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    White-painted Rails

    Thanks, Bald Rick.
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    White-painted Rails

    When travelling to Buxton earlier this month I noticed that the sides of the rails on the section of track between about Woodsmoor and Hazel Grove were painted white. Only this section seemed to be painted and I have never seen this anywhere else on my travels. Does anyone know the reason for this?
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    TOPS Requests (including headcodes, allocations, traction, etc) [Instructions in Post 2]

    Hi, I have been chasing 323242 up and down the Cross City line for a while now without a sniff. Can anyone please tell me if it is putting in an appearance anywhere today or tomorrow? Thanks.
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    Settlement Association

    Coventry was also famous as a centre for silk weaving, particularly using blue thread.
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    Uxbridge English Dictionary

    A few station based ones: Acocks Green - a nasty complaint in Yorkshire Airdrie - Device used by Scottish barbers Alloa - Scottish greeting Alsager - Ran out of onions for the stuffing Andover - Charity donation Ardlui - Member of the Scottish mafia Ardrossan & Ardwick - and his mates
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    When do Day Rovers and Rangers end?

    As Solent&Wessex says there is a train only Greater Manchester Rail Ranger valid until 02:30. Confusingly this is not shown on the NRE site, but they have train/bus/tram or train/tram options and they are valid until 04:00. At least these give a specific end time and I guess if one is not given...
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    When do Day Rovers and Rangers end?

    Thanks, Yorkie. Way beyond my bedtime then, or more to the point way beyond when my car would be locked in the Park and Ride carpark I usually use! Some good scope for planning some marathon day-trips in the Summer months though.
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    When do Day Rovers and Rangers end?

    I have recently started to travel regularly by rail again and have used a couple of day ranger and rover tickets for some days out. When reading about them on the NRE website I could not find anything that says when the day ends for this type of ticket. As a newbie passenger I assumed initially...
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    Settlement Association

    All Hallows Church, Great Mitton is a designated Grade I listed building with 6 bells. The 5th bell was cast in 1834 at Whitechapel Bell Foundary, London.
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    Settlement Association

    Hastings and Hythe were the second group of towns to join the Cinque Ports, the original group comprising Sandwich, Dover and New Romney.
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    End of the station's word!

    Redditch
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    Settlement Association

    After William the Conqueror defeated King Harold's Anglo-Saxon army at the Battle of Hastings, the Anglo-Saxon leadership surrendered to the Norman encampment at Berkhamsted.
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    Settlement Association

    Aldous Huxley was inspired to write his famous novel Brave New World after a visit to the ICI chemical plant at Billingham. Huxley was born Godalming in 1894.
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    Settlement Association

    Winsford grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the 18th century, allowing freight to be conveyed northwards to the Port of Runcorn on the River Mersey.
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    Alphabet Stations Challenge

    Energlyn & Churchill Park
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