Posted on February 25th, 2012, by The Chairman
All of us find the WCML affects our lives in some way. Whether it’s: – on our trains between Stockport and Manchester battling for scarce paths to/from Piccadilly, or on one of our Stockport terminators having to wait outside Stockport for 9 minutes due to lack of platforms – on our local services from Acton Bridge, […]
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Posted on February 15th, 2012, by The Chairman
Work continues taking Metrolink to Manchester Airport, with work now taking place constructing a bridge over the Mid Cheshire Line at Southmoor Road. Courtesy of Andrew, here’s a letter recently sent to local residents – Baguley Bridge, Southmoor Road OOHW letter and here’s a map of the area – Looks like it will still be […]
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Posted on February 11th, 2012, by The Chairman
Here’s what I think is the first of the class 150s inherited from London Midland to be repainted from Central Trains green and to have the Central Trains seat covers changed for Northern ones. A shame it’s so dirty externally. We hear there are problems with the new washing plant at Newton Heath and that […]
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Posted on February 6th, 2012, by The Chairman
Fancy one of these? – a modern reprint of the hardback copy of Bradshaw’s 1863 Handbook – all four sections – a Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese Selection – Award Winning Cheese from the Lincolnshire Wolds …..
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Posted on February 5th, 2012, by The Chairman
Thanks to our friends on the Middlewich branch for providing this. Middlewich Diary – New Radio Mast on the Middlewich Branch
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Posted on February 3rd, 2012, by The Chairman
At last some Northern trains are getting CCTV, so no longer will Northern be the only train operator without any CCTV except on units transferred to them from other operators. Unit 323238 was the first to be fitted; the rest of their 17 class 323s are following. Here are some shots I took on a […]
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