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    Shortest length of railway depicted on the 1:25k or 1:50k Ordnance Survey map

    Was recently in Bideford, Devon and saw that the 210m long* Bideford Railway Heritage Centre track is marked on the 1:25k Ordnance Survey map. I'm uncertain whether it is marked on the 1:50k map. It looks like it is but coincides with other markings and appears to be slightly south of where it...
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    Station Coordinates - SOLVED

    My son is wanting an Excel/CSV list of all stations along with their co-ordinates to be able to import into Google Maps. We've had a search but can't find anything with co-ordinates. Does anyone know of a spreadsheet which can be downloaded? Many thanks. UPDATE: Managed to find one
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    Polegate to Shanklin (issues with 16-17 Saver)

    My son (15) and his friend (16 with 16-17 Saver) want to do a return trip to Shanklin on the Isle of Wight before the old stock gets removed, going via Ryde Hoverport, departing from Polegate. It will be a weekday. The possible ticket combinations have got me baffled! Southern website states...
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    London weekend trip (8 people)

    I have been asked to arrange train tickets for a group of 8 Rangers (Guides) going to London for the weekend from Polegate. Four under <16 (actually all 14 & 15 years old) and four 16+. One of the 16+ holds a Family & Friends railcard. On the Friday and Sunday they need to get to and from...
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    British Film Institute - location of short film

    There is a short film on the BFI website where they are asking if anyone can identify the location. There doesn't appear to be a great deal to go on but someone might recognise the type of signal post to narrow it down to the region or company. There is a very tall signal post on the other...
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    Delay Repay - all one journey?

    Evening. Have just returned from a trip from the Sussex coast up to Mallaig and back using the Caledonian Sleeper. My son had been desperate to do the trip and it was really good. Journey up was fine - it was the return where we incurred a delay due to the torrential rain up north earlier...
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    Pacers in the Manchester area

    My son has a desire to ride some Pacers (not quite sure why but I'll go with it on the basis that it doesn't involve using a screen). We have none down our way so am looking at the possibility of a day in the Manchester area. I can get a good priced Advance ticket from the South Coast up to...
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    Claverdon & Bearley: request stops?

    Can anyone confirm whether Claverdon & Bearley on the Royal Leamington Spa - Stratford Upon Avon line are request stops? Wikipedia has them listed as such but the National Rail website doesn't mention it in the way it does for the nearby Wootton Wawen. However, I know that National Rail...
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    Waiting for four trains at level crossing

    Are there many places where level crossing barriers stay down for four trains on a double track section? Happens quite regularly on my commute over Hampden Park crossing near Eastbourne. Sometimes barriers go up between the four trains but not always. If I decide to carry my bike over the...
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    Loss of an LBSCR station

    Find it sad to see an 1881 ex London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) station be demolished. This was the second station at Polegate and remained open until 1986 when it moved for the second time back to it's original station site.
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    Disconnected short section of track (Snodland, Kent)

    Wonder if anyone can shed any light on this small section of track which is about 130m long. It's just above Snodland on the A228 in Kent, here. The bits that intrigue me are: The roundabout looks very new but includes two bridges just to cross the short bit of track. The OS 7th...
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    Hazard Lights

    In the RAIB report released today it mentions the train Hazard Lights. It then defines these in the Glossary. Out of interest, are they orange or red (or some other colour). I assume they flash, but should I assume that? And why are they only on the leading end? Why not on the rear? And...
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    Understanding ticket price breakdown with F&F railcard

    I'm booking a day return super off-peak ticket from Polegate to London with a Family & Friends Railcard, 1 adult & 2 children. What I just can't understand is the ticket price breakdown. Why is one child priced at £2.00 and the other at £3.40?
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    Seating Layout, SWT Waterloo to Exeter

    Can anyone tell me what the standard class seating layout is on the SWT trains from Waterloo down to Exeter? 2+2 or 2+3, any tables? I assume no power sockets. I've looked on their website and can't find anything so if it is on there, it would be good to know where I should have been looking.
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    Eastbourne [EBN] to Horsham [HRH] via Gatwick Airport [GTW]

    Southern website suggests that this journey isn't possible with one ticket but the National Rail website doesn't say it needs more than one ticket. Easement 70 says: The following journeys may double back between Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges: (1) from Faygate to Haywards Heath, (2)...
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    TrainLine: Responsibility to get ticket to you

    Yes, I know about Trainline but sadly the company I work for insists that we buy tickets via Trainline (I've offered alternatives!). However, when I booked a recent ticket I noticed that if I selected Delivery by 1st class post there was a statement saying something along the lines of "We...

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