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Am I right in thinking there is a pub on the ecml that has put up a raised area in its beer garden for people to take photo's from ?

Thanks for the help everyone, planning has started in earnest, just hope the timetables don't change that much and bugger up my plans !!!!

I'm planning an ALR for this September, i'm going for 2 weeks, what i'm after is some hints tips and maybe some ideas, I've been out of the train game for a while but now circumstances are allowing me to get back into it and do a long held ambition :D I'm definitely wanting to cover the west...

Drink !!!!!!!!!

While fishing today on whitehaven pier, a class 57 (drs) and 2 mark 2 coaches came into whitehaven at about 11:30, i was to far away to see which 57 it was or who if anybody was in the coaches, possibly a 'practice run' ?

As asked for on the glasgow central to queen street thread, what recommendations have you got for a dam good pub near a station, wether its for food or ale ? Mine would be the 'Prince of wales' opposite Foxfield station, a massive variety of 'real ales' and no commercial gassy stuff !

This service is getting busier and busier and its going to get worse as the year progresses, changes in parking arrangements at sellafield is pushing more people onto the trains, there is 'talk' of putting on a dedicated service to sellafield from the north of the county next march, what this...

07:03 birmingham - edinburgh is a dual voyager, picture shows it in newcastle

If its not slinging it down with rain on thursday, both these reccomendations will be tried out, (note to self, put wellies in car) Anyone know what the grubs like in the metal bridge pub ?

In September 1982 i spent 18 hours on crewe station, from 00:30-18:30, I was 'between' Genesis concerts at Birmingham and Chester and had to wait for someone travelling down from cumbria, It was brilliant, 100's of train movements and plenty of passengers using the station, it was in the day...

Hi all, I'm looking for some good photo locations in and around carlisle (not the station), i would be grateful if anyone has any advice on good locations to use within a 10 mile radius of the city cheers in advance Mr B Fridge

I'm looking for a regular freight timetable or a 'link' to one and i can't find one, I know alot of stuff is moved 'on demand' but the bulk is 'timetabled', and i'm wanting to wander off across the north of england (Settle & Carlisle) with my camera photographing freight workings so any help in...

AC/DC - rock'n'roll train OZZY - crazy train G'N'R - night train ELO - last train to london ZEP/AEROSMITH (and others) train kept a rolling GENESIS - driving the last spike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kPerqc3jsc great story, worth a listen

Sign at whitehaven station this morning read 'Due to a computer failure no tickets can be issued, would customers please purchase tickets on the train', this will cause some problems as there are no ticket vending machines in west cumbria and the trains in the morning are as busy as hell and...

Having monitored the west cumbrian coast line for the past few years, i've watched the rise in passenger traffic with facination, the rate at which passenger traffic has risen has been fantastic, with an increase in traffic going beyond all expectations, it was'nt so very long ago that the...

Might be the wrong forum but i'll take the flak Have just been reading S K Baker's rail atlas, and on the london central plan it states that aldwych tube station is used for 'filming purposes', can anyone expand on this statement or throw some more light on the subject, my curiosity is...

Spalding !:D sold bible nor the rain ?

hang on, i'm working on it, i've got my scrabble letters out !:D

Here's an easy one plead somm brit steel ?

Brookmans park abcceeenorrrsuuwy ?