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    Fleche D'or

    merci,45517
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    Fleche D'or

    Railway touring company Golden Arrow/Fleche D'or October 9th 2015 London to Paris anyone know time for departure from Calais.
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    Public Access To Wrawby Junction

    early 60s spent a few years working at Patricroft stn box cleaning windows was done on night turn the box was pretty high we used to clamber thro an open window onto a footwalk around the signalbox about a foot wide No rails to stop you fallin off and the walkway was none to steady.method of...
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    photographing trains

    steam train to Llandudno this Saturday June 20th,however for operating reasons the steam loco will be at rear of train between chester and Llandudno but the return the loco will be at head of train.Times rhyl 11.12 Llandudno jnc 11.33-11.36 Llandudno 11.52.return Llandudno dep 16.56.llan jnc...
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    Golden Arrow Statesman May 23 2015

    Anyone know if the steam section Battersea- Canterbury ret is to be Diesel hauled due to some problem with stock.
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    East lancs Railway caught up with potential £18k loss in building company collapse

    I donated a few days ago on the big give.org.uk see east lancs website and goes directly to appeal
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    Manchester - Liverpool Electrification

    new car park south of newton le willows station to be built on the former car showroom site has this been built/opened yet
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    Hayley at Holyhead

    couple of year ago guy on metrolink trams claiming he was canadian and had been robbed the previous night was asking for money so he could buy ticket for national express bus to london to catch a flight to Canada? he had a good canadian accent.couple of month later he was hoppin about on two...
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    London to Patricroft(where??)May 3rd

    London st Pancras-M/c picc via sheffield change sheffield for tpe to M/c picc arrival at M/c walk(5min) to Piccadilly garden bus sta for 33 bus to eccles purchase a day saver ticket, change bus at eccles board 67,100,22 or 68 to patricroft,return in reverse. No train from patricroft or Eccles...
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    Are any of the A4s still on display at Shildon this weekend?

    NRM Shildon A4s 60008/4489 , March 28th(weather permitting)on display outside for photos,according to NRM site.
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    Are any of the A4s still on display at Shildon this weekend?

    A4s were both on the same road 60008 in rear of 4489 and alongside Lnwr 790 Hardwick so I would say not very good position, thought they could have been displayed to better effect alongside one another. With regards other exhibits various locos from national collection right up to APT and the...
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    Are any of the A4s still on display at Shildon this weekend?

    Monday both A4s 60008/4489 inside museum
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    Amber Semaphore Signals

    done a spot of climbing up signals replenishing oil lamps the art of climbing up signal ladder holding 4 oil lamps in one hand climbing the signal ladder with the other,pre health n safety days still you got a good view of Barton Moss from Barton Moss jnc home signal --- old post above --- ---...
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    GMPTE Rail on new electrics?

    I was asked a similar question recently regarding TfGM senior conssesion pass,so I looked up TfGM map and route M/c- Wigan via chat moss, WCML is shown as a valid route
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    Manchester - Liverpool Electrification

    photographed at Eccles sta
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    Manchester - Liverpool Electrification

    Re Port Salford,you refer to 4 track at M60 location that is where a tempory 2 track diversion was laid alongside construction of M60 bdg 1980ish and the ballast used for track still in situ.
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    Fellsman

    can anyone confirm 2xclass 5s on tomorrow aug 7th 45231 moved cforth this week possible for 44932 45231 to work fellsman
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    Steam on Manchester - Liverpool (CLC route) 11th August. When did it last happen?

    I seem to recall Ivatt.2-6-0 46441 in BR maroon livery traversed this route very late 80s or early90s may have been Leng move or private charter can't rememeber, prior to that 6os steam era

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