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    Buying back heritage lines

    My wife has stated that if we visit the ELR again together it is on condition that we avoid the Bury to Heywood section!
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    The wind blew the bails off?
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    Bootle docks to Drax biofuel

    The long term future of Drax depends on whether they go ahead with retrofitting CO2 capture. If that happens, there'll be biomass trains for many years to come.
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    The last remaining semaphore signal in London?
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    The station was opened on 17 May 1982 at a cost of £78,000. Over to you...
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    Railway General Knowledge.

    It's gone very quiet, so if I may: In what year did Crossflatts Railway Station open?
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    Buying back heritage lines

    Weardale, with a through service to Darlo.
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    RealTimeTrains website

    I find it amazing that the least important feature of RTT (pictures of trains) is the primary topic of discussion on this thread. A great resource that I use every time I travel. And plenty of other times too.
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    Chiltern MK5s Starting 2026 (non speculative updates thread)

    Bashers requiring it for haulage will be desperate for a loco failure every time they travel on Chiltern!
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    Brighton Belle On Test - 2025 onwards

    Who pays attention to bogies? You can't even see them when a train is at the platform.
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    RealTimeTrains website

    Or maybe even Explorer! :D
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    St Pancras - Leeds?

    There was one via Nottingham that was much, much faster than the Northern services from Leeds. I lost interest when they were introduced!
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    KWVR NEWS AND UPDATES

    Timetables with allocations for the steam gala are available on the website. I've already worked my moves out for the Saturday. Red pen poised and ready.
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    Class 89 updates

    I can testify to that... 89001 waits to depart from Bradford Forster Square.
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    37421 Rumoured New Livery

    37/4s belong in large logo. That's how I will always remember them.
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    What to do about Leeds station escalator ?

    Was working for me yesterday at 17:15
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    How do you solve a problem like Bradford?

    How many other cities are proposing to close a station in the city centre and replace it with one on the fringes? It is a retrograde step for anyone travelling to Bradford for work or leisure - or making a connection to/from Forster Square. And businesses currently located in Leeds city centre...
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    Do “Through train” enthusiasts exist?

    And very much cheaper on a Northern Delay Repay free ticket!
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    How do you solve a problem like Bradford?

    All out elections in May. Very unlikely that Labour will be running Bradford after that. A new administration may have totally different ideas when it comes to rail provision for the city.
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    Why don't ticket machines take the 3 letter CRS codes?

    There is if you want an Advance

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