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    Railway General Knowledge.

    Wernigerode, Wernigerode Westerntor, Drei Annen Hohne, Brocken, Eisfelter Talmühle, Quedlinburg and Nordhausen. We're in the Harz.
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    Trivia: Mispronounced station names

    And nearby Lie-ces-ter :)
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    Trivia: Mispronounced station names

    In the past I've heard Thameslink announcers pronounce Flitwick (Flitick) as Flit-wick.
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Turkey?
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    All three correct One correct Both correct Correct So Snow1964 wins with three correct. The works manager's job is yours.
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    Sorry for the delay. In which countries are/were the following railway works? Salt River Hutt Hyde Park Midland Roanoke Chittaranjan Jundiaì
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    No Time to Die, am I missing something

    George Lazenby? I thought he was dire.
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    Franco and Crosti of Franco-Crosti boiler fame and Cartazzi of Cartazzi axle fame?
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    Recommended Heritage Railways

    Some good real ale to be had at both ends of the SVR in Bridgnorth and Kidderminster stations. Not sure how doable that is from Yorkshire though. Of the three you've listed, I'd say the KWVR is best for beer. Some nice pubs in Keighley and Haworth.
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    GP Surgeries - What is your experience like?

    Pre pandemic my surgery was great as you could book an appointment on line to avoid the 08:00 phone lottery. There was the option to visit the surgery and make an appointment in person but that generally involved turning up at 07:30 and waiting for the doors to open as the queue by 08:00 would...
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    Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

    Sports commentators who insist on using the terms P1, P2, P3 etc. rather than 1st, 2nd, 3rd.........
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    Black Cat Roundabout upgrade awarded

    Replacing the one at Buckden will be a challenge.
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    Shorter day trips by steam?

    VT's Shakespeare Express trips seem to do well and they are quite short journeys. Can't see why other short trips wouldn't be as successful.
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    he issued rather odd specifications that resulted in some rather odd locos, including some that had geared drive and others which had the boiler on separate frames to the cylinders and driving wheels.
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    Cabinet reshuffle today

    Your fears have been proved correct. The sooner that odious woman is consigned to political history the better.
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    Have you had any recent good or bad experiences of using car breakdown recovery services?

    Had a timing belt go on my Zafira few weeks ago. AA patrol attended in around 30 minutes and towed me the 10 miles home to save waiting for a rescue truck.
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    How about the Royal Engineers? They were big in sport back in the day?
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    IIRC Middlesborough have won both amateur and professional versions of the FA Cup.
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    Reasons to visit the Mid Hants (Watercress) Line

    The Triple fff Brewery tap adjacent to Medstead and Four Marks station.

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