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    What determines the maximum safe speed?

    I would have thought that modern brakes ie re gen, or reostatic and discs would allow much higher speeds within existing signals I was on a refurb 321 near Witham at full speed when it did an emergency stop I assume it was a false alarm as we were off after a few mins It stopped far quicker than...
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    What determines the maximum safe speed?

    I have often thought about that, the speed limit is 40 from Liv St to well passed Bethnal Green, When it seems to me 60 would be possible
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    EMR Class 360's

    I dont think they liked to be moved over to EMR, they were top noch when they were over here in G A land much better overall than the 321 s, Not as good as the loco hauled mk 3 s
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    Flying Scotsman London to Cardiff (7th June)

    thanks very much. could not find the outward run on RTT
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    Flying Scotsman London to Cardiff (7th June)

    Do we know if it is running to time, Does not seem to be on real time trains, the grandkids are planning to see it on the way back
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    Railway Webcams

    Been playing with them all around England. all seem to be off Seven Valley, Bluebell, Barking, York, Crewe, IOW Coule it be a problem with the stream providor
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    Bluebell webcams

    Anyone know whats gone wrong, I have e mailed them twice -no reply-phoned today no one knows about the problem told me to e mail them 1685391350 At last I have received a reply to my e mail, they know about the problem and they are trying to fix it ASAP
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    Best looking Rolling Stock Liveries?

    Jaffa cake for E M U s Lined maroon as per early BR Both Pullman livery's brown and cream and blue and grey
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    Narrow Platforms

    I think Ingatestone is dangerous, 100mph trains passing,on the down side, the bit by the station buildings is not much wider than the yellow safety line
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    Annoying television adverts...

    All the adverts on GB news the same ones over and over again No point in the Welsh adverts in Essex I could not get a carpet delivered, or go to the Jewelry shop
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    Clacton Express preservation ideas

    As a member of CEPG I have offered a donation if a realistic plan comes up, if all the members could come up with a lump sum it could be saved, I am in love with 306 017 and any 309 as they were my youth commuting to Liv st from the East End and later Ipswich I am sure it is confidential but I...
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    Greater Anglia Bombardier Aventras (Class 720): Technical discussion and introduction

    Sorry if this has been discussed and I missed it Are they short of a unit that hit the cows near Thorpe or was it minor damage that has been fixed
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    Thumper & Shoebox to the Bluebell (207202 & 73133)

    As a long time member I so want to see the VEP running on the line with a 33 or 73
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    Trivia - Most useless speed limits

    Would have though the 40 limit from Liv st to beyond Bethnal Green could be relaxed, even if it were for track conditions now with lighter trains and no locos and better brakes should be OK the timing from Liv st to Stratford is outdated
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    'Perfect day' on the railways?

    On a personal level it was a day in June 1967, I was a 20 yr Old legal trainee, I was sent to Lymington for a property completion, did not have a clue what I was doing but muddled through OK Best bit was getting one of the last steam trains there and back, a rebuilt one of the Squadrons both...
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    Window destination stickers

    I had a run in with window stickers, twas in 1991 I was living in Ipswich and working in Colchester I had been to the dentists which meant getting a later train than usual, and I did not know the times, and feeling guilty about being late for work, Rushed into the station there was an inter city...
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    Class 306 AC Conversion

    Now that brings back a memory of the good old days. in the mid 60s commuting into Liv St when the Class 306 trains were full, sometimes they forgot to lock the middle drivers doors and people could get in the cab and stand. The best bit was the speed o worked in all cabs, so could get the...
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    Class 306 AC Conversion

    Memory jog please, were the class 315 fitted with a guards compartment I have not been able to find an original photo to confirm it I have an idea they were converted a few years after they came into use?
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    Edmondson tickets at preserved railways?

    Anyone know where the original machine went, I think I read somewhere that they were being printed and sold to preserved railways
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    Annoying television adverts...

    I think we should put the clock back 50 yrs, in the old days you had to join 48 hrs before gambling, stopped drunk people spending more than they could afford. as for credit any sniff of credit could lead to loss of licence I was working for a PLC in 1979 when most of the London clubs were...

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