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    Have any London - Bournemouth trains ever completely bypassed Southampton?

    I remember units being hauled by class 33s from Eastleigh going via Andover in the 80s. I have also read in books that when the line north of Winchester was closed they used to go via Alton on what is now The watercress line. In very recent times XC services have gone via Andover from Southampton.
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    Vintage buses destroyed by fire 08/12/2023

    Very sad news. L622TDY was one of the B10Ms I used to fuel and shunt at Portsmouth Farlington depot and I remember when she was brand new. I have the original regeneration plates at home to her sister L621 TDY when she was re-registered 421 DCD. Does anyone know which other king Alfred buses...
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    Bus memorabilia

    When my mum moved house recently I had to collect a lot of stuff I had left there 20 odd years ago. When I worked for Stagecoach south with permission I start to collect registration plates of scrapped or re-reg buses. In my registration collection are Hant & Dorset Bristol VR 3394 YEL1T and...
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    Metro line built but never used in Belgium

    I saw this video the other day of a Metro line in Belgium built but never used. 1663449548
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    The rapid decline of Bournemouth’s Yellow Buses network

    When Nat Ex take over the Yellow coaches business will they have to operate the Megabus services?
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    SWR Repaints and Refurbishments

    450087 on the Lymington branch today now completed in SWR colours
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    'Peaks' on the Southern

    I remember seeing two peaks once at Eastleigh at the same time. 45052 was about to leave on the Eastleigh to Severn Tunnel speedlink when 45144 appeared on the Fareham stone train. In a book Diesels on the Southern there are pictures of Peaks including 46007 on a stone train to Botley In May...
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    SWR station repaints

    Lymington Town is due a repaint shortly and will remain in heritage colours
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    73235

    That is correct
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    Disused railways and what remains

    I think the site was sold for housing in recent years so I don't know if it's still there.
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    Disused railways and what remains

    The station building and parts of the platform at Tisted also remain. Does anyone know if the platform at Bentworth and Lasham on the old Basingstoke to Alton line still remain?
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    Best livery on a Class 47

    How does this livery compare?
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    Best livery on a Class 47

    47282 was in the accident near micheldever if I remember correctly
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    Class 210 Driving Motor

    I travelled on both of these on the Reading/Newburys
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    Best livery on a Class 47

    The class 47 had carried many different liveries over the years but what livery do you think best suited the class 47? For me I liked Scotrail livery the best. It might be because growing up in Eastleigh we never saw it except when the 47/7s finished in Scotland and came south so never got tired...
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    Guildford platform 7

    I used to work on the platform at Guildford. When a slammer was in said platform there was a dispatcher on platforms 6 and 7. When the train was ready to depart the dispatcher on platform 6 would call the dispatcher on platform 7 on the radio and ask if it was all clear platform 7 side. Once...
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    Disused railways and what remains

    I have the Somerset and Dorset then and now book by Mac Hawkins and also his LSWR west country then and now book. The lengths he went to capture a near as possible shots in the same location are amazing. One shot of a train at Evercreech Junction for example was taken from the footbridge Macs...
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    Best EMUs

    Entirely up to you whether uk or international
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    Disused railways and what remains

    I am into disused railways and what I find fascinating is what remains ie TP huts, bridges, tunnels, platforms etc etc. My main love is the Somerset and Dorset and there is quite a bit remains including Templecombe engine shed now in Industrial use. What disused railways have you walked and what...
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    Best EMUs

    What are your favourite EMUs either modern or older EMUs? For me growing up in Eastleigh Ido have a soft spot for the 442s but my absolute favourite has to be the 4 REP a 3200hp slammer hauling a 4 or 8 TC unpowered units. They shifted when on there own too.

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