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    The mighty Class 74 (some questions!)

    A Class 74 was a regular performer on what I think was the 7.17 from Eastleigh to Waterloo. Usually the74 was at the head of the 11TC formation, but occasionally at the rear. On at least one occasion it was sandwiched between 8TC and 3TC! There was also the occasional substitution of a Class 73.
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    The mighty Class 74 (some questions!)

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    Trivia: Traincrew nicknames for routes

    Wasn't the Alton to Winchester line referred to as 'Over the Alps' in the distant past?
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    Why sandwich a loco in the middle of coaches?

    Back in the 1960s there was an 11TC/Class 74 formation into Waterloo - presumably from Southampton - which I saw everyday while waiting at Fleet for a service in the opposite direction. Occasionally, this had the 74 sandwiched between the 3 TC and one of the 4TCs.
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    Best boat journey?

    Leverburgh to Berneray as mentioned above, and Hurtigruten from Bergen to Kirkenes.
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    Archive timetable - Bristol to Portsmouth, 1978/1979

    I assume you've tried Timetable World:- https://timetableworld.com/timetables.php
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    Royal Blue Coaches in the 1960s

    I had overlooked the now closed Town Station. Many thanks for the correction.
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    Royal Blue Coaches in the 1960s

    Should anyone be interested, I've now found the timetable on Timetable World in the form of the ABC Coach & Bus Guide for Summer 1961.
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    Royal Blue Coaches in the 1960s

    Firstly, many thanks for both replies. I had looked on Timetable World, but under Royal Blue rather than W&D. The 10:50 departure must have been the one I remembered. Having said that, with numerous duplicates as well as Saturday summer congestion on the A30 and A303, the timetable tended to...
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    Royal Blue Coaches in the 1960s

    As a child I had several holdiays with my parents which involved a journey to Stoke Fleming, near Darmouth in Devon, by coach. As I recall, we boarded in Basingstoke, and changed coaches in Exeter. In those pre-motorway days it was a bit of an all day jaunt, leaving Basingstoke at 10:30 or so...
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    When was the Farnborough island platform removed?

    It was certainly a grass bank back in the mid 60s when I travelled to school in Farnborough from Fleet. The regular engine in the morning was Winston Churchill.
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    Scratch sets

    The John Heaton 'Area Manager's Diary' books are a really good read!
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    TRIVIA: Services worked by a mixture of bus and coach type vehicles

    Stagecoach 81 Bedford to Luton is frequently operated by coaches. In the main this is, I think, as a result of positioning moves for vehicles used on the Luton Airport to Milton Keynes service. There is also a good mix of single and double deck buses on the 81 route.
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    1963 Southampton to Wembley Part 2

    "He drove the Wadebridge into Waterloo Station at 3:45AM. The station, although the largest and busiest in England came about by the strange extension of the Nine Elms terminal of the London and Southwest Railway..." I can't see that anyone has commented that it should be 'the London and South...
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    SWR new services

    Southampton to Waterloo only 1 minute slower than the hourly REP/TC services 40 years ago!
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