I've added two new photos to my South Shore collection stating at
http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/p51819376.html

WARNING:
These photos may contain images of a disturbing nature due to their
content. Those of a nervous disposition may prefer to look elsewhere :-)

Just thought someone might like to see what one of (UK's) South Shore
Railroad club looked like in 1965 :-))

Hi All

Further pics added courtesy of Craig Adamson

D400 Laira 14/4/92
http://www.class50s.photos.gb.net/p51816372.html
http://www.class50s.photos.gb.net/p51816373.html
50050 Fearless/HST Plymouth 28/7/88
http://www.class50s.photos.gb.net/p51816371.html
50002 Superb Clapham Jct 22/8/88
http://www.class50s.photos.gb.net/p51816312.html
50002 Superb at Barrow Hill 20/9/03
http://www.class50s.photos.gb.net/p51816313.html
50004 St Vincent Exeter 5/89
http://www.class50s.photos.gb.net/p51816143.html
http://www.class50s.photos.gb.net/p51816148.html

Neil

On Jul 7, 2:52 am, Clive yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote:

I do not understand that comment.

Drivers have to observe very signal and every speed restriction, and
always have had to.

Guards have never observed speed restrictions, and only in recent
years after the ''ding ding and away'' incidents have been involved
observation of specific signals.

Drivers route knowledge is and must always have been more complex and
more important.

From today's 'Rail Management'

http://91.186.0.3/~keepingt/rm/index.htm

DfT starts work on IEP document mountain

Process of evaluation will take until next year.

Assessment more complex than a franchise bid.

"The Department for Transport said both the surviving bidders for the
InterCity Express Programme contract met the noon deadline for
submitting their documents on Monday, and warned that evaluation of
the mountain of data requested will probably take until 2009.

Hitachi Europe had caused a stir at the last moment by announcing that
it was being replaced by a new bidder, Agility Trains, consisting of
Hitachi Japan, Barclays Private Equity and John Laing Projects and
Developments.
Barclays had previously been involved in the third bid, a consortium
led by Alstom, which withdrew from the contest in February.

An article from today's Times, abandoned by the person sat opposite me
on the 07:02 to St Pancras. I've no idea why a trainspotting article is
filed under "women?"!

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article4288147...

How Osama bin Laden killed trainspotting

"The trainspotters of 2008, it seems, are caught between the jihadists
and the white van men. A more sinister pincer movement would be hard to
imagine."

[lots more]

From today's 'Rail Management'

http://91.186.0.3/~keepingt/rm/index.htm

DfT starts work on IEP document mountain

Process of evaluation will take until next year.

Assessment more complex than a franchise bid.

"The Department for Transport said both the surviving bidders for the
InterCity Express Programme contract met the noon deadline for
submitting their documents on Monday, and warned that evaluation of
the mountain of data requested will probably take until 2009.

Hitachi Europe had caused a stir at the last moment by announcing that
it was being replaced by a new bidder, Agility Trains, consisting of
Hitachi Japan, Barclays Private Equity and John Laing Projects and
Developments. Barclays had previously been involved in the third bid,
a consortium
led by Alstom, which withdrew from the contest in February.

Hi,

Having seen www.lincolnstation.co.uk, does any one know what work is
actually taking place and how it will make things better? I have seen the
usual bits in the local paper but as you would expect there is no real
substance to the stories.

Thanks,

John

** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Hi,

Having seen www.lincolnstation.co.uk, does any one know what work is
actually taking place and how it will make things better? I have seen the
usual bits in the local paper but as you would expect there is no real
substance to the stories.

Thanks,

John

** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

I notice EMT are now charging to pick up "Tickets on departure". That's
the last time I'll try to buy a ticket off them!

They whinge and whine in a faux third person that:

"the rail industry charges us a significant fee when you use its
self-service machines. So, we apply a 50p fee when you pick up
your tickets from these machines. This is less than half the
cost that is passed on to us by the rail industry."

What they seem to ignore is that (a) they are the rail industry and (b)
I was proposing to pick the tickets up from one of their own EMT
machines!!!

(In fact it may be The Trainline that's whinging and whining, but I only
know that because I'm a train spotter. Anyone else would think that if
you were buying a ticket from the EMT website, and getting a
confirmation email etc from EMT, that you were buying the ticket
from.... EMT.)