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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Trains that became detached..About 10 years ago, the train I was returning from work at Bradford Interchange on had a separation just west of Sowerby Bridge... -
Whisky Papa replied to the thread First West Yorkshire & York discussion.In the previous incarnation when Millwood was all single-deck, the Halifax -Hebden Bridge shorts were operated with double-deckers from...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread First West Yorkshire & York discussion.A good question to which I sadly don't know the answer. If the 590/1 (in their current form or hopefully better!) are going to be...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread West Yorkshire bus franchising.I quit First Calderline in the spring of 2003 and there had been no mention of renumbering from the Metro-derived numbering system at...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread West Yorkshire bus franchising.I recall making an off-peak single journey from Normanton to Todmorden in 1991 - I doubt it was still 30p but can't now recall exactly...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Prague S65 "Semmering" line closed until November.Interesting. Looking at various images on Google Street View, the overbridge appears to be divided into two parallel sections, with the...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Very-trivial trivia item: Stations on a Monopoly board.As I child in the late 60s/early 70s, the family of one of my friends actually had a pre-war Monopoly set which I occasionally played...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Introduction of European Entry-Exit Scheme (EES).Many thanks for that. The final sentence I've highlighted makes me wonder if it literally is 'on departure only' or whether that is a...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Prague S65 "Semmering" line closed until November.Apologies for missing your post at the time, I usually keep an eye out for all things Prague-related but happened to be away then.;) ...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Trivia: Strangest bus stop names..I'm old enough to remember once seeing an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy at Manchester Airport, courtesy of freight airline Air Bridge...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread European cities with old trams.Prague will provide considerably less Tatra T3 action if you are visiting at the weekend, other than on line 23 which duplicates the 22...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Buses U-turning.I don't doubt it - my assumption that it only went as far as the pub may be completely wrong. I thought I recalled seeing 'Widdop Pack...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Buses U-turning.For a while in the late 1980s, the H8 to Hardcastle Crags ran hourly Mon-Sat daytime, interworked with the H6 to Nest Estate in...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Introduction of European Entry-Exit Scheme (EES).Hmm. I'm off to Prague in a few weeks. I registered for EES on my previous trip there in January and got stamped in and out to boot, but...
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Whisky Papa replied to the thread Buses U-turning.I never drove to Widdop, I assume it used the pub car park to turn, either backing in or actually finding room to do a circuit? In...