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    Cambrian Railways (Oswestry)

    First pictures of the works at Weston are now on the Facebook page and on the blog. http://ilvaporista.blogspot.com/
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    Longest time a loco or unit has carried a name

    I think the LBSCR A1 Terriers would be high on the list. Knowle had an operating life of 70ish years before being preserved but I am not sure if the name was continually displayed for all of that period.
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    Commuting costs in main cities

    Here in Turin it's 508 Euros a year for all Turin Transport Group services (GTT). This includes overground, underground and bus/tram services in the metropolitan area plus the first external ring. Under 26 the cost is 258 Euros per year. Our little town is 20km from the city centre and is in the...
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    Cambrian Railways (Oswestry)

    The final weekend of regular services saw the passenger train run past the accommodation crossing, now renamed to Black Meadow Crossing, for the first time since 1965. There is a video in the Blog post from 24th September. Just our special events to go between now and the end of the year. Many...
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    Long distance driving

    For the last 29 years I have been driving to and from Italy to the UK. Usually twice a year but sometimes up to 5 times a year. Modern cars make it easier but I still enjoy it. Start at 5 am and it usually takes 13-14 hours with the ferry. Best time was 11:05 using the channel tunnel, from...
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    Cambrian Railways (Oswestry)

    The first of the two Heritage Open Days events is taking place this weekend. Steam at Oswestry and DE at Llynclys. A bus service will link the sites to the rail network at Gobowen. Details of work this week and the bus timetable are on the blog. http://ilvaporista.blogspot.com/
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    Cambrian Railways (Oswestry)

    At Oswestry the steam service will operate with Andrew Barclay 0-4-0T Works No 2261 of 1949 backed up by Drewry/Vulcan DM 'Telemon' wks number 295 of 1955 At Llynclys it is likely to be Ruston-Hornsby 165DE (458641 of 1963) named Alun Evans in alternative a class 101 unit. Obviously this is...
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    Cambrian Railways (Oswestry)

    One scheme, multiple sites. Until we can link them up. A quick summary is below. More details on the CHR web pages. Gobowen station. CHR owns the bay platform which is currently home to a cosmetically restored tank wagon. The site is kept clear awaiting future developments. Oswestry station...
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    Cambrian Railways (Oswestry)

    If you fancy coming to see the progress on the line we are running a special heritage bus service on the 14/15th and 21st/22nd September linking Gobowen station to both Oswestry and Llynclys And best of all the bus is free! We would love to see you and you can see what we have been up to and...
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