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    Trivia: oldest station with the same rolling stock it had when it opened

    The Talyllyn Railway 1865 still have some of the 1865 buildings and still worked by the first locos and rolling stock.
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    Crewe blockade?

    Might it be just the roofs at the south end of plats. 5 and 6 which have had no panels for a few years now these were put in the late 50s early 60s.
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    Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates

    Realtimes Trains says train cancelled due to problem with traction equipment, but this may not be true.
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    Trivia: Did this platform device actually exist? (Was "Is this a false memory?")

    Thats the one, looking at old photos of the 1950s-60s there was at least one more on the old plat.2 new plat. 12.
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    Trivia: Did this platform device actually exist? (Was "Is this a false memory?")

    There used to be one on the old platform 4 now plat. 6 at Crewe, it had a wooden frame someone would wind it on every so often, later replaced by a electric winder one. That would be late 1960s early 70s
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    Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates

    Looking on Railcam it is 810020
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    GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

    Yes I did, senior moment :s
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    GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

    Is 90002 on 0D72 going to work 4L72 from East Mids?
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    Winding back the railway clock

    I remember on the Cambrian in the 70s the timetable had a note " not on school holidays" for one or two trains.
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    Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery

    But will you soon get bored of seeing everything in the same colours, back to BR blue of the 1970s
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    Winding back the railway clock

    I used the Inverness - Glasgow overnight. :D
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    Cows on the line?

    They tend to take a bit more care now after the accident at Polmont in 1984
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    Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates

    Got a photo of you passing Wigston South Jn. yes I did notice when looking for 810022 on Railcam there looked like there was a train missing.
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    Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates

    Railcam shows 810022 on the 1035 ex Sheffield.
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    Bedford (Elstow) collision reporting by Daily Express: is this accurate or misleading?

    Could this mean a banner repeater.
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