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And dont forget the National Grid operated steam locos at its now defunct Castle Donnigton Power station, i believe into the 90s The site manager was a fan of steam.

Yep been confirmed on BBC Radio 5 what a waste

Correct, only the GCR North has a connection Cant see with the budget cuts for any more expansion money from the council or tourist board though i am afraid and i think 5-10 £million would be needed to put the embankment and bridges over the canal and NWR back plus relocation of the engine sheds

That lobster link is a bit random or am i missing something

Len has confirmed he will be attending both the 2011 events at Stapleford with his model railway stall next year 18th 19th June and 28th 29th August (BH Sun and Mon)

Here is the SMR Berkshire again with a lightly loaded 5 coach on a very cold Feb 2010 early evening private members only train and yes it does look and sound big close your eyes and you could be in the states in the 1940s still PmxzDtn0kMA In response to the loadings questions on...

Think the fare was about 15 quid when I went last year and yes very regular service. I work for a Swedish company in Lund and used the route a lot up, to last year when i went on a long term project in the uk. Makes the CPH Airport to Malmo journey a breeze although I miss flying over like a...

LOL I have walked many abandoned tunnels in my youth in the late 70s and 80s One, on the old GNR line at Scraptoft near Leicester was bizzare as you get part way in and there is no exit, just soil up to the roof. On top, the other side of the ridge is just a huge field rolling into the...

Oh sorry will have a read back It is amazing (or not) how imagination aetc can run away with things and these storries develop Some years ago, i was riding a bike with my 9 year old son through the disused tunnel on the old Brampton valley line cycle way south of Market Harborough Without...

Along with double headxer with Nimbus and you really would have a ghost train I read somehere that it had been recorded by a spotter near Hadley the day after it was scrapped Anyone else heard of this, i know it is supposed to have been seen a few times since There is also the ghost train...

We have an Oxfordshire trading standards car that parks every night in our town Rutland however is 70 miles from Oxfordshire Many industries allow their eployees access to works vehicles outside of work I would guess that was the case with the NWR van.

Once had the delight of travelling on a special over the line from Leicester to Coalville on a superanuated DMU during the Mantle lane open day in the late 80s I believe mining subsidence is one of the biggest issues to medium (i.e over 40 mph) speed passenger services which would be needed to...

At the Stapleford 10 1/4" we have two 9 coach sets (about 55 pax per set) We have run all 18 coaches with the NKP Berkshire and NYC Niagara double heading but it wont fit into the station on the return so not viable apart from specials Our limit is the 1 in 50 climb up from the lake, probably...

Incredible on two counts Anything over 100 volts has the potential to create enough current through the body to kill and we are talking mili amps of current , not 1000s of amps associated with a connection to earth Also the fall in itself let alone onto a running track. Plenty of folks are...

Unfortunately, a ban is now impossible. many industrial companies i work for use orange jackets and vests for certain trades on site such as yard banksmen or security. Other sites use orange vests to differentiate contractors from site staff, usefull to keep a track especially in emergencys...

The two public running dates in 2011 for the 10 1/4" SMR near Melton Mowbray Leics LE14 2SF Are Sat Sun 11th 12th June and 28th 29th August (BH Sun Mon) Both events are for charity and feature a vintage steam rally alongside the railway operation with model rail suppliers also attending...

Bit of an atmospheric clip i just uploaded of the short lived Rothley to Leicester North Panier tank push pull marshalled into the last train of the day back to Loughborough headed by Jubilee "Kolhapur" on a freezing january afternoon in 1991 Cant believe its nearly 20 years ago still warming...

Nice video Amazing how many of stapleford are on youtube now I have a few on our channel now www.youtube.com/stapleford including from the August BH weekend Nige

Thanks Matt Hope you enjoyed it, you snapped me on the photo gallery driving the NKP Berks:D Next years two open dates are 18th 19th June and sunday BH Mon 28th 29th Aug 2011 Nigel

I believe that an original proposal at Melton Mowbray was to lay a bi directional centre track in the middle of the arch for containers only i.e 3 tracks but the option now being used is to build a new bridge next to Leicester road, and slide the bridge into place thus causing the least...