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    What is this symbol on a ticket?

    Yep Sort Off would have been the big Royal Mail depot on Wellington Street, and at that time Slough Museum was near the first stop on the Slough High Street which ran parallel to Wellington St.
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    How much does a freight train cost to run?

    Due to the volume shifted on a single train, it does work out cheaper than road haulage, but where the money is made depends on the business model employed. The aggregate rail depot I managed made only a small margin, because it’s main purpose was to act as a satellite outlet for the quarry...
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    How much does a freight train cost to run?

    It’s difficult to break down the cost because it will be mainly determined by aggregate type and distance travelled. One fixed cost might be the offloading fee, depending on method it will typically be £1-1.50 per tonne.
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    Stagecoach West - Fleet News & Discussion

    Get on the 10 in Tuffley around 15:00 on a school day and the journey will be anything but dreary with the Beaufort kids!!
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    [Trivia] Services From A Suburb To A Different Town/City (But Not The Nearest Town/City Centre)

    Courtney Buses route 53 runs from Wexham Park Hospital on the edge of Slough to Maidenhead and Bracknell via the Slough suburb of Britwell without going anywhere near Slough town centre.

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