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  1. duesselmartin

    Rail & Sail with Stena?

    Hello all, I am trying to travel from Arnhem to Oxford via ferry this time. I always thought there was a rail & sail option. Is that option gone. Stena wants 286€ return for a foot pax on the overnight journey from Hoek van Holland. Trains are not even included. Thanks and best wishes. Martin
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    GWR/LNER Class 800?

    Hello all, I recently had the pleasure of visiting the UK, travelling Aberdeen to Oxford (via London) by train. My impression was that the LNER Azuma had a much smoother ride than the GWR version. The latter was loud (electric motors) and rattled quiete a bit. The catering concept also seems to...
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    Railway periodica 1970s?

    Hello All, what rail related magazines were availabe in the UK in the 1970s? I'd be interested in aquireing some to study the developement of BR in that time. Best wishes from Germany. Martin
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    Scotland's infrastructure.

    Hello all. As RMT wants to escalate the seperate ScotRail disputes. Does3 ScotRail operate Signal boxes ect affecting LNER and Caledonian? Thank you and best wishes Martin
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    Christmas ABD to OXF

    Hi all, forgive this, I am writing from Germany and not familiar with UK tickets. I want to travel from Aberdeen to Oxford on the 23.12. the usual booking sites only give a handful of services full price and no reservation. I assume booking is still not fully open? If so when can I expect it...
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    Dover Western Dock St. ?

    Hello all, I am wondering what stock was used on these boat trains to London in the 1980s? Was it EMU only or have there been loco hauled trains? Google did not help. Thank you and best wishes from Germany. Martin
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    S- Bahn collision Munich

    https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/mehrere-verletzte-bei-s-bahn-kollision-in-schaeftlarn,SxQrSVH So far only a German language link. Two S7 commuter trains collided in Schaeftlarn, south of Munich. Several injured, at least one person died. Unconfirmed reports suggest the victim is a driver.
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    German Rail Strike

    Hi all, DB will be severly affected by industrial action from tomorrow. It will most likely last longer than the initial three days with waves of strikes expected. A lot of it seems to be a conflict of power between two unions...
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    Today's railways 1994 Issues

    Hello. I am looking for old Platform 5 Today's railways issues from 1994. eBay does mit seem helpful. Any ideas? Best wishes from Germany. Martin
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    Temporary bridges?

    Hello all, as you can read in the international forum, a bridge in the Ruhr region of Germany was serverely damaged by fire. Are there such things as temporary railway bridges that can be inserted short term to get a main artery running again? With bridges coming in all shapes and sizes, I can...
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    Frankfurt Oder Oderbrücke?

    Hello. does anybody know If the freight yard Frankfurt Oderbrücke is still active? Are traditional PKP locos still swapped at that yard or is it all multivoltage these days. I would assume the line from Berlin / Frankfurt Oder to Rzepin ect is rather busy. Best wishes. Martin
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    Austria to Italy rail services suspended

    Hi everyone. Apparantly all Italy to Austria rail services are suspended after a passenger was suspected to suffer from the corona virus. I could not yet find an English language article. Hope the Austrian one will suffice for the time being. Martin...
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    Nice Video Irish Rail 2600

    Hi all, this Febuary IÉ's 2600 class DMU fleet is 25 years old. It was the first DMU operation in the Republic of Ireland for decades. Gerry Conwy made a nice short film showing the delivery at Dublin Port in Febuary 1994. Enjoy. Martin
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    ?booking GWR for a journey after Dec. 8th?

    Hi all, I am located in Germany and planning a journey to the UK around the new year. The GWR site mentiones on the one hand that its possible to book three months in advance, but not journeys after Dec. 8th. Does anyone know when booking for the period after that date becomes available? Thank...
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    Old Monaco station?

    Hi all. As I will be in Monte Carlo soon, I wonder If the old station still exists. Just seen the old San Remo station, so much better as the new. I am hoping to find rail remains in Monaco Monte Carlo. Cheers. Martin
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    France/Italy Ticket Advice

    Hello all. I have booked Nice St. Augustin to Alassio over the SNCF site. The tickets arrived in the post today being split at Ventimiglia, changing trains there. Specific times are printed in the ticket. It also states IC befode the train number. The timetable suggests however a regional...
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    Safety Video on Eurostar

    Hi all, I just had the pleasure of seeing the saftey video in the E320 set. Beside evacuation it also showed how to leave a train at the station. How did we manage almost 200 years without? Is common sense out of fashion? Is our safety culture out of control? What is your opinion? Martin
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    Waterloo International: Originally intended to be permanent or not?

    Hello all. Was Waterloo International conceived as a permanent Eurostar home when build? The Low hight between train and shed suggedsu no as it does not seem to have the hight for a 25kv wire. On the other hand the architectual effort suggests yes. Also the 10 years of non service does not...
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    Limerick Junction Layout?

    Hi. I am looking for the current layout of Limerick Junction. Google searches only gives me the pre- 2007 situation. Is the former platform 2/3 usuable at full lenght or only the northern part of the platform? Thanks and happy St. P.'s Martin
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    Austria rail accident

    Two trains collided near Graz. A regional service anderen EC 216 to Saarbrücken involved. 3 dead. German link http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/oesterreich-zugunglueck-101.html

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