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    Three Underground depot derailments during snowfall 11 December

    1671382067 Handoints are held buy a spring. It is the duty of the person reversing any point to ensure they are full over. Frost and snow make the points heavy or even dry if not greased. So as I say must alway be checked. You will notice most railwaymen after turning a pair of points will put...
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    Pennsnett Railway.

    Indeed I do mean Saltwells. Don't know why I put Salthills. Thanks Graham.
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    Pennsnett Railway.

    The Pennsnett Railway exchanged traffic with British Railways at three locations. Baggeridge Junction on the Wombourne branch, Round Oak on the Wolverhampton to Stourbridge line and Cradley on the Stourbridge extension line. As a fireman at Tyseley in 60s I remember picking up traffic at Round...
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    Which tramways have you used?

    Mumbles railway pre 1960.. Ostend FUNICULARS:- Bridgenorth. Aberystwyth. Lynton and Lynmouth. Saltburn. Hastings. Babbacombe
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    Swansea District Line.

    Late May 2021. Noted on Traksy usually does go District line. I also caught it from Llanelli a few year go to go via district but it went via Landore and next stop at that time was Cardiff. So I still not travelled that line. Graham.
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    Mumbles railway signal.

    No. Tha ks will have a look. Graham.
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    Mumbles railway signal.

    This is a slim chance of anyone knowing. Can someone tell me where there was a signal probally a disc in a cabinet at Swansea Rutland street controling the single line section to gas works loop. There are two signals at gas works loop. A two aspect signal proving the facing points and I assume...
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    Swansea District Line.

    trains are still via landore today Saturday
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    Swansea District Line.

    since I opened this thread I have noted two trains on the Swansea distric today. Graham.
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    Swansea District Line.

    Yes I have just noted a south bound service off Central Wales at Morlais junction. But a freight fron Trostre at 0819 timed over the District line has again gone via Landore. Graham. 1616665578 yes I did give that some thought but as I say the first week it reopend there were quite a few trains...
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    Swansea District Line.

    Following the reopening of the Swansea district and Central Wales line about March the 8th trains ran normal for about a week but ever since accrording to Traksy everything is now going via the main line and Landore. I have only seen one light engine going west and also an engineering train to...
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    Trivia. Freight Avoiding Lines UK.

    Worcester has a goods avoiding line. Swansea has the district line mainly freight but does have a one up and down boat train. 1610788099 Worcester has a goods avoiding line. Swansea has the district line mainly freight but does have a one up and down boat train.
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    Were train times still announced in 24 hour clock prior to automated announcements?

    Prior to early 60s working time tables were laid out with am times with a dot Between the hours eg 8.00 and a forward slash for pm eg 8/00. Can't remembe what public time tables were. Looking at a Bradshaws the times were refered to as morning or afternoon with just a space between the hours and...
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    Freight trains - how do I find out what’s in them?

    Probally Manufactured steel from Margam to Deeside. Graham.
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    GWR 4700 Class workings?

    One was the 0610 Paddingtongoods to Oxley. We Tyseley men relived it at Tyseley and worked it to Oxley. Graham.
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