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    Lockerbie Air Crash - Impact on the railway?

    I was in Scotland that day on my way from Mallaig back to Crewe, I remember seeing the news on screens at Glasgow Queen Street, as far as i can remember train was on time at Crewe. Wednesday 21 December 1988 37424 1555 Mallaig-Glasgow Queen Street-Stiring-Mossend Yard for 85007 to Crewe on 1M16...
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    Rank new CAF stock

    No!, Isnt all CAF stock Rank? :lol:
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    Back in the day...

    Tuesday 22 September 1998 87035 Birmingham International-Wolverhampton 1J39 1815 London Euston-Shrewsbury 37426 Wolverhampton-Birmingham International 1G79 1823 Holyhead-Birmingham International If i remember correctly 47283 was allocated to 1J39 so we drove to International for...
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    What was the last change you were genuinely excited about?

    Having up to 10 TPE 68s a day for haulage when they started years ago!o_O
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    SWR Metro fleet permanent withdrawals

    455905 is back! https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L22851/2023-08-14/detailed
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    Back in the day...

    Yes, i knew the shunter there and he would let me stay on for the shunt release.
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    Back in the day...

    Thursday 16th May 1991 09009 Brighton P5 to Brighton P5 1M50 1420 Brighton-Manchester Piccadilly
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    313 Railtour?

    Thanks, was obviously distracted at that point!
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    313 Railtour?

    Quick question did we cover Platform 1 at Worthing on the Littlehampton to Three Bridges leg? TIA
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    313 Railtour?

    313201 leading 313213 out of Brighton.
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    Back in the day...

    Sunday 28 April 1991 47491 Kettering-London St Pancras 1C29 1830 Nottingham-London St Pancras 73201 London Victoria-Gatwick Airport 1D88 2100 London Victoria-Gatwick 47805 Gatwick Airport-Brighton 1O90 1210 Glasgow Central-Brighton
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    SWR Metro fleet permanent withdrawals

    Does anyone know how 5905 is progressing? TIA
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    Back in the day...

    Saturday 22 April 1989 86255 Carstairs-Rugby 1M13 2045 Aberdeen-London Euston EMU Rugby-London Euston ? ? ?-? EMU London Waterloo-Woking ? ? ?-? 47473 Woking-London Waterloo 1L02 0700 Salisbury-London Waterloo 50003 London Waterloo-Woking 1V09 0910 London Waterloo-Exeter St Davids 33119...
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    Back in the day...

    Monday 20 April 1992 Nice little bank holiday monday? day out a tour and pairs of 33s on the Mule inc a nb47! 56001 London Paddington-Reading 1Z33 0803 London Paddington-Hamworthy unit Reading - Basingstoke 33035 Basingstoke-Salisbury 1V09 0915 London Waterloo-Exeter St Davids 33103/065...
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    Back in the day...

    Wednesday 19 April 1989 86407 Crewe-Birmingham New Street 1O12 0750 Glasgow Central-Poole 85014 Birmingham New Street-Coventry 1G08 1320 Manchester Piccadilly-Coventry 47609 Coventry-Birmingham International 1M12 1240 London Paddington-Birmingham New Street 86413 Birmingham...
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    Back in the day...

    I thought it strange too, so had a look in Loco Hauled Travel 88-89 and it states : 1M88 1455 SUN Newcastle - Liverpool L.S. 47499 85.010 (from Birmingham NS)
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    Back in the day...

    Sunday 16 April 1989 86421 Crewe-Nuneaton 1M10 2220 Glasgow Central-London Euston 47527 Nuneaton-Rugby 1V33 2150 Edinburgh Waverley-Plymouth FAST CAR Rugby-Birmingham New Street 31405/31446 Birmingham New Street-Nuneaton 1A08 0948 Wolverhampton-London Euston 317313 Nuneaton-Rugby # # #-#...
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    Back in the day...

    Saturday 14 April 1990 37254/073 Wolverhampton-Gloucester 1Z17 0700 Wolverhampton-Cardiff Central 37298 Gloucester-Ebbw Vale 1Z17 0700 Wolverhampton-Cardiff Central 37141 Ebbw Vale-Park Junction 1Z17 0700 Wolverhampton-Cardiff Central 37298 Park Junction-Machen Quarry 1Z17 0700...
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    Back in the day...

    Saturday 11 April 1992 Type 5 Day Out to Seaside 31421 Kettering-Derby 1D75 0549 Bedford-Derby 47828 Derby-Sheffield Midland 1E27 0805 Birmingham New Street-York 58026/58039 Sheffield Midland-Cleethorpes 1G70 1030 Sheffield Midland-Cleethorpes 56095/56080 Cleethorpes-Sheffield Midland 1G70...
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    Back in the day...

    Wednesday 10 April 1991 Day 7 of a Freedom Of Southwest Rover 47806 Plymouth-Taunton 1A03 2215 Penzance-London Paddington 47827 Taunton-Plymouth 1C02 0005 London Paddington-Penzance 43166/43011 Plymouth-Newton Abbot ? ? ?-? 43177/43136 Newton Abbot-Exeter St Davids ? ? ?-? 47828 Exeter St...

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