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Recent content by D6975

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    Dinting - Hadfield

    Back in 2015, I did the booked triangular move around tea time, Glossop via Hadfield, then direct back to Pic (2H83)
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    GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

    It's not just 011 that's reporting incorrectly. 009 is at Doncaster, other end of 008, NOT at Peterborough.
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    Trivia : Are there any stations that have no public exits?

    Tell that to the locals. There's an unofficial footpath across the fields that leads down to the western end of the platform that the locals use to access the platform.
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    New Overnight Gatwick Express Train

    The 0340 ex Victoria on a Sat returns from Gatwick at 0435 on a Sat according to RTT.
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    Paignton station relocation / modernisation / expansion & regeneration of the area?

    No, all coaches available from Paignton. We went to the back to get an ultra quiet coach. Because of the sub there were no seat reservations which meant the front unit was well loaded. The 221 on the back was much quieter, we travelled in coach 8 of 9 and the door to 9 was comfortably on the...
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    Paignton station relocation / modernisation / expansion & regeneration of the area?

    They don't at the moment, but returning from holiday in Paignton several years ago my son and I had a 9 coach voyager set back to Bristol. (vice HST)
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    Victor and Oscar for Train IDs of the same service in opposite directions

    Within the Eastern region, N was for services to the North East. I think this is still adhered to.
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    rovers and rangers: new interactive map

    They are all here http://www.railrover.org/index.html
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    Re–calulating mileages after closure/abandonment of original routes?

    GWR 0 has never been at Paddington. The reason is that when the lines were built, the mileposts were installed at the correct distance from the original planned position of Pad. Nimbys however staged a protest against the position, and Pad was moved before it was even built! It wasn't much of...
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    rovers and rangers: new interactive map

    Lots of day ranger tickets missing.
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    Reserved seat in non platformed carriage

    I have, several times. I have been in a 6 car 185 where the rear unit has had no announcements whatsoever more than once.
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    Arrival at Derby from Birmingham "via Leeds"?

    Where does it say 'Birmingham via Leeds'?
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    Trivia: Physically connected neighbouring train stations with no regular direct train service.

    That's an odd one as over the years there has often been an early morning Cardiff Bristol that has called at both, reversing at Parkway. Hasn't run recently, but I wouldn't be surprised if it reappeared at some point. At the moment it's only possible during engineering diversions.
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    Class 175s to GWR

    175 001 50701 79701 175 002 50702 79702 175 003 50703 79703 175 004 50759 79759 175 005 50705 79751 175 006 50706 79765 175 007 50707 79707 175 008 50751 79708 175 009 50709 79709 175 010 50710 79710 175 011 50711 79711...
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    North Filton / Brabazon

    Charfield. According to NR construction is already underway.

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