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    Ceredigion council backs Cambrian line freight idea

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-29803258 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ori53rbVYWc Several issues with this: 1. ERTMS means a pilot loco needs to be attached. I don't think NR provide this FOC any longer; 2. The hourly timetable will reduce the paths available, but it...
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    Welsh Mountain Statesman 06/07/13 Sheffield-Aberystwyth CANCELLED

    http://railwayherald.com/uknews/cambrian-coast-charter-working-cancelled "Peter Watkinson of Statesman Rail has advised RH that the 'Welsh Mountain Statesman' from Sheffield to Aberystwyth on 6th July has been cancelled. He was advised by DB Schenker on Thursday afternoon that they were...
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    Cambrian problems

    Not a good day for the railway today. First off, 97303 was supposed to be visiting TnT with 304 on the 1Q13 Derby RTC to Aberystwyth & Mach, except 303's ERTMS played up again at Shrewsbury, so it had to be ripped off. 302 was started up on Coleham, but wasn't attached, and was eventually shut...
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    Aberystwyth to London

    From a friend of mine, and he got it from a very reliable source: "Management have has a meeting with ATW staff at Shrewsbury regarding the above. Train to be formed of a........wait for it.........ex WSMR trainset." Discuss.

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