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    Beeching & beyond Lines that should have been kept open

    The Potteries Loop. Incredible short sighted decision to close it. It would have turned over millions as a travel solution in Stoke on Trent. Especially now they are developing Hanley as the true City Centre. It could have also been a successful tram route.
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    Introductions

    Cheers mate. When I was a lad (Hovis music commences) Crewe had an open day on two or three occasions in a year. They must still do something similar even though locomotives aren't as popular as they were. It's freaky seeing the 86's double headed pulling freight nowadays. Again, when I...
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    Introductions

    Hi guys, glad to find this site I have just started getting enthusiastic again about diesel locomotives! My son is 5 years of age and has a big interest in Thomas (sorry if this post replicates thousands similar). I decided to take my lad to the local lines, in particular the Crewe-Stafford...

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