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    Isle of Man Steam Packet Co

    Fast Craft Mannaman which is currently in the Wet Basin at Cammell Lairds, Birkenhead will leave on Tuesday at 1100 hours. She will cross over the river to the new Isle of Man Ferry Terminal in Liverpool to undertake berthing trials. Mannaman is due to start using the terminal when thr ferry...
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    NS Betuweroute 18 month closure

    It is reported in Todays Railways Issue 336 that the Betuweroute which links the Port of Rotterdan with Germany is to close for 100 weeks from November 2024, This is to allow the building of a third track between Emmerich and Oberhausen which is the connecting route in Germany. Freight trains...
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    Childwall Blues Trip Reports

    12 September 2023 508112 Liverpool South Parkway-Liverpool Central 777018 Liverpool Central-Sandhills 777016 Sandhills-Kirkby 777016 Kirkby-Sandhills 777005 Sandhills-Liverpool Central 507029 Liverpool Central-New Brighton 507029 New Brighton-Birkenhead Park 777002 Birkenhead Park-Liverpool...
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    Coventry Arena

    Could anybody give me the mileage to Coventry Arena from both Nuneaton and Coventry please?
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    Broad Green Station, Liverpool Refurbishment

    Work has started at Broad Green Station on the Liverpool to Manchester/Wigan line. It appears that they are installing lifts. As a result the subway is closed and passengers arriving from Liverpool have to leave by the entrance on Platform 2 and walk down to Thomas Lane, using the footpath...
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    Carnforth Station Clock

    The station clock at Carnforth made famous in the film Brief Encounters has been missing for about two years. Does anybody have an update on the situation?
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    Proposed Golborne Railway Station

    It is proposed to build a railway station at Golborne which is between Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western and funding of £15 million has been allocated by the government. Source: Lowtonandgolbourne news.
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    The proposed Eden Project North at Morecambe

    Lancaster City Council have approved plans to build this £117 million project subject to the Government putting money in. The public is likely to flock to this project when it opens. Trains to Morecambe are currentlly served by a shuttle from Lancaster and a few through trains from Leeds. My...
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    Belgium Railways Class13

    Credit to Iain Dobson on Benelux Railways Gen is that 1342 caught fire on Wednesday at Beatrix. This is the third fire on a loco of the class in recent times following those on 1308 and 1315.
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    Tyne and Wear Metro Fleet Requirements

    A visit to Newcastle yesterday to see the Metro.Based at South Jesmond we saw approx 28 double units before they started coming round again. On a trip around the coast, up to the Airport and out to South Shields we did not see any of the units not in service. Yet after 1530 we noted "new" units...
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    Class 323 to Wigan North Western

    The 0542 from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western and 0621 return appear to be 323 operated. Last Tuesday it was 323239 and today 323231. On return to Liverpool the unit goes on to a Liverpool-Crewe diagram.
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    International Validity - Benelux

    I have an Interrail 3 day one country pass for Benelux. It would appear that validity is limited to SNCB/NMBS, NS, CFL and Thalys and Eurostar neither of which I will be using. i was hoping to use the pass on Arriva in the Liege/Maastricht area. Is anybody aware whether or not it is accepted by...
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    317501 at Carlisle

    317501 was noted yesterday morning at 0900 in the centre road of Carlisle Station hauled by 37800. The same locomotive was noted later in the afternoon at Eastfield Depot, Any idea why 317501 was so far north?
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    SNCB Liege/DB Aachen area

    I shall be in this area for two days next month and wonder were are the best places to see both freight and passengers. MTIA Dave
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    SNCF Thionville/Metz/Nancy

    I last visited this area in 1994 when loco hauled was in abundance and ther was a lot of freight passing through the area and in and out of Woippy Yard. I am doing the trip again this year but starting from Schiphol Airport and using an InterRail pass down to Luxembourg. I am prepared for carts...
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    Stagecoach Merseyside Double Deckers

    Hot on the heels of the acquisition of 14 E400s from South seven B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 16951/52/53/56-59 have arrived at Gillmoss from Glenrothes. I believe that they used to be at Wigan before migrating to Scotland.
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    08790 on the move

    08790 was moved this morning from Longsight to Edge Hill. The previous shunter at Edge Hill went to Alsthom at Ditton some monthe ago. I noted the shunter on a low loader on Wavertree High Street in Liverpool just before 1200 today.
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    Class 09 at Collyhurst Sidings, Manchester

    Coming into Manchester this afternoon on the 1320 BBN-MCV I noted 09009 in the sidings at Collyhurst at the top of Miles Platting Bank. Doe anybody know why it is there?
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    WestSomerset Railway Service Suspended 18/05/2016

    Train services on the WSR were suspended yesterday due to the discovery of an unexplained object near Watchet Station.
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    D Trains and the Marston Vale Line

    Can you see LM releasing Class 170s when it still operates three Class 150s? Split from http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=119824

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