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    If you could travel back in time, what service would you like to travel on?

    For me i would of loved to have done 1S76 with a Class 47 out of Brighton. :D:D
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    Abellio Greater Anglia station adoption query.

    Good news, I have finally got through to Abellio Greater Anglia via ACoRP and the wheels are now in motion. :D:D
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    Abellio Greater Anglia station adoption query.

    It's not Thetford, wouldn't take it even if offered it.
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    Abellio Greater Anglia station adoption query.

    It's not Spooner Row and why exactly???
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    Abellio Greater Anglia station adoption query.

    The station is on the Norwich-Cambridge line.
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    Abellio Greater Anglia station adoption query.

    A couple of weeks ago i sent an email to Abellio Greater Anglia about adoption of one of their stations. I haven't recieved an email back so i was wondering if there was any other way i could get in contact because i think sending another email will be pointless seeing as i haven't had any...
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    Railway Memes and Rage Comics [WARNING: Thread contains plenty of cake...Mmm...Cake]

    I made this a while back because i simply can not stand these terrible units.
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    Trivia: What are the sharpest curves on Network Rail routes?

    There are 2 very tight corner on the Norwich-Lowestoft line after Reedham station turning off towards Lowestoft and about 5 mins later down the line after Reedham swingbridge there is another tight corner, DMUs are only allowed to do 10mph on that section.
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    Access to platforms at Ipswich

    Greater Anglia staff are really friendly at Ipswich so just ask and they should let you through, i went to Ipswich last year with a few friends and the staff member on the barriers let us through.
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    Direct Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street service to be axed?

    Many years ago National Express East Anglia walked out on strike in the middle of a heatwave and there Turbostars were the only trains that went to Norwich with air conditioning as EMT hadn't refurbished any of there 158s yet and because they hadn't been refurbished there was no air conditioning...
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    Greater Anglia 47's

    There are two places to check if the Short Set is running, there is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/266595820160418/ which is a Short Set Gen group on facebook or you can join https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/anglia-gen/conversations/messages which is called Anglia Gen and they provide...
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    GA Class 90 on the WCML

    Nope, you will have to keep an eye on RTT and possibly Anglia Gen if you are a member of that group, the route it will definately take will be from Toton to Stratford(London) and then down the GEML.
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    Greater Anglia Liveries Discussion

    I will second that as i travel on Abellio Greater Anglia's Mk3s quite regularly whether it be a run up the GEML to Ipswich or down to Great Yarmouth on one of their summer drags and they are brilliant as the seats are really comfy, there's plenty of legroom and the table is a table rather than...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia First Class service

    This isn't related to your journey but it does fall under the category of Abellio Greater Anglia First Class service, anyway i live on the Norwich-Cambridge line which are served by Class 170/2 Turbostars and these also provide a First class service which i think on this line is absolutely...
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    GA Class 90 on the WCML

    90010 had an exam and some repairs because i believe it got a seized wheelset and had to be dumped at Manningtree afterwhich 47818 dragged it to Crown Point, it later got dragged down the MNR and was dumped at Dereham until a road transporter took it to Crewe. 90010 probably jumped the queue...
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    IT jobs on the railways.

    Wow doesn't fill me with a lot of hope but thanks anyway.
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    IT jobs on the railways.

    Afternoon all, I am currently at college and have just gotten a Level 2 IT diploma and i am doing another 2 years for a Level 3 IT diploma. When i get out of college in 2 years time i would like to use my IT skills to work on the railways, are there any jobs on the railways that are IT...
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    LM Desiros

    Would of thought so they were only built a couple of years ago
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    Competition 524 (Turntables) :: Voting

    I say number 13 as the stock in the pic caught my eye :):)
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    Working through Ely

    NXEA are sending its DVTs to Doncaster for a test don't know which one off the top of my head but anyway it leaves Norwich in the morning and the late afternoon a DVT will come back to Crown Point. So thats pretty much what you saw :wink::wink:

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