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I concur. It's worth remembering that many people involved that morning would have seen action during WW2 and so perhaps for them it wasn't so much of a shock.

Thanks for the many responses. Was the line single or double track? I attended the festival on several occasions during the 1980s and have happy albeit hazy memories of walking along the railway track.

Hi everyone, From memory a disused railway line runs through the Glastonbury festival site. I'm guessing that it was the line that ran from Evercreech Jct to Glastonbury. If so does anyone have any information on the line? Thanks for reading this.

"Yes love what can I get you". Unique to the UK

Terrific stuff. I'm curious to know why the hydraulics had a limited fuel capacity?

I know this is off topic but for some time after the KX disaster there were Met Police posters on the Underground asking for help to identify an unknown soul who had perished. Desperately sad stuff. And for Hillsborough. The police cover up was an absolute disgrace and I fear that those poor...

Thanks for this. I'm curious to know whether haulage was steam or diesel?

I seem to remember reading that the driver of the Perth train (who was based at Crewe) had been busy with DIY at his home hours before signing on; the suggestion being that perhaps he had not had enough sleep.

I understand the reason for wanting to get the Peak back to the NE but why couldn't the class 47 have taken over at Stockport? It's hard to think of a corresponding train that could have taken the class 86 back to Stockport.

Hi everyone, The recent purchase of Rail Enthusiast magazine July 1983 has rewarded me with some excellent articles. This included an account of the York to Shrewsbury TPO and the loco swap at Stockport which saw 45022 leave the train and 86235 take the train on to Crewe. Which beggars belief...

Apologies as I've just realised the OP stipulated that the station must be on a double track line. Sorry!

Camden Road which was the first station out of St Pancras. Opened in 1868 and closed in January 1916. The station was sited between a tunnel and a road bridge.

Saddam Hussein was a nasty piece of work but I was against the war because I didn't think his regime was a threat to British citizens. However I certainly view ISIS as being a threat to my safety and without the 2nd Iraqi conflict I'm pretty certain that ISIS would not exist. That said I think...

Hi everyone, Many years ago I remember seeing BOC tankers hauled by pairs of class 76s crossing the Pennines. When that route closed they switched to class 40 haulage via the Hope Valley. Can anyone tell me what killed off the trains and when they stopped running? Years later I read a report...

Hi everyone, My 1979 Bakers Atlas shows this line as being open and maintained to passenger train standards. I'm aware that part of it is still open to serve a factory at Monk Bretton but I'm curious to know both when and why it closed. Oh and what services would have used it in 1979. Thanks...

Yes I think that's about right.

Hi everyone, I only ever use the S & C in the summer and even then only between Leeds and the mountain stations ie Horton, Ribblehead and Dent. The trains are always well loaded and there have been times when I've had to stand between Horton and Settle (not that I'm complaining). However I...

Absolute guess but maybe warm storage if its pan up?

Well they had a good run in the European Cup last season but their back four got found out tonight. Bayern scoring just before half time knocked the stuffing out of them.

I concur. Their good run in the European Cup last season masked serious problems in the league. Their current back four is simply not good enough.