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Is ‘train station’ replacing ‘railway station’ in UK passenger rail terminology?
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I've been using the term 'train station' since I started travelling on trains in the 1980s, so it's definitely not a new thing. 'Railway...
27 Apr 2024
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150's. They belong in the cess pool of history.
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Absolutely! Nothing better than engine roar blotting out that awful rap music, or people using their phones on speaker phone when having...
25 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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Sheffield Supertram & Tram Train news
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I'm assuming they'd reinstate Wadsley Bridge station, it'd be short sighted not too, plenty of football traffic could be picked up there...
25 Apr 2024
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Google Map quirks
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Railway History & Nostalgia
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I first saw this on the satellite view on Google maps and thought, "That's bizarre". So I thought I'd Google the info for the station's...
23 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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150's. They belong in the cess pool of history.
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The 150s are vastly superior to the 153 pieces of junk, awful trains they were. The 150s are miles worse than 158s/170s though. The...
21 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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Cross Country cutting out Winchester, Basingstoke and other stops
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I did the trip from Sheffield to Winchester many years ago, I was hoping to go again one day, when the direct services to Southampton...
21 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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Pacers on Long Distance Routes
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The original bi-fold doors would have blown right open.
21 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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Sheffield Supertram & Tram Train news
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True, seems there's more chance of getting the Metrolink extended over Woodhead to Beighton then... ;)
21 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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trivia oldest and newest together
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Yes, I couldn't remember what it was or where!
20 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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trivia oldest and newest together
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Wasn't one scrapped very recently that had been sat at a station for years?
20 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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trivia oldest and newest together
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Just out of interest are there any examples of say 1830s era stock being used in the 1890s/1900s? - Even up the grouping perhaps? So...
19 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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trivia oldest and newest together
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Gresleys might have missed the 313s, but 312s were pretty new in 1975, any chance of those crossing paths?
19 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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trivia oldest and newest together
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Are there any where the coaches are older than the locos? I've seen a few photos of say a B1 or B17 hauling ex-GCR or ex-MSL carriages.
18 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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Sheffield Supertram & Tram Train news
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Even that would be a vast improvement on the bus service.
18 Apr 2024
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Mat17
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Sheffield Supertram & Tram Train news
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Single track from Victoria to Stocksbridge? Passing loops or possibility of redoubling?
18 Apr 2024
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