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I've lost the link I had to this very useful source of information. Can anyone help me out ? Thanks. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Just giving this a bump. I probably didn't word my question very well, but the document in question gave precise dates for the closure of every...

I'll be in the UK the last week in April and thought about having a day / day and a half exploring the North-west on a Northern Rail Rover. My question, are these tickets nominative or could I share one with someone else ? If it is possible to share, I'd use it, probably Thursday &...

To my great surprise, I discovered newly introduced Vossioh 4034 stabled in a grain-silo siding near to the little town of Fleurance in South-west France. The locomotive was delivered to Europorte on the 18th September and is probably undergoing trials. The locomotive was ahead of, but not...

Could anyone tell me if the new video 'Classes 502 and 503 Remembered' from JandKVideo uses new previously unseen footage or the same footage all ready seen on 'OnLine Video's' 'Link and Loop Electric Railways On Merseyside' ? Thanks ! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Just...

I've just been watching a favourite childrens film from the 70's : The Belstone Fox http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069776/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 There is a scene where the pack of fox-hounds have a nasty encounter with a goods-train, hauled by a class 35 Hymek. From what I can gather, the scenes...

Dave Graham had some excellent photos of the Liverpool Central - Garston 3 rd rail electrification in 1977; hosted on the sadly-missed Photopic. My questions : is Dave Graham active on these forums ? Anyone know where or how to contact him ? Anyone else have these photos or know where they...

Logically, electrification should be an on-going process: when one project is completed, another is undertaken. The truth is somewhat different, but we don't live in an ideal World ! The North-West electrification is a huge improvement, but there are some heavily used commuter lines that...

I'd completely forgotten about these two short videos that I posted on Dailymotion, just after Christmas 2009. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbh766_141r1126-a-auch-le-12-decembre-2009_webcam#rel-page-under-2 The 141R 'Mikado' series of locomotive were bought from the USA to...

I recently enjoyed a five day trip to the West and North Highland lines. As a prelude to this journey, I re-read Paul Theroux's ' Kingdom By The Sea' .The book was about Theroux's observations made on a trip around the coast of Britain by train in the year of the Falklands War - 1982. The book...

Perhaps this site isn't the best place to ask, but someone may have an answer. Has anyone used the night coach service from Glasgow to Prestwick Airport ? Where does it pick-up in relation to Queen St station ? Is there anywhere to get a few hours kip in the airport before a very early...

I'm planning a quick trip from France to travel on the Highland lines. I guess many of you have done the same and can recommend decent but reasonably priced B & B's near to the railway stations in Oban, Fort William, Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness. My preference is for Oban and Kyle of...

I saw this mentioned on another thread ( All Line Rover) and just wondered what train(s) used it ! Please excuse my ignorance !