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    Trivia: Stations where passengers headed for a completely different destination end up on a regular basis

    Before now I've seen people with tickets for Dewsbury turn up at Shrewsbury. There was even a man who had a ticket for Salisbury, who must have been misheard at Wolverhampton, that ended up at Shrewsbury after being sent there from Wolves. There have also been a few people who have had a day...
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    What to you describe as an "Old Train"?

    150s and 153s. Now the Pacers are gone, those two classes are looking very dated.
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    Storm Franklin - Further weather disruption possible

    The attached images are what the line looked like between Welshpool and Newtown yesterday evening. Shrewsbury is currently inaccessible by buses due to flooding in the town.
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    Scenic Line Rolling Stock

    TFW's 158s on the Cambrian lines are very good. Seats nicely aligned with the large windows.
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    Bleakest / loneliest mainline station

    Craven Arms. Tucked away behind a supermarket, and mostly used as a means to get between one housing estate and another via the station footbridge.
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    Best and worst refurbished train since privatisation

    Having seen a refurbished TfW 150 for the first time the other night, I think they look quite smart. That being said, anything is better than the tired state the Arriva liveried ones are in.
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    Have you ever been mistaken for rail staff, or helped those less familiar with the network?

    I was at Exeter St. David's early last year, where they had their gateline split into blocks, an IN set and and OUT set. I was wearing a long blue coat and was stood on the platform side of the IN barriers waiting for my friends to find their tickets and join me on the platform. A lady was...
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    "Nice" and "Not so nice" units working in multiple

    I've caught a service from Shrewsbury to Birmingham before now, made up of a 150 and a 158. On the platform at Shrewsbury a lady took hold of her small son's hand, pointed at the 158 and said, "come on, we'll get in first class".

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