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  1. simon.exd

    Leicester and Derby RTC 04/04/2019

    Could someone help me identify what was at Leicester shed today, and also Derby R.T.C please.. Many thanks
  2. simon.exd

    severn valley diesel gala 2014

    Im sure this has been posted already and I missed it but is there any indication of the WTT for this event yet?
  3. simon.exd

    great western railway magazine: anyone have a copy from December 1930?

    I am trying to get hold of a copy of the great western railway magazine from December 1930. Or maybe a scanned copy. Can anyone help please?
  4. simon.exd

    class 37 at Washwood Heath 15/01/2014

    In the dark earier we saw a class 37 on a low loader by the bridge at Washwood Heath.. Can anyone tell us which one it was please and what was happening to it?
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    Class 60 at Wolverhampton Steel Terminal 15/01/2014

    We passed the steel terminal at Wolverhampton this morning around 0930 and there was a DBS red class 60 present.. any help with id please?
  6. simon.exd

    exported class 14s

    I read earlier that a number of class 14s were exported to Spain and Belgium in the late 70s. Does anyone know what happened to them? Thanks in advance!
  7. simon.exd

    diesel hydraulic sim

    Hi guys After seeing a friends sim which involved a class 67, I quite like the idea of trying my hand at a sim.. For me it would have to be driving either a class 90 or without doubt a Wester/warship.. Can anyone suggest a sim that would feature these clases please? Thanks in advance
  8. simon.exd

    bristol area this Saturday

    Im taking family to Bristol this Saturday and will have a few hours to kill.. Anyone know if there is much to be seen loco wise? I may take a trip out to Bristol Parkway but what goes through Temple Meads on a Saturday day time please? I will be using realtime trains before anyone suggests...
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    west somerset railway mainline connection

    Anyone enlighten me on why the West Somerset seem to have little or no interest in running into Taunton station? Surely that would make perfect sense, any railway with a decent mainline connection has to see a massive increase in visitor numbers.. As far as I know there would be no need to...
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    severn valley diesel gala 2013

    Does anyone know when the roster for the October Diesel Gala will be released? Trying to plan some time off to attend but which days to go depends on what is out and about thanks in advance
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    diesel hydraulics on the Exe Valley

    Can anyone tell me if there are any photos of Westerns, Warships or Hymeks on the Exe Valley line between Exeter and Tiverton please? Or did they even venture onto the branch?
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    Exeter drivers

    This is a bit of a long shot really considering how long ago it was but I was wondering if any ex Exeter drivers or staff were about that may remember my grandad.. He joined the Great Western Railway in 1913 at Exeter and retired in 1967 from Exeter shed. In his time he was based at Exeter St...
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    37s from emr today

    Anyone know what is happening with the two 37s that were moved from EMR to Washwood Heath today? Assuming they were moved... And are there any more going the same way? Ta
  14. simon.exd

    work at Exeter Riverside Yard

    Does anyone know whats being done behind the Broad Gauge transfer shed at Riverside Yard? A load of old sidings were lifted but now there are two or three shiney new ones, and there seems to be a lot of work going on around those sidings.. I did hear rumblings that Drs were to run supermarket...
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    My idea for reinstating South West to Scotland sleepers

    Just wondering what the chances were of the Devon/Glasgow-Edinburgh sleeper being reinstated... From what I understand it was always heavily used and it was only because Virgin didnt want to run it as part of their franchise. With the apparant sucess of the London to Scotland sleepers is this...
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    AC Electric merchandise

    Does anyone know of anywhere that I can get ac electric merchandise please? I cant see anything on the ac locomotive group website, im surprised they dont have a shop for fundraising!! Ive seen some rather smart polo shirts/fleeces etc with 37s, deltics etc etc but nothing with electrics...

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