Re: Network Rail: "hundreds of thousands of miles of railway"
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:24:07 -0800 (PST)
On Nov 3, 12:13 pm, Chris Tolley <cj.tol...@bogus.co.uk (ukonline
really)> wrote:
> (some days ago)
>
> Vandalism on a railway in the West Midlands has led to a second morning
> of delays for passengers.
> [...]
> A Network Rail spokeswoman said 10m (32.8ft) of signal cabling was
> stolen from near Tile Hill ...
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More class 73 Photos
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:10:15 +0000
I've now added a selection of Class 73 photos in various BR era liveries.
<http://graeme-wall.fotopic.net/c1776240.html>
Is there a website that lists all the different liveries used by BR?
--
Graeme Wall
This address not read, substitute trains for rail
Transport Miscellany at <www.greywall.demon.co.uk ...
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In search of pics of 86 620
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:03:47 +0000
Over 10 years ago I acquired from Collectors' Corner one of the cast
double arrows that used to adorn 86 620 in its pre-freightliner days. I
only have a picture of it in green. I was wondering if anyone here has
posted any pictures of it on the web that show it actually wearing the
double arrow.
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http://g ...
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Re: MPs study railway timetables to check commuter expenses rule
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:44:35 +0000
In message
<8ba536ce-de0a-46e3-bca8-166bd511bb2e@s15g2000yqs.googlegroups.com>, at
07:07:39 on Tue, 3 Nov 2009, MIG <googlespam@doreenbird.co.uk> remarked:
>> >>>One doesn't have to be a member of a political party to participate
>> >>>in politics.
>>
>> >>But it's much harder.
>>
>> >I disagree. It is not h ...
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Re: MPs study railway timetables to check commuter expenses rule
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:45:11 +0000
In message <a6i0f5hji0mbkdic4rhhq4ah00n3t6cdfp@4ax.com>, at 15:15:41 on
Tue, 3 Nov 2009, David Hansen <SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk>
remarked:
>>Harder to get anything useful achieved.
>
>I suspect that it depends. The campaign for a strong climate law
><http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/scottish-climate-chan ...
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Re: Network Rail: "hundreds of thousands of miles of railway"
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:22:30 -0000
"Chris Tolley" <cj.tolley@bogus.co.uk (ukonline really)> wrote in message
news:168kwhtn0vb1d.1ivpdk8c3thcq.dlg@40tude.net...
> (some days ago)
>
> Vandalism on a railway in the West Midlands has led to a second morning
> of delays for passengers.
> [...]
> A Network Rail spokeswoman said 10m (32.8ft) of s ...
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Re: First ¡ê1,000 rail fare in history of British train travel
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:15:22 -0800 (PST)
On Nov 3, 12:11 pm, Bruce <docnews2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Posted without comment:
>
> The first ¡ê1,000 fare in the history of Britain's railways has sparked
> fresh outrage over the ?ludicrously? high cost of train travel.
>
> The latest round of price rises means a first-class ?walk-on? return
> from Newquay ...
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Re: MPs study railway timetables to check commuter expenses rule
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:07:39 -0800 (PST)
On 3 Nov, 14:37, Roland Perry <rol...@perry.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <t1f0f5lcp40pbtou632mh1vpm5bgimm...@4ax.com>, at 14:28:12 on
> Tue, 3 Nov 2009, David Hansen <SENDdavidNOhS...@spidacom.co.uk>
> remarked:
>
> >>>One doesn't have to be a member of a political party to participate
> >>>in politics.
>
> >>Bu ...
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Re: MPs study railway timetables to check commuter expenses rule
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:37:28 +0000
In message <t1f0f5lcp40pbtou632mh1vpm5bgimmn1b@4ax.com>, at 14:28:12 on
Tue, 3 Nov 2009, David Hansen <SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk>
remarked:
>>>One doesn't have to be a member of a political party to participate
>>>in politics.
>>
>>But it's much harder.
>
>I disagree. It is not harder or easier to st ...
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Re: First ?1,000 rail fare in history of British train travel
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:14:34 GMT
In message <9970f5pg79ldtfvipdkqe32p0jeifo8tpf@4ax.com>
Bruce <docnews2011@gmail.com> wrote:
> Posted without comment:
> The first ¡ê1,000 fare in the history of Britain's railways has sparked
> fresh outrage over the ?ludicrously? high cost of train travel.
> The latest round of price rises means ...
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