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  1. trainmania100

    Notre Dame Cathedral Severely Damaged By Fire

    What a shame Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/15/huge-fire-breaks-notre-dame-cathedral-9218296/?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/ Read more...
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    GWR HST Farewell Railtour Timings

    Full timings for 43 farewell charity railtour 5Z22 St Philips Marsh HSTD to Bristol Temple Meads ECS https://www.rail-record.co.uk/rail/liverail/train/1744476/01/06/19 1Z22 Bristol Temple Meads to Paddington PAX https://www.rail-record.co.uk/rail/liverail/train/1744475/01/06/19 1Z23...
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    What is this sign for?

    Please see attached my photo of 66743, at my local yard, newhaven town yard day aggregates Does anyone know what CSR 15 means on the sign please? Thanks
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    Ye Olde Blackfriar' UKRt

    Timings for this Saturday's excursion on the London Transport 4TC top and tail 73s https://www.rail-record.co.uk/timings-now-available-for-ukrt-ye-olde-blackfriar-2019/
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    23/03/18 - 61306 Mayflower Bluebell Railway

    Mayflower 61306 works Southend East to Sheffield park bluebell railway this weekend, via Guildford. https://www.rail-record.co.uk/where-to-see-lner-61306-mayflower-this-weekend/ [I have modified the timings below to ADDITIONALLY include times whilst 61306 is on the bluebell railway including...
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    Southeastern 12/375 via Brighton Mainline

    Quite a rare chance to see some southeastern 375s work Hastings to Tonbridge via Lewes, Haywards Heath, etc. https://www.rail-record.co.uk/rail/liverail/train/1603043/15/03/19 Shame i am working. When was the last time a 375 went to Eastbourne let alone lewes Location Times Plat St Leonards...
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    Euros: buy now or buy later

    Got a trip to Paris coming up, Eurostar from st Pancake to Gare de Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy, change at gare de Lille , coming up in May. With Brexit looming, I'd like some financial advice - would I be better to buy £1K in euros now, or wait? Does anyone recon the currency exchange rate will...
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    Newhaven Harbour

    Some pictures from Newhaven Harbour, where there is a signal box soon to become disused when control goes over to Three bridges A new signal for the marine siding is also there, enjoy These photos I took today so no stealing please :)
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    Steam dreams Victoria to Eastbourne

    Saturday 22nd June London victoria to Eastbourne and Hastings via Lewes https://www.steamdreams.co.uk/tours.php?tourid=72143 Estimated Timings Outward Return London Victoria 1015 2000 Redhill 1115 1900 Eastbourne 1220 1600 Hastings 1300 1700 Nice to see some...
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    Timings now available for Here There Everywhere Railtour

    Apologies if this thread is already made, but I can't find a timings thread nor a general discussion thread for it Timings are now on RTT for the here there everywhere tour, which includes traversal of numerous loops, sidings and goes to places such as Eton, Hanwell, Tilehirst, Sheerness and...
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    GX 387/2 Newhaven Town

    A couple of rare occurrence and in 1 video. 1. snow in South East, very rare 2. Gatwick express class 387 on the Seaford Branch, also very uncommon. Note that the video does have lots of sparks and flashing lights. Enjoy. Great to see these third rail units struggling about in the snow. This...
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    Opinion: longer platforms on southern east coastway

    Today I waited for train at Falmer, at the height of congestion from fans leaving the Brighton and Hove football stadium amex. As the video shows, passengers wait in the miserable weather for a train with wait times for around an hour. I left football match at 1700 and got the 1751 train...
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    Train crashes head on South Africa

    Terrible accident https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/08/two-dead-dozens-injured-trains-crash-head-south-africa-8320946/
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    Lips on December 18 tube map

    Apologies if this has already been meantioned before but I've just had a look through my tube map collection dating back to 2011 and seeing all the big changes and additional lines but what is the lips map illustration all about?
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    London trip today

    Just a quick summary of my trip to London today. Parked at three bridges and got the first train after 9 to St Pancras international low level, Passed 66771 at Purley stone terminal on the way Arrives into st Pancras, then went to get the tube to Moorgate. Saw 717006 at Moorgate on test, before...
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    Good locations between West Hampstead and St Pancras

    Looks like there's a NMT 43 next Thursday, something that I still require. Just wondering if there's any decent lineside locations, footbridges etc, between Wset Halstead Thameslink and St pancreas international? Wouldnt mind Kentish town, but problem is the fast trains usually go round the...
  17. trainmania100

    Grain BP whoopsie

    Tonight's Grain BP to colnbrook baa has been cancelled due to the locomotive aledgedly derailing at the entrance to Grain BP Hope it's not too serious.
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    Schwebau high speed milling machine - self propelled?

    In all the photos I've seen of the new HSM milling machine on track plant, it's only ever being dragged by GBRF locos, does this track machine not have the ability to run on its own on the mainline?
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    What's this for?

    The yellow thing strapped to the the crane in the bottom right of the shot. Looks like a mini tamper or something?
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    Train crew "locked out of own train"

    Apologies if this has already been shared. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/passengers-fume-shambles-driver-guard-2109253

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