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I was wondering just how much Heritage railways pay annually for their leases and how the amount is arrived at. Legal fees have to be found first of course that are quite substantial. One intending Group in Cambridgeshire has been faced with a £20,000 legal costs that so far has taken them...

A while back there was a section from JD listing all the LU reversing points. Since this item has been closed for reasons beyond me. There were some interesting points emulating from it. As a refugee from the Control room now at Highgate and prior to that qualified for each individual signal box...

I’m brought to understand that the French railways purchased or loaned a number of Eurostar units. Is anyone able to state on which services they are operating on and from which Paris termini.

The set up regarding rail links in Paris has always amazed me. Having to switch stations in Paris depending on one’s destination in Europe is not very far sited. Billions were spent on building the new Paris to Basle route when a great deal of travelling time and inconvenience could be saved had...

The sad saga of the March Wisbech (Bramley Line) will not go away. It seems a local resident has put together a Government petition to retain the long closed Wisbech to March branch as a commuter line. Having been closed since 1968. It seems the chairman of the intended heritage group, who...

Other than class 73's and 66's, are these the only two means of locomotion for the old Gatwick coaches? I understand it has something to do with the heating and lighting of same. Steam is out of the question i'm informed.

Having been involved in the switch over to automatic control rooms on the Northern Line back in the 60’s we were thrust into the unknown in having to deal with multi route push buttons gongs, buzzers and bells going off all around you. But we had the experience of the areas involved. It was just...