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It most certainly does fit. The hall was definitely built of Abbey stone and completed in 1604. Fountains Hall had been used for evacuees in the war and as a school. The Hall and Studley estate was owned by the Vyner family I'll see if the staff know of the connection

Hello I hope this is the right place for this question. Does anyone know if the Locomotive in the title was named after the Fountains Hall on the Fountains Abbey Estate in North Yorkshire? I am a volunteer at Fountains Abbey and so interested in anything that relates to the estate Jez

Used to be Norboard?

How far away from a station? For example, there used to be a crossover at Hemel Hempstead on the WCML, which is now a couple of miles North at Bourne End Maybe I'm missing the point.

Do newer trains turn one light off at night?

Why is this? I'd have thought both at night?

Probably a dumb question, but why do some trains only have one headlight on the non-drivers side, and some a headlights in use on each side? Do newer trains have both headlights on?

I wonder who ends up paying for that?

I think its down to Miles Platting. Its mentioned in this Don Coffey Vid

Thank you John! I have learned something today.

I have been watching this video of trains in and out of New Street I'm curious as to the patterning on the red platform signals. Does anyone know why they are not a solid red and also seem very large? Forgive me if it's a dumb question! Jeremy

There always seems to be a loco in the siding at York Station when you look at the webcam. Is this not a thunderbird?

It lived on in the Network Southeast era. There were meet the managers events on 8-11 (or the wood as it was known) at Euston

No mint cake at Kendal

No sign of IBM at the IBM Halt