QUOTE: Originally posted by Simon Reed Tony, Where did you live in my grudgingly adopted home city?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding Bashers & Thrashers! I can't tell from the context, if that's good or bad?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by kevin1978 Readers of country life magazine have voted Newcastle to Edinburgh as Britain’s most scenic railway (to GNER’s – the routes operator – delight). Its very nice in my opinion but outstanding compared to some other routes that have been mentioned on here. Maybe those magazine readers haven’t travelled too much!
QUOTE: You guys are true railfans! I was picturing what was outside the coach that you were passing. Yet, you seem more interested in what is pulling the train-too funny.
QUOTE: Originally posted by owlsroost QUOTE: You guys are true railfans! I was picturing what was outside the coach that you were passing. Yet, you seem more interested in what is pulling the train-too funny. I think we enjoy both (I certainly do), but if you've been interested in trains in the UK for a long time (30+ years in my case), you've probably travelled the main lines of the system many times over so the scenery gets familiar. Also a lot of UK railfans started out by collecting loco numbers - 'trainspotting' - and one of the natural progressions from this is trying to travel behind as many different locos as possible - 'bashing' - hence the interest in what's on the front... Tony
QUOTE: Originally posted by cogload On Topic: There were several "bashers" lurking at my local station last night as a big silver engine with Cotswold Rail was pulling 1A40....(I will let you guess what that headcode stands for)
QUOTE: When were the latest sleeping cars constructed?
QUOTE: Originally posted by daveklepper When were the latest sleeping cars constructed?
QUOTE: Originally posted by owlsroost It mainly seems to be politics that's keeping the Scottish and Cornish sleepers alive these days - faster daytime trains and low-cost airlines have eaten away the market for the other routes. Tony
QUOTE: Originally posted by Simon Reed Being a little alarmist are'nt we Mr. C.? Every so often this story rolls around - it did so before privatisation and will continue to do so. There are elements within the upper echelons of the civil service who suggest that the treasury might be better off if the rail network was pruned, and this rumbles on for a bit in the national press until it's dropped in favour of lost whales or similar. The closest we've ever come was the Serpell Report and that fell flat, partially due to the very pro-road Thatcher government realised that the electorate would'nt swallow such a scything blow to the network. Mind you, Tory B Liar does whatever George tells him to, and we know that George does'nt like passenger trains...
QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding In a magazine that Simon Reed sent me (thanks a million Simon), there is a little blurb about Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Now there, is an interesting man! The magazine article mentions his name with that of Churchill, as far as influential people in Britain is concerned. Has anybody read a good biography of the man? Thanks
QUOTE: Originally posted by Tulyar15 Pwllheli (pronounced "Poo-fell-ee" for the benefit of those not familiar with the rules of Welsh pronounciation - in Welsh a "w" is pronounced like "oo" in English)
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