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When I worked at the railway (nearly 40 year ago) I was told that the railway was responsible for maintaining retaining walls where it retained the railway (i.e. railway above the surrounding land) but the adjoining land owner where the land was retained (i.e. land above the railway). This...

Precisely But the RMT had other options but failed to negotiate.

And reliability. I have too many times assumed catering would appear as advertised, and then gone hungry when it has failed to appear. Most notably, buying first class tickets for the expected all inclusive fare PBO e.g. to the north (Edinburgh, once hoped for a cooked breakfast but got the...

Re buse fare reimbursement to the bus companies to no ensure "no better no worse" the danger is that the council reimbursing the bus companies might then have less money to spend on their supported services (weekend, late night and rural services), leading to withdrawal of those services. Thus...

My shot of GBRF 15 leaving Swanage today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3ldhiR2kWU

Unfortunately the realtime website is no longer showing times for the Flying Scotsman due to the risk of trespass, thanks to the idiots on its inaugural run.

Which suggests NR doesn't know how to manage processes and procedures. Good job it doesn't operate in a safety critical world....:oops::oops::oops:

According to my dad: See part 2A of RCTS LNER series and under Class A1 etc page 41, left hand column of print, 6 lines up from the bottom. From February 1933 the steam cock for the anti-carboniser was transferred to the right-hand side of the smoke box. This introduced steam to the...

Thanks. And any questions he will have the answer! Ps he jointly wrote the Stirling Single's book and many of the RCTS series on the locomotives of the LNER.

And for further details see: http://gnr-history.org.uk/GNR%20A%204-6-2.htm Website produced by my dad

And couldn't resist posting my YouTube clip of the lady http://youtu.be/p_aqiUfC69A Which is far better than my wife's attempt http://youtu.be/Yh9Z_z5G8FY

Welcome to the club Mike!

Bingo! Ps the 7.47 ex. Kings Cross now does indeed seem to be a thunderbird as it shadows all the way to York. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U63027/2016/02/25/advanced

Positioning move to London back on tomorrow (following today's cancellation) http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U63030/2016/02/24/advanced Ps shows same times as would have been today.

This might be interesting :D http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U63027/2016/02/25/advanced Can't work out if it is a trailing thunderbird or the real McCoy