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For all of you Pratchett fans out there, a new Discworld novel is coming out next month: "Raising Steam" .... Railways have come to Ankh Morpork and I suspect chaos as well .....

You really don't know the size of Shropshire do you? Oswestry to Stafford would be over a 100 mile round trip.

There is some extraordinary raw footage of the crash here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o32nxuHshv4 Edited .... See it has been already posted...

Absolutely. I was in my local travel centre on Saturday and was discussing split tickets with the very helpful lady behind the desk. Basically, she said that she will not, by default, offer split tickets but will supply the details if the customer asks.

Pretty certain the ferry isn't running anymore....

http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=29539 Planning to do the journey from Algeciras (or more likely San Roque) to Ronda next time I am in Gib (Sept). Been told it is a wonderful journey (Note to mod... I have absolutely no idea which forum is best for this post!)

It is a damn sight more carbon neutral than coal .....

Is this article in the Telegraph alarmist? Anybody know the true position? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10057288/Coal-crisis-hits-steam-trains.html

Level crossing is still there - with barriers believe it or not. Also since the railway came first and importantly was never actually closed - just mothballed - the legal rights of the railway come first. Basically the road crosses the railway and not the other way round.

Recently was 1986 :D IIRC (and the line is now owned by Shropshire Council) (Update: 1988 )

Re-open Gobowen to Oswestry .. Track is still in-situ... (and the heritage people just can't get the impetus to do it themselves ..)

Prosthetic Leg Mine

Actually somebody with a rather weak grasp of both geography and railways proposed just that a few years ago. When it was pointed out that it required a 3 mile tunnel through the Berwyns it sort of died .... Anyway have a look here for the proposal...

Have a look at the Abermule accident in 1921 which gives a classic (and mercifully rare) insight in how human error can over-ride the very best safety systems: in this case the Electric Train Tablet.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abermule_train_collision

The Cambrian is always a good bet ... 2 1/4 hours to cover the 57 miles from Mach to Pwllheli .... Just over 25 mph. This must be the slowest for any service that travels a reasonable distance!

And in the days of direct services to London via Shrewsbury, the trains used to leave Chester in opposite directions ....

Fantastic ! Many thanks .....

Anybody know when Princess Elizabeth will be run down to Henwick Road following the arrival of the Worcester 20th Anniversary Christmas Fayre special? Will this be almost immediately after the arrival of the train at Shrub Hill or later ? The reason I am asking is that the new Hive (library)...

A few days ago I was at Barmouth station heading towards Tywyn when I idly looked at the track below me. Apart from the generally ropey condition of the sleepers, I also noticed that the chairs had BR(W) on them with what possibly could be a date (the numbers were two digit with the first being...

Thanks to all ..... Dear God! The normal quote is £191.40 for 2 ...