Recent content by The Sleeper

As an early railways researcher (railarchive.org.uk), I expect the line went where it did due to land owners asking far more compensation than the land was worth. It was quite common for railways to deviate away from the planned route where landed gentry objected or geological challenges which...

So, what are everyone's views on the new format of the NRE Journey Planner?

Does anyone know what has happened to John Speller's website. (Spellerweb.net), it has been down for some time and there are many railway links to it across the internet.

Owner of the railarchive.org.uk ; Board Director of a National Railway Organisation, retired professional senior railwayman

Sorry for the delay -yes it is Kinbrace -next time I'll try to rename the file :oops:

Sorry for the mis-post so long since I was last on, I've forgotten my brain cell how to load images :cry:

Dolwyddelan? :)

Paignton?

Ely curve is to be upgraded for bi-directional signalling to increase capacity, this will remove the need for some Nuneaton-Felixstowe freight to reverse at Ely as is current practice.

£250M in the final year or £688.000 a day!!! I queried this with Ruud Hakett just after they were awarded the franchised I asked: "how are you going to pay this, if the revenue steam goes down?" his reply was and this is a direct quote "We are Dutch Railways - we don't go broke"! Hmmm shall I...

Hi folks Just downloaded a new FREE app: For Bittern and Wherry Lines... For Apple iOS the link is www.*******.com/7adul32 For Android the link is www.*******.com/7p724zn Enjoy it, full of stuff..still messing with it:-))

Another easy blast from the past located where?