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  1. Basher

    What are some good cameras I could consider buying for trainspotting?

    If you want quality at that price with a camera you can easily carry around , get a bridge camera such as a Canon G1X. You can pick up a secondhand one on ebay. If you are looking for a SLR, look at a Canon 7D mk1 secondhand. Additional lenses come at a cost. I have a G1X mk1, which I carry...
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    East Coast Main Line - Problem in Northallerton area (13/03)?

    Latest from my mate on it, they are still track evacuating
  3. Basher

    East Coast Main Line - Problem in Northallerton area (13/03)?

    2 class 185s just pulled into Northallerton Station platform
  4. Basher

    East Coast Main Line - Problem in Northallerton area (13/03)?

    Just spoken to my mate on the trans p train.. they did a track evacuation with ladders
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    East Coast Main Line - Problem in Northallerton area (13/03)?

    Stopped at platform 2 Northallerton, lots of people on platform 1.
  6. Basher

    East Coast Main Line - Problem in Northallerton area (13/03)?

    My mate and his wife are going to be evacuated, She has big walking problems, so it will be interesting 1710368389
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    East Coast Main Line - Problem in Northallerton area (13/03)?

    IE23 has not been damaged we are now stopped again, just outside of Northallerton
  8. Basher

    New Clapham Junction Departure Boards

    Darlington have some new boards, interesting there is a man doing sign language on the display. But no sound comes frome the boards. Strange
  9. Basher

    East Coast Main Line - Problem in Northallerton area (13/03)?

    On a train stuck south of Thirsk, apparently the train ahead of us has hit something. No idea what.
  10. Basher

    Hither Green

    Has anyone any experience of taking photographs on Hither Green station please. I'm planning a trip there soon, advice welcomed.
  11. Basher

    Single ticket the same price as a return

    One would expect a greater reduction than 10p,
  12. Basher

    Single ticket the same price as a return

    Traveled Kirkby Stephen to Carlisle yesterday and a single tick was the same cost as a return. Is this ripping people off.
  13. Basher

    Is a train driver worth more than a Naval Officer?

    I listened to GB news the other night and there was an interview with a retired naval commodore about the difficulty of recruitment for the navy. The commodore said we pay train drivers more salary than an officer saling/fighting some of our warships.
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    Not allowed to take photograph of a Government building: was I in the wrong?

    I am planning sometime at Willesden station soon, is it a good station to photograph at. In particular I would like to photograph the london overground stock.
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    Not allowed to take photograph of a Government building: was I in the wrong?

    Previous to my last post, I was recently at Limehouse station, when an important person asked me what I was doing. I explained all , to which he then asked me if I would like a cup of coffee. Over the past couple of years I have spent a faire bit of time around the London stations and generally...
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    Not allowed to take photograph of a Government building: was I in the wrong?

    I was once escorted of Gourock station for taking photographs, there was only me in whole of the station.

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