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  1. andyfrommk

    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    Seems I've wandered into the answer to my own question Geoff Plumb's SmugMug site has a picture taken yesterday showing the site is still in use as a Road stone terminal. If you are reading this, Thanks Geoff
  2. andyfrommk

    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    Thanks. I wonder what they'll do if they are listed, I went past Stewartby brickworks and they had one of the old buildings all lit up from the outside Thanks, I suppose they'll have to push the 2013 date back then
  3. andyfrommk

    Chiltern Oxford Link completed

    Any news on the building of Water Eaton Parkway? Have they Demolished the grain towers? cut the turf?(so to speak) Wikipedia only mentions a planned opening date of 2013 and google searches prove fruitless.
  4. andyfrommk

    Munitions stolen from train in Warrington

    They've recovered them Two questioned over theft of anti-tank mines from munitions train
  5. andyfrommk

    Munitions stolen from train in Warrington

    The Army Rumour Service thread on the theft [NSFW] Useful if you want to know about the type of explosive stolen
  6. andyfrommk

    East West Rail Link Cambridge - Bedford is it worth it?

    Went past Bletchley yesterday. They seem to be re-ballasting the tracks that branch off the main line onto the flyover.
  7. andyfrommk

    Any news about the Chiltern Power-door Mk3s yet?

    My theory on that is, because MYB and BMO have less platforms they have less pointwork for trains to negotiate at 15/10/5MPH* than EUS and BHM so can accelerate to/decelerate from mainline speed closer to the station *Delete as applicable,
  8. andyfrommk

    Spotters dicing with death

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6OxBp2fEig The same event but shot closer to the dozy bloke
  9. andyfrommk

    New Wolverton Station Building Blueprints

    Nothing much has changed in the past month..... .....except for a bit of brickwork and paving-laying. Not sure if the clock is working but it was only 15 minutes late when I visited. The view from the platform, taken in the gap between hoardings and the only shot that shows (almost) the...
  10. andyfrommk

    Railway news site?

    Have you tried clicking on the Railway news sites thread that is sticked at the top
  11. andyfrommk

    New Rail Safety Campaign

    Looks to me like the Track is disused also the DM berates the jogger but not the cameraman that is also standing on the track
  12. andyfrommk

    Books on Train Mechanics etc

    For a free resource have a look at www.railway-technical.com Doh! just read Dieseldrivers post,
  13. andyfrommk

    More Daily Mail Madness ...

    The article has been changed to say the delay was only 30 minutes.
  14. andyfrommk

    Italys NTV starts AGV service

    Thanks for the link to the official website, Oscar. I was looking for any interior shots, those hi-res panoramas are even better.
  15. andyfrommk

    Italys NTV starts AGV service

    Italys open access operator NTV has put Alstoms AGV into service http://www.euronews.com/2012/04/28/high-speed-burgundy-bullets-glide-into-service
  16. andyfrommk

    MKC to Bedford - direct?

    They haven't decied that yet. I'm quoting al green when I use the word 'final', I assume that final means the current works i.e signalling and such and not the final bletchley that will be in the east west rail link
  17. andyfrommk

    Milton Keynes / Watford Junction changes

    National station improvement program is what it was supposed to be. The pdfs on londonmidland.com have been taken down.
  18. andyfrommk

    MKC to Bedford - direct?

    Here is a repost of Al Greens .pdf showing the final layout of Bletchley in case anyone missed it http://railforums.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=8434&d=1320067252
  19. andyfrommk

    New Wolverton Station Building Blueprints

    Another progress update: Brickies look done, looks like the glazers are up next, not sure what needs to be done on the inside though Taken from the top of the stairs for platforms 2 and 3 Taken from the top of the stairs on platform 1
  20. andyfrommk

    Colas Rail Heathfield Timber

    It passes by Taunton at 14:33 and Exeter St Davids 15:07 so sometime between the two? Plenty of info in an old thread btw, congrats on getting 'round the double post prevention system

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