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Leamington spa to Nuneaton via Coventry on 1972 map ,then Coventry Nuneaton on 1982 map are the missing routes also.

Dent, Ribblehead platforms though both have heated waiting rooms.

Could anybody give me details of when this service finished. Advertised as a Rail-Road link between London Euston and Stratford upon Avon. With Coventry being the interchange point. Thanks.

It's actually Milverton. Plenty of photographs on https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/

Stratford upon Avon Seven Meadows road runs on the original Stratford upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway route through Old Town Station then continues on Great Western Railway Honeybourne route to the old Evesham Road Crossing.

Thanks for that information, this could be be a possibility . This Armband is obviously used where piloting over a bridge is a regular occurrence.

Has anybody got any idea where this title would apply on a UK Railway historically as I have armband with this title.Only reference I can find to this specific grade is the Yarmouth-Beccles section.Could it have been for temporary working ?

I think Highlandspring has answered my question, Howevever I did get confused a little as I remember the secondman in cab of diesel but also remember second man in rear cab of freight trains but driver alone, presumably taking on role of guard when brake vans were phased out.

Was being a secondman also a route to eventually becoming a driver ? (Sorry for the pun)

There's an equally poignant film about Glasgows Last Tram.It has an excellent commentary.

Thank you Edwin_m your posting gives me the answer I was looking for in my original posting, in fact the first person to come up with some hard facts.Well done.

I remember seeing a documentary on television about Swindon Works, made I believe12 months before closure around 1985. It contained interviews with men still making these tail lamps.

Has anybody got a approximate date for last use of paraffin type red tail lights on Network Rail, I think they lasted longer on freight trains than passenger.The current flashing battery type have been around for a long time now.

Still got a carrier bag from Collectors Corner

Off peak would Leamington spa to Aberystwyth via Birmingham international , rather than Birmingham Moor st then New st.I'm asking because I'm thinking better choice of seating at International.National Rail enquiries do not list this route, despite it being seamless rail journey as apposed to...