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    Volunteering

    When I was around your age, I was in a similar position. I wanted to get involved in a heritage railway but wasn't sure how to do it or, whether I was old enough. I can't speak for other railways, but at my railway we have a few volunteers who are aged around 10-11 under parental supervision and...
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    Anyone else wonders about what happened to long-lost forum members?

    I'm one of those who seemingly disappeared. Like many I joined as a teenager, was very active for a while, life happened and I almost never post here any more. I still read the forums, it's a great source of info about the rail industry. My interest has over time drifted from all railways to...
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    How to identify a train from a reservation ticket.

    I think I've just found a source that might help identify the type of coach. It appears to have come from a MK2c FO, I understand that there are none currently in operational condition. The same basic seat seems to be used in a MK2C SO (in 2+1 layout) and MK2D FO with different seat coverings...
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    How to identify a train from a reservation ticket.

    I thought that the Mk2 aircons had IC70 seats (or the 1st class equivalent)? This seat looks older to me?
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    How to identify a train from a reservation ticket.

    Of course. my apologies. completely forgot.
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    How to identify a train from a reservation ticket.

    Hello all. Long time no post. A little while ago I bought an old first class seat from a mk2 coach off eBay, it's a rather nice leather backed seat with an orange stripy moquette. This morning when I was measuring up the base to mount on something to use as an armchair a reservation ticket fell...
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    Is learning to drive an HGV harder than learning to drive a train ?

    HGV Class 2 (rigid) Driver here. Having worked with a few ex Bus drivers, they've all said that the skill set is very similar. There are some differences in the rules, but driving a large vehicle is driving a large vehicle. I can't speak for Class 1 (articulated) or train driving though, I...
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    South Devon Rly: floorless toilet

    On the plus side, it must have been about the only train toilet in the country to have enough paper in it ...
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    New Jersey: Train crashes into station

    I agree, one would have thought that they would have learned from past incidents where this sort of thing has happened and done something to mitigate the effects. I suspect a lot of the issues the US are facing are down to "not invented here syndrome". My condolences and sympathies to all...
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    New Jersey: Train crashes into station

    In North America (I.E US, Canada, Mexico etc) they use a coupling similar to a buckeye. It handles all the buffering forces itself so additional buffers are not required. This is standard over there and used on all rolling stock (from small narrow gauge stuff, right up to the acela express)...
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    Greatest Pass:Stop ratio for stations?

    I make that 357:1* *based on Amington Junction (a couple of miles north, all trains that pass through one theoretically also pass through the other, but is also the nearest place I could find that showed all trains), Assuming all trains that are scheduled on realtime trains actually run...
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    The EU Referendum: How have you voted?

    Voted remain, partly because I believe that the UK should take it's rightful place as one of the leaders of a united states of europe, but mostly because I don't trust westminster one bit (especially with the tories in power).
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    Any interesting rail facts for my area?

    Correct, although the locos were usually petrol or diesel rather than electric. The Motor Rail and Tramcar company had a factory on Elstow Road in Bedford. Their main claim to fame was that they built the armored locos for the trench railways in WW1. The company itself actually started off...
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    Any interesting rail facts for my area?

    did you know that there used to be a locomotive manufacturer in Bedford? Or that in some form it still sort of survives today (albeit not in bedford)?
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    2016 US election discussion

    mutter mutter petition to ban him from the UK mutter mutter

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