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    NR plans to axe 800 signalboxes

    And they can't knock down Shrewsbury ....
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    NR plans to axe 800 signalboxes

    Although I understand the need for rationalisation, I wonder what NR will do with the old boxes themselves? I wouldn't be at all surprised if there wasn't a rush to list a number of the picturesque buildings. Shrewsbury, for example, is already listed.
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    Tesco Clubcard Vouchers can now be used to purchase Railcards!

    Why isn't the disabled railcard included in the deal?
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    If stations were named after heroes...

    But you could end up with real horrors such as Owen Gobowen .. (after Wilfred Owen, the WW1 poet who was born in nearby Oswestry)
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    Oswestrys first train for 44 years

    A couple of points that might be relevant. The CHR have had expert advice saying that grandfather rights still apply. See http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/10/18/oswestry-heritage-railway-could-cross-trunk-roads/ and secondly, the CHR actually doesn't own the trackbed. NR sold the route...
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    Cambrian Heritage Railways ...

    Could someone please explain what "statutory powers" are that will allow trains to cross two major roads? "A national inspector of railways has said there is no reason why Oswestry’s heritage railway can’t cross trunk roads near the town. The Cambrian Heritage Railways wants trains to...
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