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teuchter
je suis teuchter
I don't know that area so can't add much to what Dogsauce already said. Test trains might be your best bet, but they often tend to run at night and also are fairly notorious for not sticking to their schedule, so there's a high risk of not seeing anything if you try and catch them at a specific time and place.
T & P
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If they took a zero out, I'd still think they were taking the fucking piss...
Bus Honeygun
This week the score draws are plentiful
A bit niche, but 13 London termini in a day. Might appeal to some on here:
www.ukrailtours.com
THE BAKER’S DOZEN – UK Railtours
www.ukrailtours.com
teuchter
je suis teuchter
For anyone interested I've started a new thread about the proposed redevelopment of liverpool st station:
www.urban75.net
Liverpool St station - proposed part demolitin & redevelopment 2023
Only just got around to trying to understand exactly what's proposed. There are a lot of images and articles going around but few actually explain anything in detail. I actually had not appreciated how much of the original station was demolished in the 1980s. For now, here's a bunch of stuff...
www.urban75.net
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Books, not bombs
The most expensive train journey ever?
www.theguardian.com
Luton Dart: ‘the most expensive train in Britain’ opens for business
The airport’s much-anticipated £290m 1.25-mile shuttle service to the rail station will cost passengers £4.90 a trip
T & P
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I didn't realise they're retiring the bus offering. That's going to piss off those flying on a tight budget. With Ryanair sometimes offering £5 fares, imagine paying the same for a 1-mile rail transfer than for an overseas flightThe most expensive train journey ever?
Luton Dart: ‘the most expensive train in Britain’ opens for business
The airport’s much-anticipated £290m 1.25-mile shuttle service to the rail station will cost passengers £4.90 a trip
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
There’s a working tomorrow that’s passing through the midlands:
Realtime Trains | 6Z42 0945 Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Lydney Up Goods Loop | 07/03/2023
Real-time train running information for 6Z42 0945 departure from Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Lydney Up Goods Loop on 07/03/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
It‘s a class 37 hauling 11 TTA tanker wagons from storage in Yorkshire down to the Dean Forest railway for preservation, so a nice combination of vintage loco on vintage wagons. If my car wasn’t playing up I’d consider nipping over the bridge to see it arrive.
It’s booked for 37418 which is in the BR large logo livery.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Good news for those of us who might want to visit heritage railways by public transport; hope this trial is successful. I've never travelled on the Swanage line because it's not been connected to the mainline but this will make it much easier to get there.
www.railadvent.co.uk
Trial train service from Wareham mainline into the heart of the Isle of Purbeck
Swanage Railway will operate the trial service using a heritage diesel train and is sharing a message to leave the car at home and travel by train!
www.railadvent.co.uk
mx wcfc
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They’ve done this before I’m sure. Maybe just in summer. I’ve been meaning to do it for a while. I’m not a trains enthusiast. There’s meant to be some great pubs along the route.Good news for those of us who might want to visit heritage railways by public transport; hope this trial is successful. I've never travelled on the Swanage line because it's not been connected to the mainline but this will make it much easier to get there.
Trial train service from Wareham mainline into the heart of the Isle of Purbeck
Swanage Railway will operate the trial service using a heritage diesel train and is sharing a message to leave the car at home and travel by train!
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Books, not bombs
Beautiful line, some good engines, very picturesque.Good news for those of us who might want to visit heritage railways by public transport; hope this trial is successful. I've never travelled on the Swanage line because it's not been connected to the mainline but this will make it much easier to get there.
Trial train service from Wareham mainline into the heart of the Isle of Purbeck
Swanage Railway will operate the trial service using a heritage diesel train and is sharing a message to leave the car at home and travel by train!
Bus Honeygun
This week the score draws are plentiful
Yes, it's been a long-term aspiration and they've run trials in the past. The traction and rolling stock were a lot better those previous times, but they had to be hired in at cost:
Square and Compass at the top of the steep hill from Corfe Castle is definitely worth a visit, although it's a bit of a slog. The no. 40 bus stops right outside, though.
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hiraethified
This looks good - Epping, open every Saturday
www.eppingmuseum.com
A new railway museum has opened in Epping
Sitting next to Epping tube station, the former railway signal room has recently been converted into a museum, with working signal levers, and a heritage train that's currently being restored.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
Epping Museum
Epping Museum Locomotive L11 & Epping Signal Cabin Cravens Heritage Trains London Underground Preservation
www.eppingmuseum.com
cybershot
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Sorry, not been on here in ages.There’s a working tomorrow that’s passing through the midlands:
Realtime Trains | 6Z42 0945 Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Lydney Up Goods Loop | 07/03/2023
Real-time train running information for 6Z42 0945 departure from Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Lydney Up Goods Loop on 07/03/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
It‘s a class 37 hauling 11 TTA tanker wagons from storage in Yorkshire down to the Dean Forest railway for preservation, so a nice combination of vintage loco on vintage wagons. If my car wasn’t playing up I’d consider nipping over the bridge to see it arrive.
It’s booked for 37418 which is in the BR large logo livery.
I have been able to grab one going past the back of the house since, and went to Coleshill parkway last Monday where two were due to pass in an hour. Sadly I missed the first one which was travelling light coming back from Swansea after dumping some locos off for scrap as RTT failed to update and it went from behind just a few minutes ahead of schedule to about 18 in a few spots, so it went flying past as I was sat in the car.
Did manage to get the 2nd (and 3rd) as it was a test train, which also reversed here to go back to Derby.
I also got one on a heritage rail tour at Widney Manor
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Keeping an eye on the maps on Traksy can be a good way of avoiding this.
cybershot
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I had!!! Clearly a blip in the matrix!Keeping an eye on the maps on Traksy can be a good way of avoiding this.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Lovely pub that - wouldn't fancy the walk from Corfe Castle - that is a hell of a hill
mx wcfc
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This was discussed upthread - advertised on FB now....must pop down there when the weather is better,,
www.swanagerailway.co.uk
Swanage Railway | Family Railway Attraction in Dorset. Homepage
Swanage railway operates trains from Norden to Corfe Castle & seaside at Swanage.
www.swanagerailway.co.uk
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Have a look here a bit closer to the time.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Elpenor - also bear in mind that network rail & other landowners are {getting} fed up with people trespassing to watch 4472 pass by ...
At one point, not that long ago, timings were not officially published in advance because of this problem. Indeed, there was a risk that she would get hidden away unless photers and others behaved themselves - despite how the rebuild had been funded.
At one point, not that long ago, timings were not officially published in advance because of this problem. Indeed, there was a risk that she would get hidden away unless photers and others behaved themselves - despite how the rebuild had been funded.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Expect this has already been comprehensively covered somewhere upthread but just noticed that CTL Seal Ithink it was ( Youtube) have been commissioned to build two brand new locomotives from scratch, a Clan Class and a B17.Apparently there are no currently existing engines of either type and they hope to get rolling chassis completed in eighteen months and the whole project completed before the end of the decade.Looks lovely so far.
