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Mmike57 replied to the thread Issues between Filey and Seamer.I am sure I have read somewhere that it used to be 65mph. I dont know why it was changed (if it was). Track is fairly straight, and is...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Issues between Filey and Seamer.Played that game many times over the years. On one occasion some years ago a Northern service was sat in the platform, and the Northern...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Trivia: Unfulfilled or unsuccessful franchise bid promises.I am sure that Northern had plans to run a York - Scarborough service pre covid to give 2tph. I seem to remember seeing a couple of...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Issues between Filey and Seamer.As a regular user of this section, the issues appear quite frequently. The currently hourly service north of Brid is a big improvement...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Holborn escalator speed.If there is more than one escalator in a given direction then surely shutting one down completely during quiet spells would be more...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Issues between Filey and Seamer.Yes they have, and are on about version 3 or 4 of it. It still has the problem of insufficent turn around time at Scarborough. Trains...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Issues between Filey and Seamer.This is more than 'residual delays,' because of the fairly short turnaround at Scarborough, with both North and southbound services...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Should the GBR Livery be Neutral Colours?.In which case I would have gone Red and White, possibly with a stylised St Georges cross somewhere
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MTrains are currently being delayed by 10-15 minutes between Filey and Seamer. According to National Rail and Northern websites this is...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Should the GBR Livery be Neutral Colours?.I suppose the first question is: Will Scotrail and TfW still exist when GBR finally fully rolls out. If they do then a red and white...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Last use of non-bogie passenger carrying stock on scheduled services.Do you know what the speed restriction was? I was using the Waterloo Exeter service around once a week at that period for about 6...
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Mmike57 posted the thread Last use of non-bogie passenger carrying stock on scheduled services in Railway History & Nostalgia.Following on from discussions about pre nationalisation stock I have often wondered when the last 4 or 6 wheel carriages were withdrawn...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread The biggest split ticket savings.A lot of the biggest savings are where you combine day returns, if its a long day trip then the first leg is an Anytime day return but...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Repurposed railway wagon. Is this of any interest?.@WesternLancer I think concensus is its too far gone to be any use. As to its history I have no idea. It is of course in LNER territory...
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Mmike57 replied to the thread Repurposed railway wagon. Is this of any interest?.Thread title changed, and 3 more pictures added. Its got about 2 weeks left then its going to be cleared unless someone makes firm...