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    [TRIVIA] Stations closed Post Beeching!

    What about the line from Bridge of Earn to Dunfermline via Glenfarg and Kinross Not in the Beeching report and closed to allow the building of a motorway
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    Will there ever be a new terminal in London?

    Moving more government jobs out of London might reduce some of the pressures
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    Trivia: Minor stations on the approach to major stations

    Dundee riverside on the approach to the Tay bridge, platforms still in situ.
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    Unstable when non-bogie rolling stock be running, but why?

    I believe part of the problem was the introduction of continuous welded rail, jointed track helped prevent the hunting motion building up.
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    Dalwhinnie/Newtonmore - Tulloch line proposals?

    Quoted fuel consumption by class 158 for comparison is 1 litre per mile per vehicle. This is from a Poterbrook brochure. Going by my own diesel Ford Focus I would use a litre in 10miles, so it would appear that in that scenario with one passenger per car the 158 would match fuel consumption on...
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    Dalwhinnie/Newtonmore - Tulloch line proposals?

    There was a proposal as recently as 1978 to build a line from Newtonmore to Tulloch. I believe in connection with the aluminium smelter at invergordon. At that time there were trainloads of alumina between invergordon and fort William and this line was proposed to reduce the distance...
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    Amateur Radio and the Railways

    A phrase comes to mind "presence of the abnormal and/or absence of the normal" In other words while you may be doing something completely innocent if it is out of place you will bring attention to yourself.
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    Maritime Stations

    The Kyle to Mallaig service continued in the summer after the Stornoway service moved to Ullapool
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    Most powerful UK traction

    Class 43 not nearer 1.7Mw?
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    Flying Scotsman

    The locomotive will have vacuum or steam brakes. Air brake will be train only unless they have radically altered the braking system
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    Station pronunciation

    Anstruther on the old East of Fife line pronounced "Ainster"
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    Future Of Loco Hauled Stock

    DMU generally only have one powered bogie per car, only 50-60% of total weight will be available for adhesion.
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    Trivia: Stations with the greatest distance between platforms

    The stations on the Kyle line with passing loops were built with a greater distance between the tracks than normal to allow the transport of fishing boats from the west coast to the east coast.

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