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MMP33 replied to the thread Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now.In the show that was on LWT, late on Sunday evening. Jasper Carrott told an anecdote about appearing on Top of the Pops. He said that on...
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MMP33 replied to the thread [trivia] Stations named after a private organisation.A closed station, Acrow Halt. Its limited service was arranged around the working hours of the factory.
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MMP33 replied to the thread Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now.There was a Fire Brigade siren, near me. It always went off around 8 pm on Friday, and we did not know if it was the siren or from the...
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MMP33 replied to the thread Was selling British Transport Hotels (British Rail owned railway hotels) a mistake?.In a Railway magazine, I read an account of a stay in a BTH, in the last years. The non en-suite room and corridor outside, was...
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MMP33 replied to the thread Weird Places for Services to Terminate.The service, that starts at Ingatstone, is primarily intended as a school service.
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MMP33 replied to the thread Antisocial behaviour on the railway network.Anti-social behaviour goes back to The London Mob. A large group who used to roam the streets causing trouble. When The Prince Regent...
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MMP33 replied to the thread Antisocial behaviour on the railway network.The BBC had a documentary in the 1970s about a woman whose late husband was a Policeman. Her husband always said that, despite talk...
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MMP33 replied to the thread Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now.On the Armed Forces Network, there used to be urgent messages for a member of the American Military to contact their unit immediately...
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MMP33 replied to the thread Trivia: Ideas and concepts that didn't work out.I am sure that a few Heritage Railways, had trains with a disco, that ran in the late evening.
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MMP33 replied to the thread What powers do preserved railways have in respect of ticketing matters?.Do preserved railways have the sanction of banning someone from their property. So that if they fail to pay their fare, they will only...
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MMP33 replied to the thread Trivia: Ideas and concepts that didn't work out.I worked with someone, who in the early days of the DLR used to go on about disputes with staff over the validation process. This was...
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MMP33 replied to the thread Almost got trapped inside Leamington Spa station for the night.I know someone who is a Journalist, who was too engrossed in writing his piece for the newspaper. That he got locked in a Cricket ground...
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MMP33 replied to the thread A scam phone calls and emails discussion..There is another property, which must have a number. This is on Eastern Avenue in Ilford and is a sub station for the Central London...
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MMP33 replied to the thread Unusual/Rare Ordnance Survey Maps.I sold someone a piece of sandpaper. I told them that it was a Map of the Sahara Desert.
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MMP33 replied to the thread Line names that are no longer used..Two historic ones. The Somerset & Dorset, was called Slow & Dirty The Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton, the Old Worse & Worse.