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    North Wales Coast Resignalling

    Where abouts are we with this project? My understanding is that Llandudno-Chester (and Blaenau branch) are to be done mid-late 2014. Presumably preparatory work is well underway. Haven't been over in Wales since August so can't comment on visual observations. Apologies if this is been...
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    London-Southampton May 25th

    Very simple question really; London-Southampton fares on the morning of Saturday May 25th are showing at £37+, e.g. the 10:05 ex Waterloo, yet to go further Brockenhurst on the same train is £10. Why???
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    New Railtour Company

    http://www.greatbritishrailway.co.uk/ Seems legite. Company is registered and the website is professional enough. Any idea who are behind this?
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    Cheshire Cat

    Lots of tours cancelled - why?
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    Left a pair of glasses on trains - Is it worth while getting in touch?

    Need an e-mail or contact number for Virgin lost property (if it exists). Realistically do I stand a chance of been re-united with them? They're not particularly expensive or special, I don't even wear them full time, but it's just the hassle of not having them when needed. I know the...
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    Virgin At Easter - Chiltern Diversions

    Sunday April 8th. Anybody know if any drags taking place? The 10:55 ex Glasgow-Preston and 16:00 return, both via Dumfries could be candidates From Virgin Website: The West Coast Replacement Shuttle will operate an hourly service in both directions, between London Euston and Nuneaton, via the...
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    Intercity Railtours

    A new Scotland based outfit; http://intercity-railtours.webs.com/
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    Spitfire Railtours RnB 3 question

    Would anybody remember the headcodes for this tour? It was 07:06 Paddington-Portsmouth Harbour and 15.xx Portsmouth Harbour-Waterloo on Oct 22nd. Also, the return departure time off Portsmouth Harbour please. Updating moves and have misplaced the railtour brochure. Thanks
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    Is there anywhere in the UK you can still travel on an "L" class bus?

    These types here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/routemaster_rml2323/4152977794/ I know they are all long retired from frontline service but what about preserved or tour buses etc? I used to love the noise of these, I remember the distinctive gear change.
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    Drimnagh Road goes online

    old update thread locked (must lock automatically if no posts after a certain amount of time?), so starting a new one here. 19th & 20th February 2008: Twice to Galway 087 to Galway and back, before returning West for a second time later the same day behind 083 on the 17:50 ex Heuston. On...
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    Christmas Loco Hauled - ATW & Chiltern

    So Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th are bank holidays, but the remainder of that week is a weekday service, albeit reduced in some cases. Chiltern: have a reduced weekday service these days, are any of these Silver Trains (i.e. 67s)? The pdf timetable for those dates on the site just has headcodes...
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    Spitfire Railtours "The Scotsman", Nov 28th

    This caught my eye: Please note that Network Rail have informed us that this mini-tour will now head for Perth instead of Dundee. This is due to having to double-head the main tour on the outward leg from Worcester Shrub Hill which will prevent the tour from using the Tay Bridge as planned. The...
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    West Coast Railway Company & the ORR

    From a reliable source: "The Office of Rail Regulator has served an improvement notice on WCRC over driver management issues, including route knowledge", (or lack of)... Interesting.
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    Virgin Trains Christmas Specials

    http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/ It was suggested on North Wales gen that the Chester one is timed 110mph and so could be WB64 with 90 / 57 Christmas shopping trains to Manchester and Chester Christmas shoppers living in London and the South East will have the opportunity to...
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    Incident at Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway

    Not my photo. http://www.flickr.com/photos/martin289/6341507194/?lightbox=1#/photos/martin289/6341507194/lightbox/
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    Christmas - New Year Period 2011

    What are the major projects / blockades taking place this year?
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    Spitfires' Yuletide York, November 26th

    http://www.spitfirerailtours.co.uk/Future%20tours2.htm#Yuletide%20York St Pancras-York-Scarborough East Midland Trains' HSTs are really getting around on charters this year. Not my thing personally but has the recipe to be a very popular one for the normals, a merrymaker style trip - cheap...
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    Spitfires' Lochs & Glens Napier, Sep 14th

    Now going to Oban, I believe that Network Rail could only offer a 02:20 or there abouts start from Crewe if they wanted to go to Fort William. Never the less, it'll still be a long day, departing Crewe 04:20, returning 00:39 I must say that I always thought that Crewe-Fort William and...
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    Re-signalling Projects

    When are the following "heritage routes" due to be converted from control at local boxes etc to signalling centres, I know some are already in the process or been prepared for upgrade. * Norwich-Ely * Crewe-Shrewsbury * Welsh Marches route Thanks
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    57/3 drags out of Euston on Sunday?

    I've heard 1x Crewe. 1x Wolves. 1x Milton Keynes will be hauled (a.m. presumably) Details vague, anybody got solid gen? Thanks in advance

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