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    Did I win?

    Whilst sitting in the usual Urine stained class 165 which had stopped on the way from Reading to Basingstoke, I saw a double headed engineering train led by a GBRF class 73 and what looked like an old BR blue livery one. Could it have been in the old livery? or did my eyes deceive me?
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    Class 166's

    The urine point is an excellent one. I usually go first class, so I tend to escape the urine smell. But still, the toilets and aircon must be inexplicably linked or something.
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    Class 166's

    I love them. What does everybody else feel about them? Now all i need to do is find somebody owning a FGW 2006 livery Bachmann one, willing to sell me it cheaply. http://media.photobucket.com/image/class%20166/poshbakerloo/Class166.jpg
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    Guildford

    Hi :) I live over in Wiltshire, and travel over to Camberley to see my girlfriend. As you said, variety is an issue, IC125, 166 or a 455. Occasionally I travel to Guildford, I guess Guildford has the advantage of being on the Northern Downs line, so I get to see the occasional 166. Does...
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    Guildford

    I'm new to the forum, so I'm just saying hi. Also, gonna ask the question: What is the best station for train spotting around the Guildford/Camberley area?
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    How is an HST turned round?

    Ahh. Thankyou =]
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    How is an HST turned round?

    First post here, y'oll seem nice =] Umm, forgive me for asking a stupid question. But how exactly are HST's turned around if the need arises? Are turntables still used? Or is a big loop used? Thanks

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