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this 1980's documentary video popped up on you tube recently about overcrowding and fares going up. Makes an interesting comparison with today !!

from Brighton Argus So they issue too many permits the drivers end up queueing out into the street and hey presto after being there for over 100 years the cabbies are shunted to the back of the station to make room for the buses

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49892460 So despite the railways being the most safety conscious organisation I know it appears basics were not followed :( very sad this was definitely preventable

More signs that this review might be a death knell for the project https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-49717954

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/boys-wanted-after-concrete-slabs-16840033 Should this be treated as attempted murder?

Last time it was in early October I recall the announcement that it was moving from October to April but now see that they are holding a second one this year on the weekend in question. Looks like not much in way of visitors but then they have the biggest home fleet of any heritage railway...

the other day I got caught at Tallington crossing (no surprise there) but from barriers down to the arrival of the class 66 trundling Sibelco minerals past at 20MPH was approximately 5 and half minutes The barriers generally are activated when a fast passenger is about 2 and half minutes away...

Seen a discussion on this elsewhere but got me thinking Convert the Mk3's with strengthened floors and roller shutters and you could possibly operate them between distribution hubs carrying palletised high value freight such as perishables or just in time components They could operate between...

I have booked myself into a b & B for the Thursday and Friday and am planning a 2 day visit but i notice from the timetable that Hymek 7018 is ONLY hauling the dining set. Is this open to rover ticket holders or will the only way to get a ride behind this loco be to book a meal on the train ?

unfortunately after posting the news on their site the A1A site has been pulled so not a lot to go on but it appears that the never ending saga of the NVR falling out with groups both of members and owners seems to be continuing lets hope there isn't a long dry spell next year because the A1A...

From stoke sentinel I think they have a point taxis pay big fees for the right to work major stations so they should at least be allowed to use the loos

over the last couple of weeks every time I am dropping off or picking up at Peterborough i seem to see class 91 sets either being hauled by other locos (67 and 91 and I think a 90 but wasn't close enough to identify it) or sat in the centre road being undertaken by trains using platform 1 as a...

from BBC news website https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45854824 So dividends doubled but no announcement of ploughing some back into the franchise

I am thinking of doing the Thursday but am wondering if this event will be a bit of a fiasco SVR diesel events tend to have poor record for communication when things go wrong and i can't help feeling this is over ambitious The class ELR 40's event featured 6 locos and the NVR 31 event a...