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Ahhhh - thanks Peter. I didn't realise they have covered wagons for that. Arbel ATM WIAs. Fascinating stuff this railway business. :-)

Please excuse my ignorance and asking of silly questions... but are these barrier coaches? I've had a Google but never seen so many together - but I suppose they do get moved around as needs must. Anyways, I would just like to be sure what I saw. Thanks!

Hi all, Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong part of the forum. On the Gospel Oak to Barking line in north London, on an embankment retaining wall, there's a sign saying "Carnaby Street". I'm no dedicated follower of fashion but this is nowhere near Carnaby Street. Bigger here...

Sorry, overlooked that! Thanks.

Sorry to go on with stupid questions, but does 18" refer to the cylinder diameter or the stroke? Thanks!

Lovely - thanks again. I am a bit the wiser :-)

Smashing thanks chaps. But where does the 147 number come from?

Can anyone identify the class of this loco, waiting at Willesden Junction, presumably early 20th Century? http://thumbs3.picclick.com/d/w1600/pict/400403569918_/Middlesex-postcard-Willesden-Junction-Loco-No-147.jpg I've tried searching the number 147, and all manner of LMS / MR (I assume)...

At £3.40 a pint the Southampton Arms is pretty good for London. Try the Bull & Gate up the road if you want a shock!!

Thanks chaps. I came across this short biography of railwayman back in the 30s...

The one down near the Granby Terrace bridge? Makes sense - but where did the name come from I wonder?

Probably a dumb question, but what is Port Arthur in relation to something just outside of Euston? Is it a shed? Or just a name for a location? Or is it another name for the Parkway Tunnel? (Which should be properly referred to as the Park Street tunnel?) And who or what is Port Arthur? I...

As mentioned a few posts ago, they've been told to take it down - it's apparently "one of funniest adverts in London." But whether it's dangerous or distracting or whatever, I doubt they ever asked permission from NR to put it up in the first place.

Ah yes of course! So maybe not an engineer's dream but more or a railway planning land purchasing dept's dream! hehe. So where is there a longer straighter stretch of line?

This is brilliant! Thanks for this. The days at work will fly by! :-) One thing - I can't quite figure out how to turn off the closed lines? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- And wow... is the Reigate to Ashford line the longest stretch of straightest line in the country?? And...