Recent content by Mark O

Nice one StarryMark :lol:(did you by any chance also post that on SSC too??)

Hey don't wish to be rude but I'm pretty amazed by the ratio of views to replies on this forum. Take this from the NR General Discussion (SWT's interesting post Freight train derailment at Carrbridge) : Replies.....Views 146.........16,015 :roll: Seems pretty strange to me coming from other...

Thanks to SWT Driver for your reply Only point I'd question was this rather odd line here: "Impossible, Siemens Northam Maintenance depot is there, St Mary's is only a 10-15' walk from Woolston across the Itchen Toll Bridge". Come on mate...that's hardly practical is it? Windswept schlep...

Love that book Metroland, though the 1960's Ian Allan 'Pre Grouping' Atlas is even more juicy as you can see all the lines before the Beeching axe too! (http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Rail-Pre-grouping-Atlas-Gazetteer/dp/0711003203) - also in the same vein (but much more detailed) is Joe...

Hi, am searching for nice-looking railway maps from round the world for a project I'm working on so thought it would be a good idea to ask you forummers and also a good excuse to post some pretty piccies of rail maps from the world. I'll get the ball rolling but please add your own ! *...

Yeah well thanks SWT Driver - that's a nice welcome! Hey what's wrong with suggesting ideas???

Whilst they're jiggling about with the tunnel, are there any active plans to reinstate the St Marys Curve? A Station next to the Football stadium has been a long hoped for addition to the network - they could even go further and relay tracks to edge of old South Western House in order to...

New to the forum so apologies if this has already been posted elsewhere, but what do people make of the new series going out this week on BBC2 'Great British Railway Journeys' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pykgg) IMHO it's pretty spot-on. Could perhaps have just a little less on food...