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    Open Return Gatwick to Wigan/Orrell Returning to Heathrow??

    Any advice for the best ticket for a 25 day return on atwick to Orrell or Wigan NW and returning to Heathrow??
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    So Today had two odd Tangara Workings One was a Tangara on it's own on the Olympic Park line??? Where are the Waratah's and S Set's?? i didn't think Tangara's could work alone after the Waterfall accident?? or is that an old wives tale and the other one was a Double Tangara the rear one was...
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    Waratah A58

    Waratah A58 was involved in a strike with a Graffiti vandal at Kingsgrove in Sydney on my other local line at 12:15 this morning the man was pronounced dead at the scene he was found to have been vandalising trains on the other platform before trying to cross the line and being hit by the...
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    Waratah A69 Diagrams

    Hi i was wondering if there was anyway of finding out Waratah diagrams on the Sydney trains network it's just i met my girlfriend on A69 and i may want to track her down for sentimental reasons or incase i do something silly in the future?
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    XPT Questions

    I've just moved to within 10 houses of the XPT depot at Marrickville and was wondering if there's a way of doing a tour of it? Do they do open days or anything? i mean i can see half of the depot myself from where i live i just wondered if it's at all possible. Secondly can anyone confirm the...
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    More Waratah's

    24 More Waratah trains have been ordered for the Sydney Trains network to add 4 extra Services per Hour Sydney to Parramatta this will also involve a recast of the timetable. This shouldn't see the withdrawal of the S class as these are extra's?? but there is also an option for 45 Extra Waratah's
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    Flying into Paris from Sydney any advice on cheap tickets to Wigan

    I'm thinking of flying home for The Pagan Festival Saturnalia now known as Christmas and New Years can anyone advise cheap way's from Paris to Wigan on the 20th December returning the 4th January? Before anyone ask's there's some dirt cheap flights available via China and Vietnam atm so...
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    Yarra Trams

    2015 has gained Melbourne City Football club Livery this may also have some form of Manchester City FC Branding. I think there'ss also a small tram in the same livery as i don't remember 2015 having led displays last time i rode her The trams where used to launch citys new awful away kit...
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    New South Wales Steam?

    I was on a Waratah Service to Homebush before from Central at Approx 2:05 and when we left Platform 19 i noticed a Steam train with a Freight loco painted in the same livery on the rear. The train appeared to be coming from one of the Lower level platforms at Central and appeared to follow the...
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    New Brisbane Stock/Queensland Rail Questions

    Has the new Brisbane stock entered testing yet actually has it even arrived yet??? What lines will the stock be used on?? Is there any chance i'll get to ride one before 14th August?? hypothetically the date i leave for England? Has the Two Tracking of the GC line started yet?? I...
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    Wigan - Leeds

    Heading to Leeds to cheer on the Cowboys on Sunday 21st Feb Leaving Wigan approx 13:00 looking to return the same day Approx 21:30 can anyone advise best split points?? I got to told to head to Leeds Station and catch a Uber and it'd cost around £4 quid to the ground is that ideal or is...
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    My trip to Stuttgart

    Off to Stuttgart on Monday what's there to see and do public transport wise?
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    advice for rail journeys om Taiwan?

    Can anyone give me any advice for rail journeys in Taiwan? i'm considering two weeks there before 2 years in New Zealand i'd probably start in Taipei.. Can i survive off English or do i need one of my female taiwanese friends to translate over there for me??
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    La Poste Tgv's

    Is it true there being withdrawn this year? if so will they be scrapped or rebuilt as tgv's?
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    Northern Kirkby Line

    Is the Northern Kirkby Line now a Self Contained Diagram?? Normally a 150/1?? i've noted 150150 on it yesterday and seen 150113 (the cctv 150) on it most of today just wondered if its entirely self contained now?
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    Clearance Work Orrell

    So Network rail did some clearance work between thursday and saturday in Orrell and it appears they gutted a few birds nests cleared some trees and then installed a "easy access suicide rail" basically they've made it far easier to gain access to the Kirkby line and to jump infront of a train...
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    Paris Roubaix Near Miss with TGV

    The BBC are reporting a near miss between the Peleton of the Paris Roubaix Cycling Race and a TGV with some riders jumping the barrier as the TGV approached http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/32278898
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    Samaritans Adverts on trains

    Have any trains other than 142052 had the Samaritans adverts added to their Northern Livery?
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    XPT vs HST

    Can anyone tell me the differences other than the coaches used? i heard if HST's where exported they wouldn't be able to make the Climb through the Blue Mountains? Could the HST's be used as XPT Spares maybe?
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    Office Shut No Money on Card

    Hi i traveled from Wigan NW to Poulton LF Last night and the Ticket office was shut but the Card only Machines where working but i had no money on my card just £££Cash so if they came round on the train what is the worst that could happen to me baring in mind my option of payment wasn't...

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