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    Is Fenchurch Street the only London Terminus that has never had any regular diesel hauled trains or DMUs?

    Bank. As a Terminus of the Waterloo and City railway (part of the LSWR and remaining outside of the London Underground until BR was privatised)
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    What was the last thing that British Rail built?

    Built by BREL before BREL was privatised. Classes 319 and 442. Ordered I think Class 365
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    Hixon Level crossing crash happenend 50 years ago today 6 Jan 1968

    The crossing was an AHB (one of the first), and the driver of the abnormal load did not contact the signaller prior to crossing, they crawled over the crossing because of clearance issues with the OHLE, you can guess the rest. The accident report resulted in changes to the design of barriered...
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    TRIVIA - Things you saw travelling on BR that you don't see today

    *Vauxhall.
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    TRIVIA - Things you saw travelling on BR that you don't see today

    Also on Mk3s, Mk4s and 442s
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    Trains in the late 70's to mid 80's

    4VEPs? Inside a 4VEP by Matthew Black, on Flickr Photo from www.citytransport.info
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    Trains in the late 70's to mid 80's

    4VEPs? Inside a 4VEP by Matthew Black, on Flickr Photo from www.citytransport.info
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    If BR carried out the APT Programme

    There would've been no 370s as that was the designation for the APT-P. The APT-S was to be different by being loco hauled or by having a power car on each end in the same manner as the HST. IIRC the power cars/loco would not tilt (very similar to the way the 91 if the Mk4s had been fitted with...
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    Wrexham & Shropshire Demise

    Probably because there would've been possibility of large numbers of beer tokens from Government (most likely the Welsh Assembly) to ATW as a franchised operator which would not be offered to W&S an open access operator. Or it could've been a publicity stunt by ATW to allow Arriva to can W&S...
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    Ladbroke Grove accident - driver & HST set

    This video is the other power car (43035) in the Luxulyan derailment being re-railed.. idB1X7XGEew
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    Locos working from various depots under BR

    Mk2s Blue lights... ;)
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    Public phones on trains

    Payphones were indeed standard for all IC stock of the time.
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    Public phones on trains

    I always thought they were phonecard only. IIRC they were also in Intercity stock (in the buffet car), as well as the 442s.

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