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To be fair, BBC Northwest Tonight pushed capacity in their report; with loads of stock video of TPE 170s, Northern Pacers, etc., which they seem to put on every time the railways get a mention.

Eek!

Knew it began with an L

Also the tune for the Luxemburg National Anthem, IIRC

And football referees

More likely a winter wind coming in from Poland!

Would it be fair to say that China is experiencing the period of rapid industrialisation that happened in Britain 200 years ago, with much the same effects. pollution-wise? After all it took people dying from the effects of pollution in the early 1950s for us to even begin to do something about that. There is definitely something about glass houses and stones here. In the end, it isn't just about GHGs, it's about quality if life, isn't it?

I heard that as "When one door closes, another slams in your face"

Being as went to school nearby, I could always recon the last was pronounced Slawwit

Thanks!

Luxury!

Glossop/Hadfield services

One; hence rarely.

Saw 9E09 through Ashton-under-Lyne this morning just after 10 a.m., slowing for a stop at Stalybridge(?). Most impressive! If they are still on these diagrams next Thursday, I'm taking my camera with me!

MPs , or the DafT?

They do that now, though!

The end for this version of Bury FC, probably. New club next season in North West Counties one, sharing at Radcliffe, for my money. Gigg Lane is done as a football venue, as it would surely be sold to realise its value as part of the liquidation

...and an interesting survivor on the signal as well

The Adam Smith Institute is, of course, an ultra free-market lobby group, but on some points, they certainly seem to be correct; DafT do tend to micro-manage the railways, and have done so now for at least 15 years. But they would like, in accordance with their free market thinking, for DafT not to be involved at all. I would take issue with the first point in the summary at the top; I'm still not convinced that the rise in passenger numbers is exclusively down to privatisation. I thought that they were beginning to rise in the last few years of BR's existence

Yeah, that sounds about right; first home game in 1st division, Latics won 3-1, IIRC. I woz there!

Do you have a date for this one?

The Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill Marple service is still largely pacer-operated.

The last paragraph is correct! Just can't remember his name, except that he was the ex- S&T chief on the former GC.

Don't think Cokehead George could cancel anything in 2008: he was still in opposition. But I know what you mean.

I can remember seeing S100 (shown at Prince of Wales) at Peckfield colliery in 1971