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The Norwich - Liverpool services I think cross their own path at Ely. It's easy to to film one at the East crossing at Queen Adelaide to the north of the city when its going into Ely then walk the short distance across to the West crossing to film it going along The Fens line. Correct me if that...

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Apologies. I have a strange habit of leaving written sentences looking incomplete when my mind is on two subjects at once. What I meant to say was, I thought the run between Culrain and Invershin was the only shortest run between stations on the whole of the UK rail network.

I thought the run between Culrain and Invershin was only run on the whole of the network.

Here's a few of mine: Cl47: Spoon (try saying spoon in a high pitched voice and you get the idea.) Cl57: Bodysnatcher (Re-engined Cl47) Cl70: Ugly duckling (They're butt ugly and have an awful whining sound) Cl139: Bus (They look like a bus and they have bus seats in them) Cl153: Sardine tin...

From December 2010, extra trains will be running over the ESL, but don't start celebrating too soon. The extra trains will be running only as far as Saxmundham. I guess the Beccles loop won't be reinstated just yet.

I was on the line watching the class 139 last year and quite a few passengers can gather at the front (But aren't allowed to sit in the front passenger seat due to safety reasons) and enjoy the view ahead as the drivers compartment is seperated by only a yellow metal fold down bar. So no, in my...

Good story. It must have been terrifying once you realised you found a potential bomb.

Ok, When I was 15 years old this was in 1996) I used to frequent Derby Road station in Ipswich every Friday afternoon after school and watch the trains pass through. Often enough, the freight traffic would slow right down so I could see the nameplate properly on the side of the engine. After a...