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    Plans announced about Royal Mail building at Bristol T.M.

    Plans for digital Inovation center at the former Royal Mail Building. Anything to make BTM a prettier place when visitors arrive by train. The above story is being reported on BBC Radio Bristol. May be further info on BBC Points west local News.
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    Brighton and Hove Albion's executive director has written a letter to Chris Grayling

    http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/martin-perry-southern-3433099.aspx Not my neck of the woods,so may I ask if there is an easy turn back facilities or loops for trains to turn back to Falmer? If extra (dare I say football specials) trains COULD be provided would they have to run...
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    BBC breakfast News reporting LIVE from Birmingham New street station Thursday 24 Nov

    Interviewing passengers on their views and thoughts of rail infrastructure projects in the light of the budget statement.
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    BBC reporting LIVE from Kidderminster

    Not sure of the location of the level crossing,as its not my area.
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    Potential Rail Disruption from Storm Angus - 20/11

    BBC radio bristol reporting Bristol Temple meads station has been closed for safety reasons.
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    If you have access to BBC west,BBC 1 11:00am till 12:15pm,the local section will feature an item about the cancellation of the Bristol area electrification.
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    HS2 in the press

    Not sure where the LIVE broadcast will be coming from.
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    Stoke and Crewe tickets gates installed,Stafford still waiting?

    FOR INFO ONLY, Sorry if a few rail users are already aware. Don't normally make too many trips to the North West,noticed that Stoke on trent and Crewe now have tickets gates. Preston still having Manual ticket checks on the over bridge.
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    Sheffield station why no ticket gates?

    I know the trams have a big bearing on the situation, but even if it was Manual checks for the peak periods.
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    Barbara Windsor to be heard over the rail Network

    http://www.networkrail.co.uk/News/2016/Nov/Dame-Barbara-Windsor-and-Network-Rail-unite-to-support-Poppy-Day-Appeal/
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    Bordesley station is it closed?

    Thank you for the reply,every time I have been to St Andrews I always use the station.
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    Bordesley station is it closed?

    Trying to locate traiins from the above station,with no luck. Any help most wellcome,thanks in advance.
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    cost of upgrading track to passenger line

    The distance from Parson Street(Bristol) to Ashton stadium approx one mile. In my perfect World, have a "temporay" slope type platorm spilling out onto the grass verge before the Ashton Vale Road level crossing. I seem to remember a few years ago Over near Gloucester had a temporary...
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    directive for clearing snow

    Is their one? I have noticed over the years that platform staff will not brush/shovel snow onto the tracks. It may have been okay in years gone by, when the underneaths of trains didn't have so much electrics. Nowadays cleared snow onto the tracks could toss the flakes of snow into the...
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    BBC1 reporting LIVE from Hull Paragon

    Thursday 22 september 2016 A wonderfull looking old railway station like most of us remember.
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    Martin Beumont railway author to visit the Severn Tunnel

    Martin Beumont wrote a book about John Hawkshaw the chief GWR engineer for the Severn Tunnel. Martin will pay a visit the Tunnel on Wednesday 21 September 2016 in the company of a BBC radio Bristol reporter. Footage MIGHT be shown on BBC1 points west local news,although an update/report may be...
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    exhibition on Somerset & Dorset Railway at Bath Museum

    in Julian road. I think they said the Museum will open for the exhibition on Thursday 22 sepember 2016. Please check first if you are travelling long distance.
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    Westbury(Wiltshire) Chimney stack is no more.

    The Lasarge chimney was detonated at 07:00am Sunday 18 september 2016. Pictures should be shown again on the local News,Monday 19 septmber 2016 BBC1 at 13:30 and 18:30pm ITV West 13:50pm and 18:00pm
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    can you default the train line to your home station?

    similar to the quick fare machines at the stations. So if you live in Leeds, the train line (or similar) would always start your from your home station of Leeds. Thanks for any help or info in advance.
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    Where can you find all the turn up on the day fares?

    as opposed to all the special deals etc. Thanks in advance

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