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    Steam Restoration Completed in Sydney

    Following a long, protracted period pacific locomotive 3801 has been restored to service in Sydney. The Covid-19 has delayed mainline tours but the locomotive has been on display, in steam. at the Museum on weekends and this week has completed daily load trials on the Main South between Picton...
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    Manchester Built Beyer-Garret

    Over the 3 days of the Queens Birthday weekend a major transport heritage event was held at Central station, Sydney. It was organised and operated by member/volunteers of the New South Wales Rail Museum. The rolling stock displayed included 3 steam & 4 heritage diesel locomotives along with a...
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    Unreserved carriages

    I will be visiting the Manchester area in late May/early June and intend to use a Rover during my stay. My question is; are there any standard unreserved carriages in Virgin WC of Cross Country trains. If so what are the usual car numbers. I expect to be travelling in several different...
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    Connections at Basel

    I am planning a European visit next year. This includes a journey from Frankfurt to Milan. I have been planning on making the change of trains; from a DB ICE to a EC; at Basel SBB. I note from the European Timetable that connections at Basel SBB cannot be guaranteed. The alternative seems to...
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    Overloaded Carriages

    Recently while travelling with VT in a 390 on the WCML to Euston we were ready to depart from Wakefield Westgate when the Train Manager announced that the driver had advised that car B was overloaded and passengers would need to be relocated. The alternative would be a 100mph speed limit. I...
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    The Frustrated Pensioner

    An interesting converstion occurred one recent afternoon on the platform at Carnforth. A lady pensioner and lady friend had just experienced an unusual ticket pricing conundrum. The lady had asked for as single to Grange-over-Sands expecting to receive her 30% discount. She was told that it...
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    Code 133

    I have been travelling around London on a Z1-Z6 Day Travelcard. At several stations the gates refused to open with the screen reading a code 133 fault. The gate staff always allowed me through. On these occasions I was entering the same gate line I had departed through about 15-20 minutes...

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