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    TfL Delay Repay with paper ticket

    Delayed 30 minutes yesterday whilst travelling on TfL Rail. Using a paper ticket but cannot seem to find a way of claiming a refund via the TfL website; it seems set up only to deal with contactless / Oyster users. Does anyone have a link to the correct page on the TfL website please?
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    Great Continental Railway Journeys Series 7

    Michael Portillo back with series 7 on BBC2 at 20:00 on 29 July. Unless I am mistaken it is a new series https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rdqn7
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    Garden railway

    A somewhat unusual project https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-52487203/eastbourne-man-builds-railway-in-his-garden “Adrian Backshall has used the lockdown to finish a remarkable project. The retired British Rail worker has built a 30ft railway in his back garden in Eastbourne...
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    66731 NHS Livery

    GBRF have rebranded 66731 to recognise the NHS
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    GWML signal failure 23/4/20

    Owing to a signal failure trains from Hayes and Harlington are running non stop, missing out booked calls at Southall, Hanwell, West Ealing, Ealing Broadway and Acton Main Line. They are still, however, using the up slow line and running at line speed. Trains in the opposite direction and on...
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    Tyne and Wear Metro documentary series on ITV

    ITV are running a 4 part series on the Tyne and Wear Metro. Usual “fly on the wall” type thing, but interesting nevertheless.
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    Pete Erwin ‘track machine’

    Recently saw a ‘track machine’ at Reading carrying the name Pete Erwin. Can anyone identify the number of this machine please?
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    Collecting pre-ordered ticket, machine freezes.

    I purchased a ticket from the Virgin Trains website on 18 September, opting to collect it from Southall station. Went to Southall station on 19 September to collect the ticket from the machine. Typed in the collection reference code and machine brings up a 'Please Wait' sign and then freezes...
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    Stamford Model Railway Exhibition vandals sentenced

    BBC reports three of the four culprits have a 12 month referral order, with their parents ordered to pay £500 each. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-49397838 “The parents of three teenagers who deliberately trashed a model railway exhibition worth £30,000 have been ordered...
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    Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain Book

    Copies of this book, which accompanied the BBC series of the same name, are currently in Poundland. Very much a ‘coffee table’ book but an interesting read for the price.
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    Cairo monorail trains to be built in Derby

    Taken from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-48435983
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    Flying Scotsman nameplate

    One of the original nameplates sold today for £64500
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    India train tragedy in Amritsar (19/10)

    This, taken from the BBC website, looks horrible https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-45913793
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    Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow

    Starts tomorrow (6 June) on Channel 4. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/great-rail-restorations-with-peter-snow
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    Southall to Oxford

    Planning in travelling from Southall to Oxford (with a Network Card) this coming Saturday. Ordinarily I travel Via Reading, but engineering work means a coach from Hayes to Maidenhead. Journey Planner also shows the times going via Paddington and Marylebone, but says no fares available. Any...
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    South Africa level crossing collision.

    https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-01-04-watch--at-least-20-dead-in-horror-train-crash-number-expected-to-rise/ At least 20 people killed in this incident.
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    Autocar magazine road test Tornado

    https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/christmas-road-test-1948-peppercorn-a1-‘tornado’-steam-locomotive-review
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    Visiting Madrid

    Spending the week before Christmas in Madrid, on a general sight seeing trip with the hope of getting a few hours of railway related stuff in. Have a couple of questions: 1. Metro tickets Staying at Arguelles, arriving and departing from the Airport. What is the best ticket to use that will...
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    Oxford Diecast and Hornsby to merge?

    http://www.cityam.com/273164/hornby-merger-talks-oxford-diecast-toymakers-plot-pooling
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    Back issues of The Railway Magazine

    I have 20 years of The Railway Magazine from 1996 in binders going begging. Free to a good home, contact me to arrange collection

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