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Re: Train Spotters Corner
Some wonderful memories there Stuart.
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12-01-2015, 16:51
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15-01-2015, 12:10
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Re: Train Spotters Corner
West Highland line being hit hard with the snow (from Scotrail twitter feed)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7YWEnuIIAAwahT.jpg
Apparently its falling quicker than the ploughs can clear it at the moment
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15-01-2015, 21:17
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Re: Train Spotters Corner
Train spotting has never been something I have thought of doing, however I am within short walking distance of a station that regularly hosts steam engines. At weekends I can hear the whistles & shunting as they leave.
One day I'll take a closer look 
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17-01-2015, 13:40
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I saw a steam train for the ELR in the station t'other day.
The condition of the roof on the carriages was a joke - it looked like an old felt roofed shed that was in bad need of refelting. 
Shame.
(prob a cost vs funds thing for the volunteers).
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17-01-2015, 13:46
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Originally Posted by zoombini
I saw a steam train for the ELR in the station t'other day.
The condition of the roof on the carriages was a joke - it looked like an old felt roofed shed that was in bad need of refelting.
Shame.
(prob a cost vs funds thing for the volunteers). |
Without volunteers the Steam preservation movement would be dead and buried zoombini.
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27-01-2015, 07:58
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Old LU Stock to be re-engineered. Possible Pacer replacement?
http://www.railmagazine.com/news/fle...ock/image/4867
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27-01-2015, 08:07
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Did not George Osborne stand up in parliament and promised 'new and modern' trains to replace the Pacers?.
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27-01-2015, 11:34
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Den, I can confirm he stood up, after that I don't know.
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27-01-2015, 11:44
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Re: Train Spotters Corner
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Did not George Osborne stand up in parliament and promised 'new and modern' trains to replace the Pacers?.
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Ah the definitions of words:
New - As in new to where they're being deployed. Well anything's newer than a Pacer.
Modern - As in refurbished to look nice but be the same old crummy stuff underneath, see Pacer.
One has to analyse politician-speak very carefully.
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27-01-2015, 11:57
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Sadly its seems its new rolling stock yet again for London and The South East and as usual cast offs for the rest of the country.
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28-01-2015, 05:02
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Meet Britain's longest train - the ballast cleaner.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31010111
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28-01-2015, 09:39
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We passed something similar coming back from the westcountry parked up in a siding. Seemed to go on forever.
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29-01-2015, 07:48
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Fallout from the St Pancras Farrington tunnel flood
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31026906
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