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  1. LocoCycle

    Class 50 to Millerhill?

    I suspect this is it on its way to Inverness. I cannot find any return trip, though. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:56423/2023-05-04/detailed
  2. LocoCycle

    Far North Line (route of)

    Lairg certainly became a major railhead for cattle and sheep coming from the interior and west of the country after the railway arrived. Perhaps that potential traffic was a factor in the choice of route, in addition to the fish from further north.
  3. LocoCycle

    [Portugal] Old locomotive will be refurbished back to operation.

    I saw 1424 at Marco de Canaveses, on the Douro line on Wednesday while waiting for the EMU back to Porto after cycling the Ecopista da Linha do Tâmega.
  4. LocoCycle

    Portugal - it's history and longest signed peace treaty in the world

    Very simple, the Azores are part of Portugal.
  5. LocoCycle

    Cunning plan required to get to Pinhal Novo, Lisbon from London

    Last time I looked, Brittany weren't accepting foot passengers, only people with cars.
  6. LocoCycle

    Glasgow Queen Street refurbishment and remodelling

    Thanks for the photos ... it looks great and I can't wait to see it in real life.
  7. LocoCycle

    Scotland post-Brexit - what happens next?

    I, and no doubt some others in Scotland, are watching the Brexit process with interest - in particular Northern Irelands experience. If it quickly settles down to something sustainable as far as day to day business and travel is concerned, then that will give confidence to Scots that leaving...
  8. LocoCycle

    Scotland post-Brexit - what happens next?

    The FOM I was referring to was that currently provided by the Common Travel Area covering the British Isles, not that provided by the European Single Market.
  9. LocoCycle

    Scotland post-Brexit - what happens next?

    Citizenship isn't an issue. It's the rights different countries choose to grant citizens of other countries that matters. And as you are supposing (completely reasonably) that FOM would most likely be agreed across the British Isles, then the arguments about what colour of passport people have...
  10. LocoCycle

    Scotland post-Brexit - what happens next?

    What is the word "global" doing in this sentence? In what way would an independent England be more global than, say Italy or Germany, if not in reference to the former British Empire?
  11. LocoCycle

    [Portugal] New Stadler FLIRT for CP - Comboios de Portugal

    This is excellent news ... I will be able to get my bicycle up to Viana and the Minho area from Porto next time I'm there, so long as there are enough 2240 diagrams, or the Arco stock will allow cycles (I doubt they'll be, or at least won't be convenient)..
  12. LocoCycle

    Trivia: Abandoned railway lines that have been turned into cycle/footpaths

    The Longniddry (ECML nr Edinburgh) to Haddington branch. The Pencaitland path in East Lothian has a few information boards at the sites of various historic coal mines which the railway served. The Strathpeffer branch from the Dingwall and Skye railway is in the process of being turned into a...
  13. LocoCycle

    Borders Railway - 5 years on

    I have made regular use of this line to get from Edinburgh out into The Borders with my bike on weekends. The cycling routes available from Stow, Galashiels and Tweedbank really are fantastic and represent a latent market for Scotrail - if a 153 conversion was added to this line and marketed, I...
  14. LocoCycle

    Diagram map of the whole UK network

    Very impressive! I noticed a couple of errors: Galashields should be Galashiels Dunkeld should be "Dunkeld and Birnam"
  15. LocoCycle

    Diagram map of the whole UK network

    Nce map! It's missing the Stirling to Alloa line. My PDF viewer is rendering Paisley Canal Street twice, once to the north of the Clyde. Is there any operational significance to the angle at which lines branch or combine?
  16. LocoCycle

    Stations with excursion platforms

    The terminus at Tweedbank on the Borders Railway was built with and two, especially long platforms so that steam specials could use the line.
  17. LocoCycle

    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    I am learning Portuguese and haven't checked it with Google Translates, but here it is ... https://www.publico.pt/2020/03/21/economia/noticia/estado-emergencia-transportes-terco-teletrabalho-obrigatorio-1908832
  18. LocoCycle

    ScotRail HST Introduction - Updates & Discussion

    Portugal is changing their law to reduce passenger numbers in vehicles to one third the original licensed number for exactly this reason.
  19. LocoCycle

    Train announcements with a sense of humour

    I love the ScotRail guard on the HML with the superbly melancholic voice. Arriving at Dunkeld & Birnam, "Please take care disembarking as the platform here is *unbelievably low*." On another trip north, he came down the train looking for passengers travelling beyond Inverness so he could let...
  20. LocoCycle

    End of the station's word!

    Newtonmore

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