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- Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:05 pm
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Spitfire tour calander 2009
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Spitfire tour calander 2009
There are some interesting tours from Spitfire this year but don't take my word for it see for yourself at http://www.spitfirerailtours.co.uk
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:29 am
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Spitfire Railtours
- Replies: 70
- Views: 8962
Re: Spitfire Railtours
I notice on the Spitfire website that they have some interesting new tours using DRS traction including a spin & win.On fri/sat 17th/18th july The West Highlander from Preston to Fort William,Mallaig and Oban with a class 20/37 combination.On sat aug 1st The Cumbrian Crusader (spin & win) featuring ...
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:12 pm
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Breaking News
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3595
Re: Breaking News
They would just encourage passengers to use the TVMs and let people buy tickets on the train If the guard comes down like once when I went to Farnborough from Brookwood when the ticket machine wasn't working, and the ticket office was closed and the guard never came (on a 4 carriage train.) I got a...
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:03 pm
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Breaking News
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3595
Re: Breaking News
They would just encourage passengers to use the TVMs and let people buy tickets on the train If the guard comes down like once when I went to Farnborough from Brookwood when the ticket machine wasn't working, and the ticket office was closed and the guard never came (on a 4 carriage train.) I got a...
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:35 am
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Breaking News
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3595
Re: Breaking News
I'm surprised that SWT voted against it after all the allegations coming out about them. Such as the one about them trying to conceal the number of job cuts. Glenn I work in a SWT ticket office where there is to be a lot of redundancies and to be honest Glenn what good would a strike do.They would ...
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:57 am
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Closed Railway Lines
- Replies: 18
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Re: Closed Railway Lines
A nice one to cycle is the old Bristol-Bath section. This goes via North Bristol and then ends up in the centre of Bristol. Also a section is preserved between the River Avon at Keynsham and Bitton near Bath. I have cycled a fair few times and it never gets boring :) One station i would like to vis...
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:05 am
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Closed Railway Lines
- Replies: 18
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Re: Closed Railway Lines
One of my favourites has to be on a section of the "Old road" between Holmsley and Ringwood, near Brockenhurst in Hampshire. Have walked and cycled it many times, fantastic scenery as it runs through the New Forest. Although i havent walked any of the route, it seems there is a lot of remains of th...
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:00 am
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Closed Railway Lines
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6116
Re: Closed Railway Lines
Hi Marvin, i live in North Wales and there are quite a few closed lines and stations that no longer exist but some remnants of track, platforms or even station buildings still remain. Where i live thare used to be a branch line that went of the North Wales coast just otside Rhyl and went Through Ki...
- Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:06 pm
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Closed Railway Lines
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6116
Closed Railway Lines
Hi I'm new to this forum so forgive me if there is already a topic on this.I like to spend some of my spare time looking for closed railway lines and seeing what remains of them it's amazing what you can find.My favourite one of these has to be the Somerset & Dorset line i have been to most of the S...
- Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:56 am
- Forum: Real Railway Discussion
- Topic: Portsmouth rolling stock
- Replies: 12
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Re: Portsmouth rolling stock
All the class 456s went to Fratton for door mods and the whole fleet was stored there at the same time in the early 90s until completion