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    More 66s to be built?

    Found this on WNXX (you need to subscribe to WNXX to see this link and rest of the website) Do GBRf already have enough class 66s since 66747 - 751 could enter traffic later this year and 734 sitting on the banks on Loch Treig awaiting its future?
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    National express dundee

    I don't know whether there is another thread similar to this but i want to start a fresh. NX dundee are way to start operating new enviro 400 hybrids soon. Spotted 2 today at the high school in the city centre and saw the rest at the depot on dock street. Be appricated if this thread was...
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    Some rail fares to fall in scotland to reduce 'inconsistencies'

    Some rail fares are to fall in Scotland, according to a story on the BBC news website. I can't post the link to the page as i'm typing this on my phone. Link
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    unusual movements in the NE of scotland over the coming weeks

    whilst browsering through realtimetrains.info by searching at carnoustie, i've come across some strange movements coming up the dundee to aberdeen line in the coming weeks. 1) 27/3/12, a millerhill to inverness move http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U57740/2013/03/27/advanced i guess this...
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    East Coast services 1S03 & 1E15

    what has happened to east coasts 1S03 0710 leeds to aberdeen service and the 1E15 0952 aberdeen to london KX service as both of them have been cancelled. the set for 1E15 didn't run from aberdeen and 1S03 terminated at edinburgh?
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    disused signals and OHL gantries?

    similar to the disused level crossing thread I made a couple of months ago but are there any disused signals or OHL gantries that are still in situ on a closed line (after 1975). i can only think of the woodhead line as that still has some OHL and a signal post near hadfield station but its not...
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    GB VI in april

    The great britain VI commences in april to begin its journey around britain. I'm looking forward to wednesday the 24th april as the tour runs from edinburgh to aberdeen and return involving three steam locos, one is which A4s pacific 60009 union of south africa on the outwards journey. Does...
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    kids program featuring a train race in scotland in the late 90s?

    Can anyone identify this kids program in the late 1990s featuring a race in scotland. It was a race to glasgow queen street where the man came from coupar angus on a strathtay bus then boarded a regional express livery 158 at dundee whereas the woman came from west highlands onboard a regional...
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    arpley to aberdeen move?

    There is an arpley to aberdeen move on saturday, leaving at 0100 and arriving at aberdeen about 1215. Can anyone shed some light on this?
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    realtimetrains showing freight times?

    I have been using www.realtimetrains.co.uk for a while but this morning its been showing freight times through my local station carnoustie. Has anyone else been using this and seen the freight times on the website?
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    trains to unusual destinations on tv/films in the UK

    just watched miranda on bbc1 and at the end, miranda boarded a chiltren 172 to Marylebone heading to WICK!!! Can anyone think of any trains on TV or films heading to unusual destinations that are not part of the network they operate on, particulary in the UK.
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    bus services/companies that are conductor/driver operated

    How many bus companies still run a driver/conductor service. A prime example is the 73 'tayway' route operated by stagecoach east scotland serving dundee to arbroath coast route.
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    1L85 yesturday

    Can anyone tell me what happened to yesturdays scotrail 1L85 1611 glasgow QST to arbroath service. All i know it terminated at dundee almost virtually running on time and it was formed by 170460?
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    boys on bikes 'surfed' train

    just saw the thread about children 'surfing' a train in Maesteg & Garth but theres one in scotland at kingussie. All copyed and pasted from the BBC scotland news. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21179335 Two teenage boys on bikes have been filmed on CCTV holding...
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    e300 on 73 'tayway'

    Just saw a e300 single decker on a 73 'tayway' service in arbroath 1630. Should back to dundee on a similar service about 1655. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Oops, meant to put this in the stagecoach east scotland thread by mistake. Hoping one of the mods can move this post into...
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    gangam style reaches a billion hits on youtube

    Gangam style by psy has reached a billion hits on youtube since its was released in july.
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    request stops

    which stations should become request stops, perhaps under 1000 passengers a year. I think barry links, golf street and balmossie should on the aberdeen to dundee line since they have about 100 passengers a year? Which stations should become a permanent stop such as burneside and stavenly on...
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    locos going to be scrapped

    What locos are going to be scrapped soon? 47826 and 37428 are already at CF booths in rotherdam awaiting their fate and are 37087, 510 and 683 going to be scrapped as well.
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    XC HST to aberdeen tonight

    Noticed this from www.Scot-rail.co.uk that a XC HST was noted through carnoustie 2033 heading to aberdeen. I never knew this til about 2mins ago. Is this a one off?
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    railway stations that are still opened but no longer accessible or serve passengers

    can anyone tell me what stations are still opened but no longer accessible (fenced off) or serve passengers. I can think of a few in england such as wedgewood and norton bridge on the london to crewe line. Can anyone think of any other station in scotland, wales or england?

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