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    Wath/Tinsley/Healey Mills, ex workers etc

    Thank you 9k43 for sharing your memories look forward to seeing some of those diary entries,
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    Wath/Tinsley/Healey Mills, ex workers etc

    That's rather interesting, were the two guys on at the same time on one shift, or were there men on Days and afternoons? Your memories are rather good, especailly I'm a 30 something year old who sadly necver got to see any of this,
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    Wath/Tinsley/Healey Mills, ex workers etc

    Thank you for the details of that trip, I would be very very interested to read any further such trips, esepcially interesting was the inscription on the branke stick used as the single line staf to dovecliffe. Was the box demanned but used as GF by then then? I presume you as the guard...
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    Wath/Tinsley/Healey Mills, ex workers etc

    On the closure of Waff, all the work came to HM and Donny. Did Tinsley not pick up some work? WTT's suggest there was a Tinsley Yard to Dovecliffe for coal ex Earles Sidings. I spent a week or so in DMU road learning train, covering all the new locations we would work into. From info...
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    Wath/Tinsley/Healey Mills, ex workers etc

    Hi, further to my previous post RE: Wath area Timetables, I wonder if there are any ex Wath, Tinsley, Doncaster or Healey Mills men on here who may have worked over the Wath and former Wath area, in the 1970's and 80's? Also, as plenty of people went spotting there in the 70's and 80's, I...
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    Open Access Operators

    The two replies above were replies I was going to make, the only things I;d add is that it's a shaem "Glasgow Trains" never quite managed to introduce the Nottingham - Glasgow service they'd proposed, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Trains For that would have ben a genuinly innovatvive OAO...
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    Is Railfreight a true privatisation success?

    Hi 9K43 not sure how best to go about contacting you on here, but would like have a chat with you please about the Wath area. regards
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    Wath Area Trip notice, YJ, L Timetables

    Hi, thank you, I've changed it, Just to add, I do the usual searches of a certain internet auction site and always look out for them at the various Swapmeets and exhibitions I go to.
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    Wath Area Trip notice, YJ, L Timetables

    Hi, I'm new to this forum and read a few posts of which a couple mention Wath. May I enquire if anyone on here has any copies of Wath Area Trip niotcies please? Also copies of the old SectionL and Section YJ timetables would be most interersting as well Regards.
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    Hi, this is a message for 9K43, I hope to get in contact with you regarding your memories of...

    Hi, this is a message for 9K43, I hope to get in contact with you regarding your memories of wath, please e-mail me at [email protected].
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    Hi Bit of a long shot, but whilst searching the net, I found your post on the net about Derby...

    Hi Bit of a long shot, but whilst searching the net, I found your post on the net about Derby in the 70’s http://178.18.116.142/showthread.php?t=41487 I’ve just finished an article for TRACTION magazine all about Toton’s trains in 1991, and would love to write about what Derby did in the...
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    Stanton New Gate Sidings in Stapleford - any info?

    Hi, regarding the box, I can say however that in the sectional appendix for 1972 it's listed as worked Electric Token from Stanton Gate Shunting Frame to Stanton Gate New Works Sidings where the line split for West Hallam branch (2 mile 732Yds long) and as a through siding to Quarry HillRoad...

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