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Ex Ais Gill signal box is in operational use at Butterley station. The demonstration box at Swanwick is ex Linby Station.

It actually was nothing to do with the MRB. It was a totally separate group that came up with the idea.

Here it is lol https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/proposed-new-passenger-line-will-link-in-with-midland-railway-centre.39879/

I've still got one of those in my cars rear window. "gem 106"

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If you go onto Google maps and scroll in it is showing as Gaddesby Brook. Link to Google Maps https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.7000253,-0.9552461,17z/data=!5m1!1e1

Yes some of the old mess coaches and vans used with cranes tracklayers ballast cleaners etc had gas lighting fitted in some of them. We had a preserved LMS engineers coach which had working gas lighting. This became impractical after a change to the gas regulations (I think in the 1990's) for...

At Midland Railway Butterley the Up and Down are the "wrong" way round. The junction at Codnor is mile post 133 measured from London and Hammersmith is mile post 136 from London, but the Up line direction is from Codnor to Hammersmith ie mileage increasing in the Up direction.

Sectional appendix for area

Only ever seen one electric car using it all the times I've been along there.

I drove along there this afternoon and yes there are electric vehicle only lanes. They are combined with the bus lanes. Google street view(if link works) at...

They already have done in Nottingham https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-37541752 Work on the first electric vehicle-only road lane in England has begun. The Eco-Expressway is planned to be a 6 mile (10km) adaptation of an existing route into Nottingham. As well the lane in...

Yes it is possible to have a higher line speed, but you would then have to have all the modern equipment fitted to do so such as AWS, TPWS, have central door locking, upgraded infrastucture, signalling for higher speeds, level crossing sightings etc. All the exemptions for running at 25MPH would...

I have an engineering data sheet dated January 1967 which mentions reason why UK does not have raised checkrail as continental practice. It says "this is not practicable on British Railways at present due to a number of 2-10-0 locos with flangeless wheels which would become foul of any raised...

If you want all the historical lines then try at http://www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php You can see where all the original lines went by zooming in on an area.

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway Golden Valley Light Railway Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway

The GC bridge over Nottingham Midland spanned across five lines (platforms 1,3 & 4 plus two middle roads) with abutments far side of Platform 1/Station Street and the other in the middle of platforms 4 & 5.

While not a 4 track railway, at MRC Swanwick Junction Station 4 trains have in the past departed to different destinations at the same time. Platform 1 demo goods up towards West Shed. Platform 2 passenger towards Butterley. Platform 3 passenger towards Ironville and a train (can't remember if...

Have a word on here https://www.facebook.com/groups/350271958465068/ someone will be able to help or know someone who can.