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This years plan is starting to take shape, I've persuaded Mrs fridge to travel up the west coast of Scotland with me, its a journey I've long looked forward to and after showing Mrs fridge Michael Portillo's programmes on it, she's agreed to put up with me my camera and hours on trains !!! we're...

While travelling home from Manchester on Wednesday to west Cumbria, we were passed by a 'shed' trailing coal hoppers near foxfield, normally the only freight traffic up on the cumbrian coast are flasks, does anyone know why it came down the coast and not over shap, I assumed it might have...

Morning all, I'm in need of some help planning next years railway jaunt :D, I'm getting myself an 8 in 15 severn and solent rover ticket, what I'm looking for is a cottage/flat/house rental somewhere very close to a station around the center of the map (within walking distance), so my wife and...

Passed 68015 on the M6 near penrith today on the back of a low loader, just wondered if anyone knew where it was going to and from ?

This is my first attempt at writing a report I hope I can get it right :lol: I have been hankering to go to Cornwall & Devon for a long time, its 40 years since I was last there as a kid and can only remember small bits of it, mostly round Exeter & Axminster, so plans were laid last year and...

Just a quick question, does anyone know if there is an opening date set for the footway on the breakwater between Dawlish and Dawlish warren stations as I'm planning to walk between the two stations in late may ? or is there an alternative route ? (if I've put this in the wrong section, feel...

Hi all, just a quick question, I'm doing the cornwall/devon 3-in-7 railrover in may, I've planned what I'm doing and where I'm going but the timetable changes on may 17th to the summer version, and knowing my luck:roll: some of my times will change, my ticket starts on may 19th, does anyone know...

While travelling home from Glasgow today our train 156461 (the 12:47 Carlisle to barrow service) stopped at Workington, after a 10 minute wait the guard informed us that we were going to be delayed for a while as the preceding train 153304 had failed at Harrington, after another 10 minutes he...

Hi all, I'm getting a 3 in 7 rover ticket for Cornwall and Devon, Mrs fridge is letting me loose while were visiting the area :roll:, I'm basing myself in Lostwithiel, my aim is to cover as many miles of new track within the boundaries of the ticket, primarily on the branch lines...

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54578/2013/06/21/advanced --- old post above --- --- new post below --- all I've found is that it originates from Bangor in wales that morning

Here's some shots from this afternoon passing nethertown, west Cumbria

Hi all, looking for advice, experiences, hints and tips, I'm planning on doing an 'allnighter' on Carlisle on june the 6th with the camera, (Mrs Fridge is letting me loose for the night !) have studied 'realtime trains' and it looks reasonably busy on a Thursday night (how reliable is the info...

As an off-chute from the 'viewings thread', does any one know of any hotels next to railway lines ? (apart from 'the sidings')

I'm planning an ALR for this September, i'm going for 2 weeks, what i'm after is some hints tips and maybe some ideas, I've been out of the train game for a while but now circumstances are allowing me to get back into it and do a long held ambition :D I'm definitely wanting to cover the west...

As asked for on the glasgow central to queen street thread, what recommendations have you got for a dam good pub near a station, wether its for food or ale ? Mine would be the 'Prince of wales' opposite Foxfield station, a massive variety of 'real ales' and no commercial gassy stuff !

Hi all, I'm looking for some good photo locations in and around carlisle (not the station), i would be grateful if anyone has any advice on good locations to use within a 10 mile radius of the city cheers in advance Mr B Fridge

I'm looking for a regular freight timetable or a 'link' to one and i can't find one, I know alot of stuff is moved 'on demand' but the bulk is 'timetabled', and i'm wanting to wander off across the north of england (Settle & Carlisle) with my camera photographing freight workings so any help in...

Might be the wrong forum but i'll take the flak Have just been reading S K Baker's rail atlas, and on the london central plan it states that aldwych tube station is used for 'filming purposes', can anyone expand on this statement or throw some more light on the subject, my curiosity is...

I'm going up to glasgow from whitehaven in may for a concert, getting there is easy but getting home is a different thing Timetable says there are various trains home on the sunday but nat/rail website says there are only 2 back to carlisle during the day 10:45 preston train (which is...

Hi everyone I'm planning a birthday present to myself that has been long overdue, I'm planning to do a fortnight railrover round the UK in september and i'm in need of some tips and hints etc I've sat with the timetable and maps for a few hours and come up with a list of definite's of where...