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    Train Sim World

    Crikey, thanks very much Energy for such a comprehensive reply at this ungodly hour of the morning. Very much appreciated.
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    Lost ticket en-route

    My wife's London Travelcard got "eaten" by a ticket machine at a District Line station last month. Luckily there was a staff member (albeit with a slightly negative attitude) there who retrieved it after quite a few minutes - it would probably have been easier if he has some sort of tool such as...
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    Train Sim World

    I bought the original Microsoft Train Simulator about 24 years ago, which even back then I found totally underwhelming partly due to simply having just four levels of train/engine noise and the fact you could stop a train travelling at about 60mph in half the length of a platform. I then...
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    Query what year? Hornby Dublo Duchess of Montrose EDP12

    Can' help with the track connectors I'm afraid, having inherited quite a lot of extra track in the mid 60s from a friend who had converted his layout to two rail. I do remember the two rail version of the class being City of London, IO must say I much preferred having Duchess of Montrose to that...
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    Query what year? Hornby Dublo Duchess of Montrose EDP12

    I was given the Duchess of Montrose train set somewhere between Christmas 1959 and early 1961 I would say. Hornby Dublo 2 rail was definitely out by then, and three rail sets were discontinued soon after although I had no trouble getting a couple of new locos in the following years. I wouldn't...
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    Woman Gets £480 Bill For Putting Feet On Seats.

    I'd say that it was more of an "lack of consideration for one's fellow traveller" thing than a "Merseyrail" thing.
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    London Overground line names announced

    Thinking of that, the Northern line had an arguably confusing name bearing in mind that it runs further south than any other underground line. Maybe it should be renamed the Oval Line after one of the stations it passes through.
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    Marston Vale line suspension over - FULL services start running 19/02/24

    The BBC reporters commenting on the steelworks were calling it Pt-albert which I thought sounded a lot better than Port Talbot. But how does one pronounce Brickhill as in Bow Brickhill? Maybe I will find out of I buy a £1 ticket and listen to the announcements. :D
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    Ticket collection when machines are broken

    But what would happen if it's closed, or if there isn't one at all?
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    Are paper tickets non recyclable?

    I'd never heard this before! I've always ended up shredding my till receipts and my train tickets go in the shredder too.
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    Why is rail travel in Cornwall so cheap ?

    £28 off peak day return from Tiverton to Penzance? Sounds remarkable value, Harpenden to Brighton (156 mile round trip, average speed about 42mph) is £39.50.
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    UK's highest heritage railway line speed

    I thought the idea of 40mph was suggested in the original Winchester Junction to Alton plan, proposing to run the railway as an "ordinary" railway providing a public service during the week and as a preserved railway at weekends. All this came to nothing due to the failure of the share issue...
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    Mid-Norfolk MK3 coaches

    I noticed the same thing (excruciatingly slow) when watching videos of the Swanage Railway Christmas trains.
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    Milk churns

    I remember as a child that there nearly always seemed to be a some milk wagons in platform 1 at Vauxhall station when we passed through on the way to London. I think there was a bottling facility nearby and there were fixed pipes running along the platform to facilitate this. I recollect seeing...
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    Mid-Norfolk MK3 coaches

    Oh I see, so they re stored there on the basis that they can be used if required.
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    Mid-Norfolk MK3 coaches

    Is the entire line open again this year? I think only a short section was running last year. Also, does anyone know why they own so many Mk3s, I can't think offhand of any other heritage railways that have any.
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    Which heritage railways will do best financially in CY 2024?

    Aren't practically all preserved railways in that position? I've had a few shares in one since the mid 70s when a share issue was used as a means of raising money to purchase a line (or unfortunately as it turned out only part of a line). I never expected to ever receive a dividend, nor have I...
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    Elizabeth Line: Passengers confused over whether it's a tube or train line and what should be done about it.

    I can see why they called it the Elizabeth Line but it's a pity that they didn't just stick to Crossrail. Then we would have had Thameslink (I can't believe anyone would consider Thameslink to be a tube line) from north to south and Crossrail from east to west. Further, have Crossrail as a...
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    Ticket checks on Thameslink

    Don't want to go off at too much of a tangent, but how would you know if the train you were on was being driven by a driver or ATO?
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    Trivia: Evenly Spaced Main Destinations

    Time wise you can place East Croydon mid way between London Bridge and Gatwick, and Haywards Heath mid way between Gatwick and Brighton. So, London Bridge dep to East Croydon dep 14 mins East Croydon dep to Gatwick Airport dep 16 mins and then after changing trains... Gatwick Airport...

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