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    Selby Diversion 40 years on

    Here’s a story I did for YorkMix Radio and Online. Some great CGI brings trains back to the old East Coast Main Line. Thanks to Dave Thorp for the footage https://yorkmix.com/video-brings-york-to-london-rail-route-lost-40-years-ago-back-to-life/ When you take a train from York to London in...
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    Portsmouth to Southampton/Eastleigh line 70s

    Recently been using this line a lot and it’s brought back memories of going to school on it in the late 70s. It wasn’t electrified then so was wondering what information forum members had about services then. I remember semi-fast local trains calling only at Woolston Netley and Swanwick as well...
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    York film maker brings back trains to old ECML wih CGI

    http://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/2168008/video---cgi-brings-trains-back-to-bishopthorpe-and-naburn-bridge/ A film maker from York, Dave Thorp, has allowed Minster FM to share this amazing CGI with you. If you are a regular on the York to Selby cycle track you may not be aware it used to be...
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    Train fire on Knaresborough Viaduct (14 April 2016)

    This from Minster FM's newsroom tonight http://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/1951734/latest---train-on-fire-on-a-viaduct/
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    VIDEO - Class 800 at York

    Here's some video footage and pictures from the wee small hours of this morning at York station of the Class 800 tests. http://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/1936685/videopictures---new-high-speed-train-arrives-in-york/ The train now arriving on Platform 10 is the future. It will bring a...
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    Train/Tractor accident near Knaresborough, North Yorks

    Train and Tractor collision at Flaxby near Knaresborough this evening. More details here http://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/1614637/updated-train-and-tractor-collision-near-knaresborough/
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    HST at Bootham York on the Scarborough Line

    HST working the 1703 Scarborough to London St Pancras today Sat 9th August 2014. Not often these days they make it to the Yorkshire Coast http://youtu.be/Z7egloEUcGs
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    HST in Scarborough Today

    Not sure how common this is now but there's an HST on the weekly summer London train in Scarborough station today pics on twitter @paddybillington feed
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    VIDEO The wild abandoned railway in Paris

    I enjoy this, love the look of abandoned railways http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24655733
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    Yorkshire signal box listed

    This is a nice little video of a box on a line that must have more examples of British signals than any other I can think off. York to Leeds via Harrogate http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-25147978
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    Derwent Valley Light Railway in music video

    The Derwent Valley Light Railway in York has been featured in a Christmas video for The People's Soprano Rebecca Newman. It's a lovely little operation just outside York and the Staff and Volunteers were so helpful during two nights filming back in early November...
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    East Coast emergency stop video

    ive had a quick search and cant find this on here so forgive me if ive missed an original thread but have you seen this. What happened when someone missed their stop at Darlington 1'44" in o3nQ2AuY6qM
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    Power cut hits ECML tonight: Video

    More delays tonight on East Coast line. This time at York. A city wide power cut. Here's some video http://youtu.be/xFkKdQNRiRA xFkKdQNRiRA
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    St Denys to Southampton Cab Ride post 2019

    For someone who went to secondary school in southampton by train in the late 70s the thought of that area getting Overheads is still quite amazing . So , because I had far too much time on my hands and an old copy of trainz2006 i thought hmmmm what would a cab ride look like post 2019 ...
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    Legs dangling from Scarborough Bridge (Video)

    Came across some work going on at Scarborough Bridge over the River Ouse today. Passers by wondering why legs and boots were dangling from under the bridge. Was told that Network rail were monitoring how the bridge was when heavy steam and loco hauled trains were going over it...
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    Wressle station footage

    I love this little station on the East/North Yorkshire border. Especially on a hot day when the tracks on the long straight from Barlby to Brough give off a heat haze. Couldn't find any footage of it on Youtube so have put that right Hope you enjoy a bit of Wressle'ing action...
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    Dorman Watch

    Just wondering if there was any interest in having a thread which mentions the new locations of the led signals that are cropping up all over the place. They seem to be sprouting like daffodils in spring . Anyway we will soon find out if there's any interest :D York Platform 10 and 9 Northbound
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    Living by the line

    I am interested in how many members actually live by the line or can see the railway from their house. I used to own a property north of York which was 10 feet from the east coast line. It took a few months to get used to the 24/7 traffic flows and engineering work was a bit of a nightmare noise...
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    Tube Train conditions on he Harrogate Line

    Tuesday 22/11/11 Leeds station 1529 Leeds to Poppleton . Turned up at Platform 5c at Leeds to find a 2 car pacer doing an impression of a circle line tube train at rush hour. Service was missing another 2 coaches and there was a load of people trying to get on . Have to say that the...
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    Friendly and Helpful NXEA

    I have just got back from a filming trip in East Anglia which was nothing to do with railways . however with a spare day on saturday I took a trip on National Express . Just wanted to say that the staff on the trains and stations (Diss Norwich Cromer Line) were very friendly and helpful. Saw...

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