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- Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:51 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prisoner of War Camp Halt
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13398
Re: Prisoner of War Camp Halt
Several online articles quote people saying that prisoners were marched to the camp from Oldham Mumps station, so this casts a bit of doubt on the claim.
- Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:07 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Class 156 coaches (DMS/DMSL)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12282
Re: Class 156 coaches (DMS/DMSL)
The DMSL car is that numbered in the 52xxx series, so in this unit will be 52499. The coach numbers on Saltire liveried units are at the inner ends (visible in your second image) The toilet is located on the right hand side of the unit when looking towards the cab within the saloon, so this window w...
- Tue May 22, 2018 10:08 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Stalybridge to Stockport Parliamentary Train
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8428
Re: Stalybridge to Stockport Parliamentary Train
That's good news for track and parly train bashers- wanted to do this a couple of years back, but leaving before 0930 meant our railcard discounted rover wasn't valid!
- Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:28 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Mysterious Railcar
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8570
Re: Mysterious Railcar
Looks like a fake photo to me.
The Bristol/ECW railbuses were these:
http://www.railcar.co.uk/type/bristol-railbus/
The Bristol/ECW railbuses were these:
http://www.railcar.co.uk/type/bristol-railbus/
- Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:17 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Batley station
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7913
Re: Batley station
That's right. Taken from published information on the new Northern/ Transpennine franchises Huddersfield Line: The Northern Leeds ? Huddersfield and Huddersfield ? Manchester Victoria stopping services will transfer to TransPennine Express who will provide a Leeds ? Huddersfield ? Manchester stoppin...
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:23 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Britain's Railway Policy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16245
Re: Britain's Railway Policy
A fascinating topic, no matter what your own opinions on the rail policies of recent times.
Chris Austin is also our next speaker at the Windsor & Maidenhead branch- Monday 27th at Cox Green Community Centre in Maidenhead.
Chris Austin is also our next speaker at the Windsor & Maidenhead branch- Monday 27th at Cox Green Community Centre in Maidenhead.
- Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:34 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Mystery location
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13031
Mystery location
Posting on behalf of someone who has forwarded the details to me: Where is it 003A.png Where is it 007.png The images attached are rather poor quality stills from a short piece of WW2 archive film. I have seen this film more than once in the past but never with any description. I do not have a video...
- Sat Feb 25, 2017 8:58 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 2017 AGM Coventry
- Replies: 11
- Views: 29168
Re: 2017 AGM Coventry
Peter I will be happy to provide some statistical information on our membership profile at the AGM but it would help me a great deal if you could contact me directly beforehand with some specifics then I can run the relevant reporting in advance of the meeting to ensure that I have the information y...
- Sat Feb 25, 2017 8:47 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: STATION ROAD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12656
Re: STATION ROAD
The village where I grew up, Haddenham in Cambridgeshire, still retains it's Station Road, along with other stations on the same line at Bluntisham, Sutton and Wilburton, the latter which was sited some 1.3 miles from the village. The line and its stations closed to passengers on 2 January 1931 with...
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:46 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: RCTS CLOTHING
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6956
Re: RCTS CLOTHING
Great to see that our image is recognised out there among the railway staff! And an ideal start for me to kick off an advert. We have a range of clothing items for members to order - with stylish fleeces, polo shirts, and our new rugby shirts, in three sizes (M, L and XL). All are made from high qua...