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    GBRF Gala @ Nene Valley Railway

    I attended this event on the Saturday but reluctantly gave up after a while as i think the number of people attending had been totally underesimated i saw other people doing the same i believe the actual event was not organised by the NVR but GBRF still the history of Peterborough Station at the...
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Button A & B in the phone box depending on where you wanted to call & Philips Laserdiscs and V2000 double sided tapes
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    trivia songs that mention trains/ railways

    The Ballad Of John Axon by Ewan Mcoll
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    trivia songs that mention trains/ railways

    Out of my brain on the 5.15 by the Who if that counts & also down in the tube station at midnight by the Jam for infrastructure
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    ECML blocked Stevenage - Hitchin (09/08 and 10/08))

    I Had a trip planned to London for today for a Hidden London Tour but as soon as i saw the information about the incident i cancelled my plans for the day
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    Train Of Lights Trend

    I have just had an email from the EOR stating that they will be doing the Train Of Lights this year
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    Repeat showing of Timeshift Programme on BBC4

    The Nation's Railway:the Golden Age of British Rail on 30/7/24 at 21.00
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    Alexi Sayle's Strangers on a Train

    New series started on R4 from 20/7/24 @ 10.30 with repeat broadcast @ 16.30 on Monday would assume it will be on BBC Sounds as well
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    Forthcoming R4 Programme

    The Food Programme on 19/7/24 @ 11.00am is looking at what food is provided on trains & stations across the country as well as service station catering looking into the food programme archive the programme is repeated on 20/7/24 @ 10.15pm
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    Secrets Of The London Underground.

    New series being shown tonight on Yesterday at 20.00 starting with Earl's Court Station
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    Which train operators issue credit card sized tickets and which ones issue new style paper tickets?

    I have always had CCST tickets when purchased from the ticket office at my local station & also when collecting from the ticket machine for online purchased tickets
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    Runaway trains

    There is the clip on You Tube with the Rail Grinder Runaway For Thirteen Minutes In 2011
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    Tourism : Hidden Gems within the UK .. where ?

    I would recommend Orford Ness if you have an interest in things military as it was where the casings for the uk,s nuclear weapons were tested as well as other military things and most of the pagodas etc are still there
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    Delivery Company Experiences

    I have found Royal Mail 24 & 48 Hour reliable as that is what the companies use which i purchase from unfornately the other two companies i buy from only use Evri who cannot find the right address at times
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    Printer Ink

    Do you subscribe to Which Tech as they have recentley had an article on printer ink & suppliers i can let you know the suppliers which came out best
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    Trigger Point Episode Shown On 11/2/24

    I Am Assuming That The Underground Scenes Were Filmed At Aldwych Going By The Brief Glimpse Of The Central Line Metal Wall Map Although I Maybe Wrong
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    Trivia: Bus routes that cannot use double decker vehicles

    The Misguided Busway from the Trumpington P&R in Cambridge has to use single deck buses until it reaches Cambridge i believe due to the Railway Bridge
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    BBC1 Drama Nightsleeper

    Yes i did wonder what they would actually be able to hack into and i assume it will be filmed on a studio set
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    BBC1 Drama Nightsleeper

    It will be set on board a Glasgow to London sleeper which is hacked and it will be shown as happening in real-time no transmission date or time yet though
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    Crossing scene in episode of Vera shown on ITV 14/1/24

    Unfornately not as even Google was not much help i did notice the scene where she was on the escalators had a Metro Sign outside i think

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