I've seen some possibly recent photos of one in the Tunbridge Wells area, and am considering a trip down there to try and catch up with it. Thanks!
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    Germanwings 4U-9525 Crash

    Reports coming in that Germanwings 4U-9525 has crashed south of Marseille. Aircraft was an Airbus A320-200, registered D-AIPX. Source: BBC News Source: Aviation Herald.
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    PHBT at Saxilby

    A person has been hit by a train near to Saxilby, just outside of Lincoln. http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/01/person-hit-train-lincoln-saxilby/
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    Fatalaty in the Grimsby area (15 January 2015)

    There was a fatality in the Grimsby area on Thursday morning, involving a TPE service. A 54 year old man was pronounced dead at the scene. Thoughts with those involved, as always.
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    What are you planning for 2015?

    In previous years, I've started a thread asking what lines people were hoping to do over the next year, but I decided this year to do it differently and ask what your general plans are for enjoying the railways in 2015? :) Personally, now I'm working full time on the railways, I have less...
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    Tesco Online

    We all know that things are not rosy at Tesco, and that you often pay more for shopping with them - but I had some Clubcard vouchers to use. I logged in to the Online shopping and found a suitable delivery slot and started my shopping - only to discover that all the offers (BOGOF, 2 for 1 etc.)...
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    Mini Metro

    Just come across a game some of you may be interested in - it has a free demo (in broswer) on its website, and is available on Steam Early Access. The concept is that you start on a blank city and have to build metro lines between the stations that appear at random intervals. Resources are...
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    Minicabster

    Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone has any experience of www.minicabster.co.uk/ for booking taxis? If you have used it, did everything go ok? I've just used it to book a late night taxi on Saturday from New Street to Birmingham Airport, as thanks to the bank slip at Broomhill I miss the...
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    Omsi

    Just slightly curious as to how many OMSI players we have on here? It has taken me awhile to get into the game, as I tried playing with my steering wheel, and didn't get on with it - since switching to the keyboard things have improved dramatically, and the passengers actually stay on my bus...
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    Temsa Avenue

    After seeing this video a few years ago, I'd always assumed that the Temsa Avenue was a good hill climber. Today, I travelled on the X93 between Whitby and Scarborough and had the misfortune of being swapped onto one of these vehicles (with hard plastic seats) as the Scania OmniCity that had...
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    Southern stock allocations on Guildford Services

    Just a quick question, I've done a search online but not found anything - what stock do Southern use on their peak time services to Guildford? I'm planning on catching one of these from Leatherhead to Guildford tomorrow, and was just wondering what to expect. Thanks!
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    AP Northern Only Tickets

    Does anyone have an idea of which routes Northern are now offering Advance fares on? I'm aware of Leeds - Nottingham and Newcastle - Carlisle, they've also turned up on Lincoln - Sheffield services since the Jan '13 fare changes. Have they been introduced on any other services? I've tried...
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    Travels with a Travelcard - 04/12/12

    In the last few months, I've not had much time for decent trips out on the railways - but on the plus side I've achieved a long standing ambition and got myself a job working on them. Due to my shifts, I often use my rest days to sit at home and catch up with jobs and, for that matter, this...
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    Will you let me off a few pence?

    This is one for other staff, mainly - but would be interested to hear other people's views as well. As we approach Christmas I seem to be getting a big increase in people asking me to let them off part of their fare, e.g. 5p, 10p, 50p. Having heard colleagues in similar situations, some of them...
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    Lincoln Christmas Market 2012

    East Midlands Trains have announced the extra services for the Lincoln Christmas Market this year; http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/tickets-offers/Christmas/Lincoln-Christmas-Market/ It appears that no extra services from St Pancras are operating this year. I'm also unsure as to what stock...
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    South West Trains Day Out - 27/09/12

    South West Trains Day Out - 27/09/12 Despite various trips down south over the past couple of years, I've never managed to cover any of the South West Trains network. In fact, I'd only ever scratched off the Hampton Court branch and that was after a river trip up the Thames from Central...
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    East Midlands Trains - Vacancies

    For anyone who is interested, East Midlands Trains currently have vacancies for part-time Travel Advisors (ticket office staff) based at Sheffield and Chesterfield, working 16 hours per week. There are also full-time vacancies for onboard customer hosts at Sheffield and Derby (though the...
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    Travels on a Northern Voucher - 18/08/12

    Travels on a Northern Voucher Saturday, 18th August 2012 I've had an unused Northern complimentary day ticket for almost a year, after an awful rail replacement bus experience last August. Realising the expiry date was only a week away, it was time to use the ticket and as I was house sitting...

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