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    Railways around Thessaloniki

    Travelling to Thessaloniki later this month and hope to have some time to explore the local railway scene. Are there any decent spots to photograph trains in an around the city? The city seems to have a relatively limited passenger service. Is there much freight? Is any of the metro above...
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    Derailment at Churnet Valley railway

    No idea which loco was involved, but services unlikely to start before Wednesday...
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    Four stabbed after disorder breaks out at Tenby railway station (07/04)

    BBC reporting this incident at Tenby last night. Not clear if it was passengers or just local teenagers hanging around the station. Last couple of trains yesterday seem to have been cancelled as a result. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e7xr83j72o
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    "It appears that we don't support this file format" error message on Windows pgoto viewer

    After taking photos on a Canon 850D I transfer the photos from the SD card onto an external drive. Recently some of the photos have not transfered properly first time but will subsequently transfer. Opening them using Windows Photo Viewer from the external drive I am getting the error message...
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    Train involved in incident on Gloucestershire heritage railway

    No idea what happened except for the details in this report taken from Rail Advent - guessing it is at the more serious end of the spectrum given that RAIB are involved. Good to see no one harmed...
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    Police declare major incident after school coach with 60-70 on board crashes

    Hopefully everyone on board will be okay in the long run. BBC quoting it is a coach from Ridlers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cjwnxl7ev4lt
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    Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains

    Spanish rail passengers disrupted again - this time by cable theft. What are the rules on selling metal in Spain? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm24l14l4zmo
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    Praia do Barril beach railway.

    Travelled on this little railway last week whilst on the Algarve. It links the village of Pedras d`el Rei with the nearby beach 1.3km away. Two train sets (of two carriages each) operate in push pull mode with a diesel loco at the beach end. there is a third loco and a wagon to complete the...
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    The steam train that could power the future

    Good to see a former 'Thameslink locomotive' :rolleyes: being put to use: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c863n7z07eyo
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    Severn Beach Miniature Railway

    Good luck to them - lets hope it is successful https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyj55x8jxjo. They have a tidy website as well https://www.severnbeachminiaturerailway.co.uk/
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    Plusbus with Network Card

    Travelled today from Southall to Greenhithe using a Network Card. Ticket office was able to issue the ticket with the appropriate discount but was unable to discount the Plusbus ticket from Greenhithe. I thought that Plusbus tickets were exempt from the £13 minimum fare applied to Network Card...
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    No trains between Lewes and Brighton

    Start of the article says 'until further notice', whilst the end says 'until 12:00'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ln2mn7ln1o
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    Buses in Cyprus

    Travelling to Cyprus for a week's holiday. I'm aware that over the years various British buses have been exported to the island. Does anyone have any information about what is out there and where it sees use please?
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    Off-peak Friday fares trial to start for Tube and trains in London

    This story has appeared online. Interesting to see if at the end of three months (conveniently just after the Mayoral election) if it is quietly forgotten or remains a permanent feature of the fares landscape in the capital. Wonder how much of a difference it will make to passenger numbers...
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    Why a 49-mile journey in Wales takes seven hours

    This story is currently running on the BBC website. IMHO a bit of a 'non story' as there must be plenty of places across the network where the train does not offer a competitive journey time compared to buses. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67134361
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    Northern Ireland oddities(?)

    During a recent trip to Ulster I noticed that the level crossing at Coleraine station incorporates a road junction (Streetview shows it clearly). This means that road traffic regularly has to stop across the running line. Obviously the way the crossing is worked will mean that cars won't...
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    Pride liveried units

    BBC London has just shown a picture of a 378 wrapped for this weekend’s Pride. It also mentioned that an Elizabeth line unit has received a similar wrap. Any ideas on the unit numbers please?
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    Northern Ireland rover tickets

    Is there a rover ticket that gives the freedom of all Translink rail, bus and coach services?
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    Wrong date on magnetic strip.

    On Friday (2 June) I advanced purchased a zone 1-6 Travelcard with Network Card for Saturday (3 June) from the ticket machine at Ealing Broadway. There are two types of machine at Ealing Broadway. One wouldn't let me buy for Saturday, only allowing Friday or Monday (next working day). The...
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    South East Bus Festival CANCELLED

    This has been posted on Facebook by the organisers. Posting for information so that people don't have a wasted journey: https://www.facebook.com/southeastbusfestival/posts/pfbid0Zu2SmZEY93x468dAAHYz8Ch9Xgd3m7jyEdJCtuhJyxsFBqm1LbAMrZqW1R13tuF4l "IMPORTANT MESSAGE - PLEASE READ THIS. We are...

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