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    New Station to be Built at Conon Bridge

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17562649 Good news for the North of Scotland, and for the future of rail services in the North. Conon Bridge is 2 miles from Dingwall and 3 1/2 miles from Muir of Ord, around 18 miles from Inverness by Rail but only 10 miles by road...
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    Has Google Maps got hold of some Quail maps?

    Maybe this has been brought up before. But was looking at google maps today and realised that all lines including some sidings are now showing on google maps. As before it only showed a grey and white single line, even if there was 4-6 tracks in this location. It even shows the passing loop...
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    Perth Station

    Perth is a quite fascinating station, once a place where many trains were re-marshaled, split, combined, and a lot of locomotive workings not to mention a massive goods yard to the of the station. Although it once had many other routes serving the station, it hasn't really been rationalised...
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    Dornoch Rail Bridge

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-14930891 Following on from HML Thread, to save it getting loads of strands, and has also been in the news locally up here. The question is should their be a Dornoch Rail Bridge? There are many for and many against, So what's your...
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    Perth Model Railway Show

    Hi Folks, Perth Model Railway Show on Sat and Sun this weekend if you are in the area. Went last year for the first time and was impressed by its size. I was expecting a villiage/town hall event, but was suprised by a massive sports centre, and half of an ice rink being used aswell...
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    True or False

    True or False? An HST has been further North than Dingwall?
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    Question?? 304/305/307 or 308

    Have a look at this photo Just looking into the some of the testing for the 91's etc... But have a look at the left hand side of the photo. There is what looks like a class 304/305/307 or 308 in Intercity/Mainline livery. I didn't think any Multiple units carried this livery. Does anyone...
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    Walking the plank

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11539856 When I was younger I always used to think this would be a solution for transferring crew and catering trolleys at remote locations such as Lairg, Tain, Helmsdale, to save long walks in the dark at night. And in the odd occasion changing...
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    Hands off our cheiftain!!

    Hi folks, a wee while back there was a thread that was talking about the Threat to the Highland Cheiftain, as you all probably know, it is an HST which runs daily between London Kings Cross and Inverness at 1200 and runs opp direction at 0755. With talk of new High Speed Trains being built...
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    Bussiest Section of Single Track in UK

    We all see the uttilisation maps and whats crowded etc... but this is often just due to lack of crossovers. When Crossovers are in place a fairly well planned intensive services can be accomodated. What is the most frequent service you know of on a single track. I'll tell you what I think...
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    37401 on the Snowplough through Dingwall

    Hi, First post here, so I don't know if this should be on Special Workings, Permanent Way, or elsewhere. Anyway, my garden backs onto the Kyle Line, and it can be quite boring 158 after 158 going past. Yesterday was a bit different when 37401 went up by itself to clear a couple of drifts...

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