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    Class 442 Farewell Tour

    I believe that BLS are going to have a system in place ,where you can book on line.
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    Railtour to North Wales 22/04/17

    Full details of this BLS Tour can be found on the following link. www.branchline.org.uk/events.php
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    61306 Mayflower

    Hot of the Press this afternoon . 61306 will only be tested in June. The Charity Rail Tours trip has been put back to late Summer Early Autumn
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    61306 Mayflower

    It should be running on the Charity Rail Tours trip on 17th June. Fingers crossed
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    Ordsall Chord

    Can anybody confirm that everything is finished on time with this project and all trains will running to a normal timetable tomorrow ?
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    Ordsall Chord

    Picked up an orange amended Timetable 14 for 18/12/12 until 02/01/17 today in Wigan. I assume other timetables will also be out for this time period.
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    Trivia: Cities and towns with unconnected stations

    Pontefract. Reddish, but pick the right day.:D
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    Improving Northern's Customer Service

    I have undertaken workshops with Greater Manchester Transport. It was worth effort to attend the workshops, because of the ideas and suggestions you could put forward to GMT.
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    New ticket gates in North of England

    Check out item 149 for the pictures
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    A railways arch has partially collapsed near Wigan North Western station (01/12)

    Not sure if the pub is open tonight ? Train services restarted fairly quickly after safety checks. The major problems were on the road system in Wigan . Queen Street ,which is one way ,plays important part in the road network in the area. The closure of the road resulted in chaos and...
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    Wigan NW to Manchester Pic. T.P.E

    It is possible for 185,s to go via Atherton or Westhoughton ,which they retain for route knowledge, when there are engineering works. Likely to be quite a lot in 2017 !:)
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    Tunnel flood, nr. Stalybridge.

    Tram Line now open
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    Tunnel flood, nr. Stalybridge.

    Dore line now open ,following flooding, fallen tree , land slip and anything else that could be thrown at the line. One tram line closed to East Didsbury because of damage caused by tree falling on overhead wires. Problems now further north in the Newcastle area. Line problems to...
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    Route Atlas

    Note some these Regional Quail Track Maps are about to have new editions. Check before you buy.
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    1Z94 No steam

    According to sources The Buxton Express from Preston this morning has no steam train (48151). 48151 has not been reregistered for main line running. It was not allowed out from Carnforth this morning. Some unhappy punters.
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    Charity Railtours - The Wolverton Wanderer

    Looks like it may be cancelled if enough people do not book it by the 15th September.
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    Fawley Branch freight traffic

    UK Rail Tours visit the branch on the 5th November
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    White Hart Lane/Tottenham North

    The platform at Old Trafford is still there and used on match days.
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    The Cliffe Hopper Friday 7th October

    Full details , booking form and route are now on the Branch Line Society web site. See first e-mail for link to the we site.
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    The Cliffe Hopper Friday 7th October

    Coming soon Charity Rail Tour to Rugeley Power Station and Cliffe Vale Stoke -on-Trent with Branch Line Society. Starts from Crewe. Full details on the BLS web site shortly. www.branchline.org.uk/events.php

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