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  1. alxndr

    PWI courses

    Has anyone ever done any of the courses by the Permanent Way Institution? Just wondering how they've found them as I've seen they're introducing a new "Advanced Switch and Crossings Systems Engineering" course which sounds quite interesting. I'm a little concerned about how accessible it might...
  2. alxndr

    Ticket collection didn’t ask for card

    Just collected a ticket purchased via the Rail Staff Travel site and collected at a ScotRail TVM. I was only asked for the reference number and not asked to insert a card at any point. The booking confirmation advised that the reference and card would be required as usual. Has something...
  3. alxndr

    Glasgow area - Raynes Park 4th Nov

    I absolutely have to get from Glasgow to Raynes Park on the 4th November no later than 14:00 for a hospital appointment, and ideally get back the same day, leaving probably around 16:00. I'd normally not be too concerned about it, even though it'll be a very long day, but the strikes the day...
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    Old children's train book

    This is probably an impossible question as I don't have much to go on, but I'd love to know what the book was that I spent hours pouring over with my grandfather when I was a kid. Sadly I think it was thrown away at some point. It was a fairly slim hardback book full of realistic colour...
  5. alxndr

    Half chain markers

    (Hopefully this is the right section.) This is something which has been bugging me for a little while, and no one seems to be able to give me an answer aside from "it's the railway", so hopefully someone here will be able to satisfy my curiosity. In our area we generally have the chain...

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