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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    Took a lot of photos on that route in the mid late 80s ( came up at weekends from Leicester) of the cl. 45s, looking forward coming up again to see the DB V200s :D
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    The Great British Train Scandal (Channel 5)

    Why was some of it filmed on the Kent and East Sussex Railway, unless it was to make it look like the railway was all old kit.
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    The Great British Train Scandal (Channel 5)

    Did think the case of Bristol to Edinburgh was somewhat loaded, had a look at Bristol's airports departures for Friday and saw 4 flights to Edinburgh but did not see any to London, Birmingham or Manchester.
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    MML Electrification: progress updates

    I was told that when they rebuilt the station about 1980 they slopped the platforms away from the track so if they ever put wires up they would lower the track and level off the platforms to match the track level, I do not know if it is right though. I thought that when there was a lot of low...
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    Hope Valley Capacity Scheme updates

    Railcam not changed yet as well.
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    1970s book about branch lines containing cartoons

    I have the 1983 hardback David and Charles edition they are in there too, so it looks like they are in all editions.
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    Station announcer phraseology no longer used

    There was one at Nuneaton seen on CCTV this had shopping in it as owner went to the toilet, Freight Liner passed through plat. 2 at speed pushchair smashed into the wagons. Could have been a child in it, was on Youtube. 1711125937 Still is "Pushchair Nuneaton Station"
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    Hope Valley Capacity Scheme updates

    Used to be very common, still in use at Langham Jn. to Oakham on Syston to Peterborogh.
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    Another Signal Poser!

    With colour light you never get a green followed by a red, the green (the home) would be a yellow leading to a red (the starter).
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    Hope Valley Capacity Scheme updates

    Nice to see Earles sidings box with so few spare white leavers.
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    MML Electrification: progress updates

    The stream is in fact the river Sence but yes it is not much more than a stream by then.
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    East Coast Main Line - Problem in Northallerton area (13/03)?

    Looks like most if not all the up trains being cleared first.
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    Worst examples of BR era "vandalism"?

    In July 1938 Sir Josiah Stamp threw a switch in the Great Hall which set of a charge in the Caldon Low quarries to release limestone for the rebuilding, but WW2 stopped the work.
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    Single-track station on double-track railway?

    Bromsgrove when it was simplified about 1970, not any more though I'm glad to say.
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    [Trivia] How many stations? And when does one station become two?

    Did not Gloucester Central as platform 1 and Eastgate platforms 2-3 when it was resignalling about 1970.
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    GWR Maunsell loco

    sorry yes you are right:D
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    GWR Maunsell loco

    The USAAF were not fly any planes then, they were still part of the army.
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    MML Electrification: progress updates

    Is not the Great Glen Station Road bridge open, they could close Newton Road before that one reopened
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    London to Leeds routing

    Has anyone noted that most St. Pancras - Leeds trains went via Melton Mowbray, until the section up to Nottingham closed Leicester and Derby were served by the Manchester trains.
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    London Overground line names announced

    The Victoria line goes to Victoria.

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