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    Onllwyn 110mph Test Track & Rail Technology Centre.

    I am surprised that this particular site has been chosen - surely if they laid it from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth it would kill two birds with one stone? :) (I'll get my coat)
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    Chinnor & Princes Risborough - Platform 4 at Princes Risborough

    I was on it from Banbury - but sorry I can't remember what it was in aid of (great trip though and wonderful to arrive at Chinnor from somewhere else)
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    Radley station platform extensions

    Um, have I missed something? Surely one of Grayling's finest bi-modes will do?
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    I'll defer to the others - I don't have a question. There is probably a cracker in that pile of books somewhere....
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    The Christmas Train by David Baldacci? If so, it is on my reading pile (which is actually a bookcase)
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    My wife calls them "dangly bits" - works for me o_O
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    Volunteers with disabilities

    Sounds like your treatment is contrary to the equality act to me (not that I am any kind of expert) - organisations should take reasonable steps to accommodate people. I am minded of the recent case concerning a scout who was banned from going on outings and his parents successfully sued for...
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    What will GTR do with all of their units once the full Thameslink timetable is running?

    I understand they may be looking for some spare units in Scotland after a little problem with the class 385 windscreens...........<D
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    FIP & Coupons from London - Berlin

    Ah yes forgot that it only applies to bordering countries: "If an International Coupon has been used on a railway adjoining or bordering the railway of issue, it may not be used again for any further journeys on this railway after the return journey has been made to the issuing railway (i.e. if...
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    FIP & Coupons from London - Berlin

    I can answer your last question - coupons aren't valid once you return to your home country (and if you get caught it will be treated as a travel irregularity)
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    Petition for reopening the Hereford, Hay and Brecon line

    Ah in a similar vein to DelW's post - I fear that what you think are a squadron of large whites lined up in the car par primed and ready for flight are in fact just a convincing set of snow drifts...
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    Regional Railways club trains

    Coincidentally I have just read "Murder at Deviation Junction" from the Jim Stringer Railway Policeman series by Andrew Martin (see http://www.jimstringernovels.com/fiction) - it features the murder of some of the members of such a subscription club
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    Complete list of Britain`s Preserved Railways

    Still there as far as I now. Went a few years ago - interesting and enjoyable day (especially the corporate ride up the hill)
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Excellent!
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    I noticed this morning that some installation of registration arms has commenced on the Didcot avoiding line and some more on the ground ready for installation - don't recall seeing them last Friday (but it was dark when I was there then)
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    Market Harborough Station Upgrade

    He's a politician - probably wouldn't listen anyway.... :)
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    Chris Tarrant in the Baltic States

    'tis here ;-) https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/chris-tarrant-extreme-rail-journeys.156662/
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    Stations with public showers

    I can recommend the ones at Inverness
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    Hither Green crash - 50 years ago tonight

    There was also a memorial service at the local church (St Mildred's, Lee) organised at the invitation of Lewisham Council.

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