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ChiefPlanner's latest activity
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Station pilots.Euston had a trusty 25 for pilot duties , which of course acted as a go anywhere "Thunderbird" in the Area , within reason of course !
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Trivia: Unfulfilled or unsuccessful franchise bid promises.I shall sleep happy then that Bushey is continuing to do well enough ! :D :D
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Station pilots.Talking of station pilots - on Saturday mornings when the job was going well - I used to arrange the odd cab ride on the Ipswich station...
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Trivia: Unfulfilled or unsuccessful franchise bid promises.There were 3 calls a day I reckon , and some fear locally , such I was invited to see the Mayor of Watford about it - so I was able to...
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Trivia: Unfulfilled or unsuccessful franchise bid promises.Also suggested a Milton Keynes to Brighton line service with some sort of diesel stuff - Turbos were suggested before the idea was...
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Fantasy - GWML west of Old Oak Common.I seem to recall that the old GWR planned on 6 tracking from Acton Yard to Slough as far back as the 1910 era.......of course that...
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Ways for passengers to stop trains in emergency.Riding home on a dusty Northern Line train , when the observant guard pulled the brake handle down as a passenger seemed to be trying to...
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Death rate at British Rail vs Coal Board in the 1980s.For marking out the casualty - before moving it clear , and before the arrival of some sort of Police.
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Death rate at British Rail vs Coal Board in the 1980s.Illegally riding on moving stock , sitting on a solid wooden brake stick - (as used for pinning down brakes ........)
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Class 120 DMUs.2 car 120 sets were used on the Central Wales line when I was a youth - excellent units , nice and warm in winter and had the luxery of...
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Death rate at British Rail vs Coal Board in the 1980s.PW gang in snow clearance duties at Severn Tunnel Junction I recall ........
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Metropolitian line and Beeching: what might have happened?.Of course the ill-fated Crossrail1 , included the Chesham Branch - but the Aylesbury & Met service was reduced to 10 TPH - and the spec...
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread The mighty Class 74 (some questions!).I do not recall any issue with loco couplings for Freightliner working - special , strengthened green couplings generally used for...
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Television Adverts You Like......BT i think , with Maureen Lipman consoling her nephew on his not very good results , that he has got an "ology"
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CChiefPlanner replied to the thread Ways for passengers to stop trains in emergency.I was taught that "any light waved vigerously" can be a danger signal - (my personal Bardic - retained after retirement has a red shade...