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    Examples of what NIMBYs have prevented being built around the network

    Swithland viaduct only exists as the original planned route was blocked. The GCRN can't stop at East Leake because of objections from the owners of the houses built on the goods yard.
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    Euston - Birmingham NS stock

    No....
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    Class 170 First Class

    The large first class seats were also fitted to 170397/398 along with their white livery and Central Trains moquette. They are still non standard as they have chapman seating...
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    December 2016 Timetable changes

    It is a 12 month timetable...
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    The Norton Bridge Flyover.

    Checking TRUST earlier I spotted that from December, the XC Bournemouth to Manchester services (xx.57 off New Street) now arrive into Piccadilly ahead of the VT xx.20 off Euston - the arrival into Stoke is now a full 10 minutes earlier.
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    West Coast Franchise

    Apart from all the VTWC managers on loan.....
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    CrossCountry Turbostar 'Refresh' and Wifi

    170520 & 170111 both done so all 2-cars and all ex-MML sets done. 170112 needs some new logo vinyls though...
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    BBC Trainspotting Live

    No, the time difference made that impractical.
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    Ticket Barriers At Birmingham New Street

    Oh no it won't.....
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    Nottingham Station now.

    The co-operative group acts as an umbrella organisation incoporating a number of co-operative societies - the Central England co-op for example operates 255 co-op food stores. The Heart of England co-op is another of those corporate members.
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    Nottingham Station now.

    The Heart of England co-op have just shut all their non food stores...
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    Voyager 09:41 NOT->BHM

    Despite the fact that BNS is used throughout New Street....
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    Disused or mothballed railway lines with track still in place

    The northern half was done in summer of 2011 utilising a road-railer so the track did get 'one last use'.
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    Diamond Crossings

    It's more than just the Americans, the modelling sector uses frog thanks to Peco descriptions. Personally I had never heard of 'nose'....
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    HS2 in the press

    Calling at Rugby, Coventry and BHI only (though probably Long Buckby as well) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- That is just the problem, we've committed to a scheme not knowing whether the aspirations can actually be met. Do you know if Line X gets put back in after work is...
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    HS2 in the press

    As opposed to the endless rehashed soudbite pro 'argument' about relieving capacity that fails to live up to scrutiny? You simply cannot have more commuter trains to the like of Apsley/Berko/Hemel plus more fast commuters to MK & Northampton plus freight plus more long distance services to...
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    Bank Holiday Moan-athon

    Chesterfield area (Staveley) ???
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    Passenger service lines that deserve to close

    WCML - bottomless money pit.
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    Alterations through Leicester 16/5

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-36286744 A couple of photos of Narborough there, just a little busy!
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    Suggestion: Traditional L&NWR IC services post HS2

    The LNWR never ran to Stoke so there is a flaw in your plan there....:wink:

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