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    Mid Hants Railway - ECS / light engine moves

    Coaches are stabled at Alresford and Alton stations. Locos run LE from Ropley to both stations. Apart from steam gala's when the first up service starts from Ropley.
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    Large heritage line stations

    On another note. Apart from Horsted Keynes and Kingscoat on the Bluebell how many other railways have a subway between platforms. Thanks
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    UK Railtour 06 June

    Has anyone got any idea which loco will be on the tail end. UK railtour just list unspecified loco. Thanks
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    Could class 442s ever go back to SWT?

    From memory only class 33/1 can haul 442. You could always use a class 73.
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    Which was the last steam preserved from scrap?

    Link below shows all locos scrapped at Barry. http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/barrycut.htm
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    Status of the Class 58

    Didn't DB repatriate a few class 37s some time ago. You never know maybe one day we may see some 58s being dragged back to the UK.
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    Mid Hants Railway- will they extend?

    There's no way the MHR will ever get back to Winchester. The track bed between the playing field and the New Farm road bridge has now been developed in to a small housing estate. Then just east of Itchen Abbas station the track bed now has another small housing development on it. Add to that the...
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    What is Going To Happen To The HSTs?

    With any luck a few sets will end up on the Waterloo Exeter service. I also wonder if West Coast Railways will be in the market for a one or two sets for rail tours.
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    Did REPs and TCs ever work together with other Southern EMUs?

    From memory did this working some times have the class 33 in the middle. 4VEP+4VEP+Class33+4TC.
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    Isle of Wight class 483's

    If you abandoned the line north of St Johns Road. I can't see the point in keeping the line open.
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    Class 442 the future.

    If money was no object. Far better to rip up all the 3rd rail on the LSWR main line and Pompey direct and Install overhead wires. Put pantographs on 444s and 450s. For an extra fast service from London to Weymouth use class 395s stopping at Basingstoke,Southampton ,Bournemouth and Weymouth only.
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    Class 43 (HST) trains post 2020.

    If and when HST sets are removed from service I wonder if any sets will be exported.
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    Rude Customers

    What gets up my goat are people trying to board a train when I'm trying to get off the same train.
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    Forthcoming galas in 2014

    According to the MHR web site 35028 Clan Line and 34046 Braunton plus Met 1 will be attend the Spring gala 7th to 9th March.
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    35005 Canadian Pacific

    I heard that 35005 will be moved to allow the cab to be removed.
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    35005 Canadian Pacific

    I hear the loco is going to be moved in to the lifting shop. I take this is to allow the cab to be removed.
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    Another steam breakdown

    Rumour on Nat Press forum has it a connecting rod has become unconnected. http://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-capital-christmas-express-23rd-november.164731/page-4#post-708951
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    Holybourne tanks

    Hello, I'm led to believe with the winter time table change taking place on Dec 1st an extra service is being add on the Alton line. I've been told when is happens the Holybourne tanks will be stabled on the Mid Hants Railway until the line is clear for the tanks to run in to the Holybourne...
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    Class 58

    I just wonder if the NRM want a class 58 in their collection? Does joe public care 58050 was the last loco built in the UK?
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    Class 58

    I wonder if 58s will turn up on a DB tender list in the near future.

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