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In Pothmadoc the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway is next to the station. The ffestiniog station is probably just over 5 minutes away, but the ffestiniog has a station above the NR station at Minffordd, and shares Blaunau ffestioniog NR station.

There is a difference between the the tractive effort ( which was high for the 9f - 10 coupled and relatively small wheels and lower for the coronation - 6 coupled large wheels) and the horsepower. More details are here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractive_force So the coronation was...

They were sold. Adverts for van bodies were common in the 60s and 70s in farming and engineering plant magazines. And more on topic, the Rev Awdry did a great little book about locos being taken away and recued :

I found Japan was very welcoming and had no problems taking photos of trains there. Indeed the japanese are very enthusiastic about their trains and have a big enthusiast following.

There was an incident at Tinsley ( I think 1981 ?) where an someone got into an 08 on a sunday and drove it up and down a siding. I remember another incident in (I think) 1984 where some youths got into and started a 47 stabled ina siding on a freight line in south yorks and drove it for...

I'd suggest using the transport for london journey planner to give you the specific times and changes for your connection. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

you will have no problem. Ive used the station a few times and there is plenty of parking at the station, rather more than the usage demands at the moment. also a nicely designed station imho.

Darnall station in Sheffield is hidden up the end of a cul de sac.

things have perhaps moved on in tent design. My cheap one person tent weighs 2 kilos and my sleeping bag 1.5 kilos. Both light enough and small enough for a small backpack. an advantage of camping is that as a student, you are likely to meet and engage with other interesting younger...

Hi I definitely think you could do this, and I think doing it with a tent would be great and cost effective idea. You will need to do some planning in advance but there are plenty of places where there are campsites quite close to the railway station particularly on more scenic lines...

many thanks for this. Sheffield has been my 'home ' station for 20 odd years and its really fascinating to see it through someone elses eyes !

I agree, it looks excellent in this livery, and credit to stagecoach for making the effort. Im puzzled as to why the number of the tram doesnt appear on the outside tho' ?

Slightly off topic, but what happened to the 325s? were they scrapped or are they in store somewhere?

OK firstly Id recommend you acquire a bradshaw for the year of your story if you want to get the details correct - reference libraries or railway booksellers are your best bet. would it be possible to travel from london to the north east via manchester ? Certainly although it would probably...

Given the nature of the blockage I think the plan to use EMD is pretty sound. The jounrye along the a453 is pretty poor, but the skylink buses manage to keep time pretty well along there, and buses could divert through Gotham and avoid most of it ( thats what us locals do) The trains that...

3) Is there any lines you recommend? pretty much any of the routes around the alps in france, most of the lines in southern switzerland and austria. If you are going to Germany Id recommend having a day on the Harz railway (meter gauge steam locos hauling 10 coach trains up to the top of...

I think that is at the heart of it- the whhr committed to funding and construction but delivered almost nothing -the whr/fr had to stump up the moeny and do almost all the work- allowingthe whhr to then cherry pick the most lucrative traffic which is needed to pay for the construction would be...

I'd certainly second the Welsh Highland Line, truly spectacular, and at a pace at which you can enjoy the views !

although the idea of steam engines as a strategic reserve is barmy, the idea of railway infrastructure surviving a nuclear attack isn't. Unless a part of the intial crater, railway infrastructure - bridges in particular are exactly the kind of structure that survive the compression waves of...