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    Trains stopping so far from exit points, why????

    At Peterbrough a Kings Cross to Lincoln Azuma service arrivies on platform 4 but goes right up the north end of the platform so passengers have to walk the whole length of the platform to exit the station, i presume there are other stations where this happens too, but off the top of my head...
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    European Rail travel books.

    Which book or books in peoples opinion are the best, most informative about rail travel in Europe, not just from an enthusiasts point of view, but senic and places to visit. Thanks. Tel
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    Scottish sleepers

    Has anyone ever been able to get on the sleepers from Aberdeen and alight at Stonehaven, or get on at Inverness and alight at Aviemore, just to get haualge on the 73s? I was wondering if this would be allowed of a definateley no no. I would be on a Sprirt of Scotland rover. Tel
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    Fort William sleeper Friday 19 August 2011

    Hi all, is it possiable to find out which way the above train went after leaving Edinburgh heading to Fort William, especially the lines around Glasgow. Thanks Tel
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    LNER advance tickets

    Hi all, I am travelling from Peterborough to Berwick-upon-Tweed on Monday 9th June. I am trying to book on LNER with a senior railcard for the 0748, but I'm finding the tickets are £50. I've looked at other Mondays just to check, even trying to split the tickets at York and/or Newcastle. I'm...
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    SE Class 466s

    Hi all, can some kind person tell me if 466010 and 466027 are active or stored at Worksop please, thanks. Tel
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    Freight traffic in Republic of Ireland.

    Hi all, having 3 days travelling around Ireland next week, anyone know of freight movements through Portarlington or Portlaoise please. I know there's not much and the freights are sporadic, but would like to see if could photo any. Thanks for any help. Tel
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    Class 91s

    Hi all, anyone know the whereabouts of 91101 & 91124 please. Need both for photo. They don't ever seem to be active, so i presume they are stored at either Bounds Green or Neville Hill. Thanks very much. Tel
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    NS class 08s in Holland

    Are there any of the NS600 shunters still working in Holland, and would they be easy to photograph? Thanks Tel
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    Planning trip to Welsh narrow gauge railways

    Hi all next year hoping to visit some of the Narrow gauge railways in Wales, but I'm struggling with the Snowdonia railway. Been on the website and I can only find one departure at 0900, was thinking this can't be right, I've emailed them but they are all closed up until Jan 6, anyone know of...
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    Northern Ireland

    Hi all, I'm planning a four-day trip to Northern Ireland next year and I wish to cover all the lines. I've got a senior railcard (I'm 63 next April) and was thinking is there a rover ticket that covers all the network, either a one day or longer? I've been on the website, but it doesn't seem to...
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    Waste on the network.

    Travelling around Travelling arould the Anglia area on a day ranger and just aware of all the waste laying around the network, from old rails, old sleepers, old empty bags of ballast old electrical boxes, it doesn't look good and the scrap value from all across the network must run into...
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    Loco owners

    Hi all, is there a list anywhere that shows who owns which loco please, like what has Harry Needle got Thanks. Tel
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    Why is this cancelled???

    I'm travelling on the 1613 Lumo from Edinburgh to Stevenage and as we got held back at York thought I'd just check on RTT at Stevenage with the connection back to Norwich, and found out that the 1842 Brighton to Cambridge has been cancelled due to "planning error" never heard that one before, so...
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    Southern Day Save ticket

    Hi, I'm thinking of getting one of the above tickets to get some haulages on the 313s before they go, however the ticket is only valid on Southern trains so how would i get to Brighton from London? London Bridge is Thameslink to Brighton and Victoria is Gatwick Express...
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    Diversions due to line closures in the Bristol area (August 2021)

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/bristol-temple-meads-eastern-approach-remodelling.213575/ Just received Today's Railways and on page 20 is a small piece regarding the works at Bristol TM. It says (if I read it correctly) that there are plans to divert a Bristol...
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    Unit database

    Hi all, there is a database of locos on WNXX, is there anywhere that has a DMU/EMU database please? Thanks. Tel
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    Favourite stations

    Hi all reading a christmas present, Simon Jenkins Britain's 100 best railway stations, got to thinking about my best and worst stations, anyway here is my list: BEST STATIONS only by architecture and in no particular order Bristol TM, York, London Padd, London Kings Cross, London St. Pancras...
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    EMT HST Nottm to Skegness

    Hi anyone know if this is running again this year please and, if so the times. Thanks Tel
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    Euston to Brum

    I am planning for a trip in Sept of going from Euston to BNS. If i buy an off peak single at £24.00 could i alight at Bletchley and Coventry (i want to get the DMUs operating on the branches) or would i have to buy separate tickets as in Euston to BY, BY to Cov and Cov to BNS. Any advice please...

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