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    Early Days of Rail - Poor Rate

    This is one for the rail historians from the early days of the London to Birmingham link. There is an article in the Railway Times of 30th December 1848 which discusses the London and North Western Railway appealing a Poor Rate for the village of Church Lawford, near Rugby - the Railway passes...
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    Proposal For a Rugby Parkway Station

    Details here - https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article/3711/first-look-at-plans-for-rugby-parkway-station-have-your-say Lots of new houses on that side of town in the Houlton Development on some of the land formerly occupied by Rugby Radio Station / Hillmorton Radio Masts. Not sure it...
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    Short Little Freight Train Spotted today

    I wonder if anyone can enlighten me regarding a short little freight train I saw between Coventry and Rugby this afternoon. Looking at Real Time Trains it seems to be "UID H00060, identity 3J01 TSC 95762000", and it seems to go all over the place - Brum-Rugby-Stafford-Bletchley-Bedford-Euston...

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