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The Crewe and Chester line is, I think, one of those built by Thomas Brassey. Of the approximately 40 overbridges, I think most are his originals, still in good condition and visually attractive, and they give the line much of its character. Whether they are listed, I don't know. But I think...
I am just a little concerned by this. Over the weekend 2 - 5 February I stayed at the Premier inn opposite Dalston Junction and a short way to the right, across the road. I am not disabled but am a very overweight barrel of a man, with a top speed only a little above the top speed of a...
It seems quite a good idea to put this bull (which looked very impressive when it was near the Library tram stop) into the New Street concourse. But I hope that someone knows its weight, and that we can be assured that the concrete floor on which it will stand will be strong enough to support...
I have not yet tried the London and North Western at Birmingham New Street. But I did notice that it is on the extreme Midland side of the station (over platforms 10 - 12 I think).
I agree that it seems that the 15 coach Voyagers were probably the longest dmu formations run in post-BR times. Strictly demus of course.
I always thought that 12 cars was the maximum possible length of combinations of conventional, vacuum braked dmus.
But, in Paul Chancellor's RCTS book...
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There's an excellent article "DC to AC" by Eric Stuart in the September 2021 issue of British Railways Illustrated (Vol 30 No 12) at pp.520-527. It covers much of the ground in this thread including the GE and LT&S changeover dates. As well as some general electrification history. Its...
Quite a bit of the Whitchurch - Chester (Tattenhall Junction) line was used for storing condemned wagons (nearly all 16 ton mineral wagons I think) between the final freight closure of the line in November 1963 and tracklifting in 1965. I think most of the storage was north of Broxton, at the...
On the evening of Tuesday 19 April, at about 8.5 pm, a pair of empty Voyagers (but with most train lights on) passed Warrington Bank Quay on the Up Goods. I'm sure there was some reason for this, but cannot easily guess what.
The November 1964 closure of Blackpool Central rather than North of course seemed barmy to all who prefer to travel by rail, but I think the concept of closing Blackpool Central and using the site of its approaches all the way from Blackpool South, including the site of the carriage sidings...
I have enjoyed many very pleasant stays at some of these hotels in the past, mostly over fifteen years ago, and mostly when railroving. I have particularly appreciated their generally very comfortable rooms, and grand staircases. These days I use lifts but when I was a bit fitter I descended...
When I first started using the CLC, 1975 to 1980, the service was all DMU. The fasts called only at Widnes (ex Farnworth) and Warrington Central, Oxford Road and Piccadilly where they usually terminated in P14 and started back about 5 minutes later. These were four car units with the two outer...