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Hidden away in the small print of the Government "Budget 2015" was that £100,000 has been allocated for another report into the reopening of the Uckfield- Lewes railway line. There have been several reports in the past into this scheme but so far it was proved uneconomic but with rising...

Peter has already submitted the correct answer to me by a private message. I am out all day tomorrow in the "big smoke" (translation=London) so I will leave it for him to shout correct in my absence if anyone else gets it. Should be back on the PC by about 2100hrs tomorrow night.

On which line did British Railways operate passenger services for many years using 500 volt dc overhead electrification.?

Several of the marshalling yards for use with the class 71 electric locos. for example Hither Green, Bricklayers Arms

I agree particularly on the suburbs but maybe these will not be affected.. Finally- An example is Brighton where all roads in the city centre is maximum 20mph (as far as I know).

I was born and brought up in Croydon so know the area very well. With the increasing traffic congestion in the town the traffic does not move much faster than 20mph anyway except on a few main roads. It is unlikely to make much difference to the bus schedules. I now live in Tonbridge, Kent...

Correct me if I am wrong- When the present section of the A5 was built in the 1980s by-passing Oswestry it crossed the freight only Gobowen-Oswestry (and beyond) line with a new level crossing.

YES- It needs Parliamentary authority to close a station even if trains will continuing passing through it.

I prefer the station to be called Chesterton as it is located in the Chesterton area of Cambridge. The location is about 2 miles north of the present station on the site of the former Chesterton Sidings of which a few tracks are still in use.! It is also at the site of the junction of the...

Looks like a LBSCR building with the "Southern" trains colour scheme. Cannot yet confirm but my first guess (but could be wrong!) will be ..Cheam If wrong station then confirmation of a "Southern" station would be appreciated.

With the photo can you give the precise position on a map. There are a number of disused lines and stations in the area.

...open floor...

:oops::oops::oops::oops::oops: An identical view can be had from Tonbridge platform 3 ?? Another station with a similar layout and footbridge is Ashford International http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-6971-12622601329384_thumb.jpg although since the photo was...

A second vote for my local station Tonbridge (platform 3)

...open floor...

Correct.....:D Victoria was the answer I was looking for

No- not the answer I was looking for (I do accept that Vine Street was a terminal station in "Greater" London)

South Acton a similar view... http://www.disusedrailways.co.uk/images/Hammersmith%20&%20chiswick%20-%20South%20Acton%20-%20Acton%20Town%2006.11.05/South%20acton%20site%20of%20district%20station%20on%20left.jpg

They did but for the purposes of this quiz I classified Moorgate as a through station. The answer I was looking for was a London Terminal station