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Enjoying yet another birthday today - would upload pictures of the 140th anniversary , but am unable to do so ! As then operations manager , I ran a through working to Euston which required some point clipping at Watford Junction to make it happen !

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Today is the anniversary of the D Day landings , and in particular the supreme efforts of the railways to cover it , (particularly the Southern Railway) , nicely remembered by the Network Rail post today ] https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/film-the-railway-at-war-1939-1945/

A retired railwayman has shared some of the contents of the London MIdland parcels extra short term planning document for 1971 to a select few. A mere 101 pages , with such delights as what was presumably "normal" arrangements in those day - apart from heavy mail and parcels traffic - there...

Mod note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/shenfield-metro-before-tfl-rail.242868/ Not in my day , and I operated it from 1996 to 1999 (and pulled round both performance and "ambience" , cos it seemed no one else had paid it any attention for too long. I digress. The DC had...

Used to be an awful lot more interesting in the 1970's. From a personal perspective. Mail and Parcels traffics - immense with pre-planned extras all over , station platforms heavy with stacked mailbags and Brutes - the HST's coming into Swansea High Street had mailbags stacked to the roof of...

Can I ask some advice ? - is it relevant or should it be Inernational. Daughters friend this pm in Paris on the Metro , encountered a block and showed the wrong (previous) single journey ticket - the proper one was in her bag , and got fined 40 Euros , on the spot despite showing the proper...

As today is the anniversary of the tragic ammunition train explosion at Soham where Fireman Gimbert and Signalman Frank Bridges lost their lives in reducing the effects of a catastrophe , in extreme bravery and with little thought of their own lives. Let us also recall the sterling efforts of...

A bit late - but the Train Operators rose to my actual name. GWR handed out authentic Welsh cakes on the main line , and Valleys Line conductors either wore daffodils and /or made suitable anouncements over the PA. Not that I am at all biased ,born in West Wales and (weather permitting)...

Somewhere along the line - reported that the busiest HEX had an inwards load of 45% into Paddington at the morning peak. Using about 30% of the inwards main line peak capacity. Open Access in effect. Value for Money - discuss ?

GWR have just introduced a Pullman catering service on the 1045 down train from Paddington (and a corresponding up service) about a week ago - which as a significant pre birthtday treat (the big 60) |I sampled today on a new 800 class unit. (Electric to Didcot) I cannot express how outstanding...

I get free travel being a retired so and so , and today we attended a modest function in Blackheath for an 1830 start. Thameslink running only into St Pancras - and Blackfriars /CX and Cannot Street shut - so got the 1633 12 car - nicely loaded and checked in the tunnel for a while but OK -...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-41323109 Interesting concept to by-pass Neath and to create a short cut to Swansea , reduce journey times to Cardiff , and build a suburban service

Always liked the naming of the "Up Jericho" line at Oxford (think Morse) - other favourites are the "Up Fast / slow Holborn" approaching Blackfriars and the "Atlantic" lines on the Chatham section from Victoria. Any other good ones out there ....regrettably the "Electric Loop" towards Long...

Has been since this morning , with a Bedford - St Pancras LL shuttle and soth London services diverted to either Blackfriars or London Bridge. Signalling issues apparently. Let us hope they sort if for the morning.

https://www.thelocal.fr/20161028/this-is-how-bad-fare-dodging-in-paris-really-is

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5HXGNLBg3PyNpQQpCbrPF4R/moving-uk-wide-art-event-honours-fallen-somme-soldiers Anyone pick this up ? - a good friend spotted them at Reading station and was handed a card for a (lost) Welsh Infrantry man.. They also travelled on the tube...spare a...

One here for Mr Greenback... https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rail-tourism-winners-announced Announced as part of the Rail Tourism grants initiative. Seems very good value for £75k - using the long disused coal branch (BP+GVR) :D

http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/st_albans_abbey_flyer_service_looks_set_to_remain_on_the_rails_after_busways_plan_abandoned_1_4315594 Common sense prevails ....

Some neighbours payed around £20 for a family journey from Lucca (ticket office shut and tix bought from Post Office) - this being on some sort of local holiday and there was a hugely reduced service - so they gave up and drove to Florence instead. Any ideas how to contact the labyrinthine...