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Would we have more or less electrification ( dont know on this one) Would the move from DC to AC traction motors have still happened (Yes IMHO) ? How would substation technology have developed? But feel free to discuss anythong about this change and its aftermath.

This is about the 580/581/81 Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire service from Skipton to Lancaster, and changes to other services over time, reflecting rerouting of the through route. I lived near settle for 10 years around 1980 when the Pennine orange and black coaches ran the services. I even did...

This came up on my facebook feed today. Never heard of this.. Is it a tram or a train? It comes from the winter edition of the Eastern Region timetable. Which is on Timetable World... table 86

I have a 1950's rule book that the owner kept up to date with amendments. The amendments applied are listed in the front endpapers. I assume a booklet was issued with printed amendments that would be stuck in the rule book. Some bits were simply pasted over the original text. Other bits involved...

Hi Just remembered these clips and labels What were these for, what was the data on them and were they always hand written or sometimes computer printed? When did they fall into disuse? or are they still used? Were the clips a good design or did the labels fall out or did they trap fingers...

I am currently scanning a 1977 BR prices manual. I will share the scans with TimetableWorld (TTW) so everyone can see it. There is a feature in TTW to add information about the item. I would like a short article to help describe what the book is and its importance to the railway at that time...

Back on pre Channel Tunnel days, when you bought a copy of the all line timetable, you got the European Supplement. This had connections from the UK to cities across Europe. They had to use ferry connections to get from UK to mainland Europe. Does anyone have one? Has anyone seen one for sale...

Its my understanding that every new railway needed an act of parliament till fairly recently or maybe its still done. But I am interested in what happened pre grouping with a myriad of small railways, joint committes etc I assume the bill would have been introduced into one of the 2 houses and...

Does anyone know of a mercury arc rectifier still supplying current to a working railway or tramway? UK or abroad. Please say if preserved railway or not.

It has a rail connection that appears used. View looking south. Image from Google Street View.

Remember the adage - nothing is reliable as the part you dont fit. Also, some features of new trains are expensive/heavy/a maintenance liability So what stuff in new trains would you chuck in the skip rather than fit it to the trains? I understand some of the kit fitted to new trains is for...

Trying to remember this from when I was a kid. We definitely went there as a family. It was in the railway buildings near where the Railway Institute is today. I think it was the old LNER museum. Any memories to share?

My car has the makers name and the car model all over it in chrome letters like most cars. Trucks have their makers names over them too, but with buses, it seems not. Why?

The 11 Horton in Ribblesdale - Tosside, currently operated by North Yorkshire County Council, is to be extended to Clitheroe from 8th April. This fills a bus free hole in Bowland. Passes a lot of nothing and takes 1hr 15min from Settle to Clitheroe. Kudos to N Yorks and Lancashire for trying...

I suppose most would think of the demolition of Euston, and the removal of the Doric arch. But I think this is worse - Its the north concourse at Leeds station, built by LMS in 1937 when they built the Queens Hotel and the Aire Street offices. But BR made the fine Art Deco concourse into a...

Text lifted from KBMT facebook page. (Note - private group. Membership is required to read it) https://www.facebook.com/groups/147742295607711/permalink/2082120378836550/

At settle Jct going south, first you come 2 a colour light distant. one on each branch. Then a semaphore stop signal on each branch. There is the pointowork where the barnches actually join, then there is a semaphore stop signal. I imagine this is designated the up home. Yiou can see the top...

I'll start with the Right Reverent Erid Treacy MBE, Bishop of Wakefield. (1907 - 1978) He was also a renowned rail photographer. Roger Bullivant. He was a musician, including directing the Sheffield Bach Choir, and also played the harpsichord. I was travelling with a musician friend of my...

This thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/career-change-to-bus-driver-kendal.259660/ has gone a little off topic discussing travel between the depot and joining your bus and vice versa. This is about how the staff travel between the depot and their bus. So what companies run staff...

No holds barred. UK or foreign. Modern or preserved. What do you want to tick off next year? Me:- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum Dewsbury Bus Museum and ride a Guy Wulfrunian Oldham - Huddersfield - Halifax - Rochdale - Oldham 555 Lancaster - Keswick all the way in one go Malton - Whitby Sheffield...