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    TPE Mark 5A coaching stock progress

    I've seen a photo of it at Thornaby
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    What's the current news on 60009 "Union of South Africa"?

    At least it's under cover unlike most locos
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    What's the current news on 60009 "Union of South Africa"?

    She is in Margate until Blue Peter and Nunnery Castle have been overhauled
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    Northern Class 195: Initial Diagrams

    Does anyone know what diagrams 195s work on a Saturday
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    Orient Express Style Luxury Journeys

    It includes both 2 seaters and 4 seaters, one seating arrangement one side of the carriage, the other seating arrangement on the opposite side
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    What's the current news on 60009 "Union of South Africa"?

    I heard a rumour she's gone, but I'm about 200 miles away so don't have a clue
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    What's the current news on 60009 "Union of South Africa"?

    Failed with a hotbox, said axlebox was on fire
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    What's the current news on 60009 "Union of South Africa"?

    If he wishes to keep said locos, and doesn't want to run them anymore; it's up to him. The railway world doesn't revolve around enthusiasts and what can and can't be ran or else we won't get anywhere. Whatever is best for Mr Cameron should be what is put in place
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    5x Class 153 conversion to bike and baggage vans for Scotrail

    Apologies to be a pain, does anyone have a picture of the mock-up of the livery, I remember seeing one a while ago
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    Shortage of volunteers

    To the earlier posts about the young volunteers wanting to drive the trains and all. I’m 15 and volunteer at Ravenglass (as I’ve already said) and I am asked to do multiple jobs and volunteer my early weekend mornings to clean the locos and during winter go and relay track. Let’s just say it’s...
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    Cumbrian Coast Allocations

    153s haven’t been seen on the line for at least 2 years
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    Cumbrian Coast Allocations

    Being a local on the line, the only platforms that don’t accommodate the 4 coaches are the request stops that weren’t upgraded for the 37 trains
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    LNER Diversions Tyne Valley Line (2019)

    Anyone got the complete allocation, I’m hoping to go on one of the Saturdays
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    Shortage of volunteers

    Ravenglass pay the drivers for the full year, as they help on the PWay during winter. The Cafe staff are seasonal as are the office staff, guards are all volunteers as are diesel drivers
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    TPE Mark 5A coaching stock progress

    Don’t kill me for asking this please...my friend said that the 397 is the same as a Mk5, could anyone elaborate on this please
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    Shortage of volunteers

    As a volunteer myself at Ravenglass, the volunteering officers are very friendly. You can do whatever work you like but can only start working on locomotive footplates after certain number of years guarding
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    Uksteam.info

    Supposedly in hospital due to ill health
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    Loco hauled passenger trains

    And here is that picture, Holyhead to Crewe service, yet still replacing a 37/4
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    Loco hauled passenger trains

    There’s a picture somewhere that shows a shed pulling a train along the North Wales line, I’ll see if I can find it

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