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Afternoon all, we have just booked a future cruise which has an early November visit to Flam in the itinerary, presumably the cruise line will be offering a rail trip up the mountains with a visit to Kjosfossen waterfall, I was wondering if anyone has experience of this excursion destination and...

I'm sure this subject must have been discussed before but in my dotage I don't seem to be able to find a thread I dropped my daughter off at Gatwick North Terminal this morning, arrival time 0718, departure time 0720, charge £7, I consider this charge to be nothing more than legalised theft...

As information is now pointing to Land Recovery currently having 60063 in the process of undergoing a rebuild at Toton, I thought it might be an appropriate time to have a dedicated thread for them, at this stage there are both solid facts and our old friend speculation Facts are that LR have...

Sorry if I need a trip to specsavers but I can't see any reference to this Gala Being held on Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th with visitors 25262 from South Devon Railway, Class 25 D7628 from North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the highly anticipated 58023 and a Castle set from GWR reported elsewhere as...

Loads of time to sort things out as our cruise isn't until next summer but just wondering if anyone on here has had experience of on site car parking at Tilbury, we can book directly with our cruise company but it's one we've not cruised with before nor a terminal that we've used so not aware of...

This one seems to have been almost missed, the schedules are as follows 0554 1Z50 - Derby to Chessington South - GBRf Class 69 to Wembley Receptions 1-7 then replaced by 2 DCR Class 60s Top and Tail 1315 1Z51 - Chessington South to London Waterloo and 1409 1Z52 to Brighton - DCR 2 x Class 60s...

I think this is the appropriate forum, Mods to move if not please It seems that the two companies have signed an agreement to work together, HNRC have agreed to provide heavy maintenance facilities at Worksop for the SB Rail fleet of On Track Machines and cranes and to provide long term hire...

Just wondering if anyone has used the car parking at the terminal recently, we've just booked a fairly short notice two week cruise and haven't used Southampton for some years, if anyone has any suggestions for a reliable car parking company I'd be most grateful for info Thanks for any help

Just wondering if anyone can recall when a Spitfire had to land at Gatwick, it would have been in the 1970s (outside possibility the 80s), I remember it caused quite some interest at the time but I'm unable to find mention of it via the normal searches on google, which is probably because I'm...

20901 & 20905 returning to action after, according to facebook, 2 and 5 years respectively on todays 1010 0A24 Barrow Hill LIP to Leeds Balm Road FD for tyre turning

I've recently seen a number of 'suggestions' on line that DBC may be considering removing the 60s from service due to their reaching the point where major maintenance will be required because of high engine hours, the only definite I've seen is that 019, 054 & 063 have had work on them stopped...

An interesting report on WNXX this morning that "Subject to the finalisation of contractual arrangements and hand back repairs" GBRf are looking to take on five Class 57s, being 57301, 57303, 57306, 57310 & 57312 currently due to be returned to Porterbrook by DRS, interesting to see if this...

These three tours, all involving 50008, are drawing ever closer 11th February - 'The Wolf Hall Thunderer' visiting London Waterloo with 37403 and Mk1 stock accompanying 50008 12th February - 'The Technical Cobra' visiting Wakefield, same locos and stock 18th March - 'The Second Bite' visiting...

HNRC have placed the following assets for sale "due to space constraints at various sites the following assets are deemed surplus to our future business requirements" Class 02s D2853 & 2867 5 x Class 08s 20118 & 20132 and 20056/066/087/100/166/903/904 47703/714/715/769/785 1 x Lowmac, 1 x...

RailAdventure currently have a vacancy ad on their facebook *Must hold current ETDL* *Rail Services experience preferred* *Exciting nationwide opportunities* *Base salary £62000 pa plus benefits*

My wife insists that she saw a four engine aircraft fly over today, the closest I can get ID wise is an A340, "it was long", but she could well be suffering "make up your own identikit" syndrome, any of you out there able to offer a suggestion? Thanks if you can

Starts today, visiting locos likely to be there GBRf 69003 for naming, Hanson & Hall 50008, GBRf 66726, DCR 56091 HNRC 08, 20 & 37, Colas 37, ROG 37, DBC 67

Recieved an email from the Bluebell this morning with the news that GCR Standard Five 73156 will be visiting this year for the gala to appear alongside 73082, another visitor is to be announced soon

A round trip from Derby with an option to visit the NYMR, to be operated by 50008 and a Loram Class 37

The BLS are reported to be running a Chilterns tour with 50008 and 31128 TnT, I'm sure details will either be along very soon or are around already