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  1. Calderfornian

    Entire 800/801/802 fleet stood down for safety checks

    Wow - must be great in your world?
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    NetworkRail seeks Private Sector Investment for Telecomms Network

    The fibre on Merseyrail was installed as part of the IRCC upgrades in the 90s, with lots of redundancy built in - forward thinking!
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    Marsh Barton Railway Station Exeter - Construction

    Is that at the back of the incinerator on the estate?
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    Calder Valley line improvement works

    I’m on the 05:47 Hebden to Leeds this morning and just saw the most bonkers stock movement. ECS arrived into Manchester bound platform (1). Reserved out across the crossing to the Leeds line. Reversed back into the Leeds platform (2) to await departure. This train and the later GCR stock...
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    Calder Valley line improvement works

    As a local I’ve often thought that Blackburn to Huddersfield would join a few dots and enhance NW-SE links across the South Pennines. Totally unsure if the demand is really there though the 901 bus seems to do OK as a Midi sized vehicle but lengthy journey time isn’t exactly attractive.
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    Hebden Bridge-Bradford signalbox closures

    That is good news an important part of the setting of ‘fax station irrespective of what happens in any rebuild.
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    Hebden Bridge-Bradford signalbox closures

    And more here... background and download.... http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/news/2018/196.html
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    Hebden Bridge-Bradford signalbox closures

    Here's the signal box leaflet for anyone interested - they are trying to take over the box for community use. Hbsb by Calderfornian posted 16 Oct 2018 at 17:57 http://www.hbstationfriends.org.uk http://caldervalleyclt.org.uk
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    Hebden Bridge-Bradford signalbox closures

    Yes, signal box is Grade II listed and is going to be protected. Crossover has been resignalled and the siding stays too. What happens to the SB in the long term is anyone’s guess, the stairs are being removed and grills put over the windows. There was a planning application earlier in the year...
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    Hebden Bridge-Bradford signalbox closures

    According to RTT the last train for the existing boxes looks like the 23:33 Hebden to Leeds ECS, end of an era! I may pop down there.
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    Middleton Railway

    Yes, masquerading with vinyls as ‘Blenkinsop’
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    Calder Valley line improvement works

    And modular construction!
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    Famous people on trains

    Bobby Ball - Euston Richard Ayoade - Euston Tony Benn - Crewe Aled Jones - North Wales coast The son of one of someone from Dexys - Great Northern train Flock of Sky TV newshounds - ECML Steph off of BBC Breakfast - Man Vic
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    Calder Valley line improvement works

    Hebden platforms are finished, big holes where the lifts will go and more CCTV put in.
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    Middleton Railway

    Visted the hugely fascinating Middleton Railway in Leeds on Saturday for their “Coals to Leeds” event. Loads of engines in steam, silver band, food and model railways! Thoroughly recommended the worlds’ oldest continually operating railway!
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    TRIVIA: Things you saw travelling on mainland European railways that you don't see today

    Trains on boats, went from Germany to Copenhagen on the train ferry in the late 80s. All good fun until we our compartment was sleeping gassed on the return leg and all our cash / travellers cheques were stolen. That was a slow morning in Koln police station!
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    Are Colas still using the 56s on the Preston - Lindsey tanks?

    Yes, certainly on 8th August when I last saw it (return working) - a pair of 56s
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    Disabled Tanyalee Davis - more rail travel woes.

    You need to seriously consider what you have said there. That’s abhorrent.
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    Calder Valley line improvement works

    Platform 2 extension has been surfaced and hoardings we’re going up this morning for the lift works

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