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Waterloo station also features in the film "Terminus" which was made in 1961

Has anyone mentioned .. The Navigators It is about a P/Way gang in the Sheffield/South Yorkshire area around 1994/1995 and how they handled the change from BR to Privatisation. If you thought that some of the situations were funny then I remember seeing the same situations around the same...

25th January - Erith Model Railway Exhibition 21st February- Tonbridge Model Railway Exhibition. Angel Centre, Tonbridge.

There are many, many films but a mention for.. Oh, Mr Porter starring Will Hay- although made in 1936 it features the long closed Basingstoke- Alton line. Railway Children- two versions. (ffirst filmed on Keighley &WVR. 2nd version on the Bluebell Line. James Bond films- filmed on Nene Valley...

Go- coach operate an hourly daytime service On Mondays to Fridays, a slightly reduced service on Saturdays and some on summer Sundays. https://www.go-coach.co.uk/bus-routes/daytime-routes/1/. The last few years of the train service it ran on Mondays to Fridays peak hours and Saturdays to...

Here in the South East a few closures (since 1948) that I feel that were justified- East Kent Railway Shepherds Well- Wingham- served a rural area with many stations a long way from places they are named to serve. Appledore- New Romney- (The only Beeching closure in Kent)- Mainly used for a few...

Hampden Park- for example a Brighton to Hastings train calls at the down platform for passengers, then goes to Eastbourne where it reverses and then calls at the up platform before going to Hastings.

I am unsure about pre-payment. At some car parks operated by APCOA in the Southern area not only can you pay on the day but up to 24 hours after you enter the car park.

To financially survive Heritage Railways have got to cater for all ages and types.

Polar Express which is running at several railways around the country. I have only actually seen it at the Spa Valley Railway but the format is the same elsewhere. See films on "youtube".

Do consider that the direct line between Ashurst Junction and Birchden Junction was not opened for passenger traffic until 1914. Prior to that trains would had to reverse at Groombridge or Tunbridge Wells West. In answer to your question -it is doubtful. Also consider that even after 1914 trains...

Merton Park tram stop is built on the former junction with the line to Merton Abbey/Tooting. Waddon Marsh tram stop "may" have been built on sidings to the former gas works but it will need further investigation to clarify.

Swindon - down platform was closed for passengers and used for mails/parcels. It was later rebuilt and reopened for passenger trains. A new entry is Welshpool which was resited in 1992 on site of former sidings.

Templecombe - new platform built on site of former down line.

South Bermondsey was resited in 1920s as an island platform covering the former centre 3rd line. similarly Queens Road Peckham was rebuilt as an island platform in the 1970s on the site of the former centre line and the original side platforms removed. Balham slow lines platforms were originally...

I am not sure if this counts- Uckfield new station (opened in 1991 north of the level crossing) was built on the site of the old down line. This was built after the line was singled and the old station south of the level crossing was closed.

At Tunbridge Wells many years ago (100 plus) the up platform was lengthened at the southern end over what was a small goods yard, The rest of the land what was the goods yard was filled on and became a car park.

Probably Ian Allan bookshop in Lower Marsh

I was recently given the newly published book " Uckfield's Railway- Truimph and Tragedy by Brian Hart" which exposes the truth behind the closure of the line between Uckfield- Lewes. It proved the combined pressure by East Sussex and Department of Transport wanting the line closed to build the...

I agree that East Grinstead to Three Bridges should also have been kept. Grange Road station serving Crawley Down has greatly expanded since closure. Housing development has now covered the former trackbed through the village/town. Rowfant station would remain closed is it was situated in an...