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and here is the first signs that trouble is coming https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51896169

I've been over the Downham market one hadn't realised it was that old thought that road was newer than that well you learn something every day

It has occurred to me that with travel in general having dropped dramatically airlines calling for financial help bus and coach companies struggling and many taxi drivers facing a bleak future if the government may have to step in and take over some or all of the remaining franchises not...

Isle of sodor railways perhaps :lol:

Why are the NVR now looking to acquire a pacer when they got rid of their 3 car 1st gen Dmu ? it wouldn't be able to run with Helga

I suspect that the one belonging to LSL is for his museum project at Margate so the broken gearbox won't matter as it is going to sit in a museum

I'm sure I read that the railway in question wasn't quite aware of the true nature of the film but hey they are in Essex girl territory :lol:

If Fire and BTP on site sounds likely to be an engine fire then so evacuation would be due to fire/smoke hazard

I personally think that the great bulk will survive because although there is an issue for some with attracting volunteers at the end of the day they are important tourist attractions and councils will want to keep that so will help out I think some have evolved into businesses anyway and if...

most mobility scooters can fold down the forward control column and the seat can be removed to reduce the footprint and some can be completely dismantled but the big ones are a problem someone once tried to get one into the back of my taxi even with the seats folded down it still wouldn't fit so...

Is the fiddlers ferry site not on a bit of land jutting out into the Mersey with lots of urban area inland so unless using loads of expensive bridges and viaducts I fail to see how useful a site it would be there must be easier routes into Liverpool surely

It's tricky to have two different rates for alcohol duty how do you police it ?

So that should mean most Stansted trains will be up to 3 cars then instead of the sardine can twin units

I can't believe you've all missed the BIG ONE Red diesel subsidies will remain for farmers and rail operators

I have some photos on my computer here somewhere of a rake of similar wagons plus gronk derailed on the ketton branch I think those wagons are quite lightweight when empty

Don't think we have a section for railway Archaeology so lets try here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-51820160 HS2 work has unearthed an old Robert Stephenson-designed railway turntable in Birmingham. Excavations at the former Curzon Street station, which is set to be a new...

only an hours drive for me BUT sorry only 1 diesel so won't bother

probably when they were building the Lindsey to Buncefield oil pipeline I think in the early days there was still connections to the British sugar works but don't know if there was any traffic

and Drax but only when operating on coal

I would think so under standard consumer law