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Almost certainly because nobody wanted to run a Sunday service. At the time I used to regularly use the Bletchley-Cambridge section in the early 60s, the Oxford-Cambridge line was split between the Western, LM, and Eastern regions of BR, which must have been an administrative nightmare, and...

The Marston Vale line has never had a Sunday service. This appears to be a legacy from the time when the Oxford-Cambridge line was fully open; it never had a Sunday service either.

But what loco will haul it? I doubt very much if it'll be Duke of Gloucester after last week's performance on the Poole-Oxford!

IIRC That was designed into the original section of the Central London Railway (now the Central Line of London Underground).

Thanks for the info 60163 - much appreciated!

I'm going to Crewe on Saturday for the Heritage Centre and DRS open days. Haven't been to Crewe for decades, so maybe some of you locals on here could kindly help with some info. My train (if on time) arrives 09.38 giving a maximum of 17 minutes to photograph 5043 on the "Welsh Dragon"...

The Watford situation will have to be sorted out by the time the Croxley Link is complete because the Met will then run through to Watford Junction!

Any further news on this? Olympics getting close now!

Google Maps could well be out of date; Google Earth certainly is. It's Bedford Saint Johns.

I believe the restoration of Bedford-Sandy has been jeopardised by the construction of a rowing lake flooding the trackbed near Willington? Perhaps someone can update us on this? Details of the full East-West project can be found on the East-West Rail consortium's website:-...

UKsteam.info is also showing 70013 on the Weymouth Seaside Express on Sunday - it can't do both! 70013 is currently at Southall - closer to Bristol. It appears 60009 has made it to Carnforth this morning to do a loaded test to Hellifield (looks like the hot boxes have been cured). So if...

Any one got timings for today's Northern Belle Man Vic - Kensington Olympia? Thanks in anticipation!

Looks like this project is in the doldrums - see attached BBC news link:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18173394

The timings beyond Norwich proved to be very sketchy, but I managed to have an excellent day out covering the Lowestoft drags in the morning, and the steam near Cromer, Sheringham and Roughton Rd on NR, and around Holt and Weybourne on the NNR. Great to see 9466 in BR black! Considering the...

Thanks for that Transportphoto; anyone know what time it departs KX?

Does anyone have any info on timings for the Titfield Thunderbolt tour KX - Holt with 34067/9466 this Saturday? Any info much appreciated, thanks in anticipation!

Presumably it's on its way to Norfolk for the "Titfield Thunderbolt" tour on Saturday.

AIUI from comments from others while waiting for it at Alexandra Palace, the ecs was held up on the NLL by engineering work. This caused a change of plan to board the passengers at Finsbury Park. The special never went to KX, but when it did come past Ally Pally around 11.10 (about 90 min...

It definitely was electrified. I remember travelling through it on a service train (a 310) back in the 1970s, being very surprised at the time that we were going that way. I never found out the reason for the diversion.

In a republic, exactly the same security arrangements would surround the President - same difference!