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| railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 20:09 #17842 | |
afro09
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my self and 2 - 4 irish rail personnel are planning a railway related trip to the UK for a weekend. With the National Railway Musem York and Exeter West Signal box at crewe already on our list, does anyone know off some other good railway related places we could visit?? and also I am aware that for some of the meets some SimSig members have got to visit working boxes at the location of the meet, does anyone know how we would go about getting to view a real box in action as i have encountered some difference's in Irish and UK signalling protocal on SimSig so we are all interested in seeing how the operation of a UK box compares to a box in Ireland?? Alan. Log in to reply |
| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 20:17 #17843 | |
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welshdragon
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Does this trip coincide with the unofficial Exeter West meet? 
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 20:30 #17845 | |
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afro09
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I was unaware there was an unofficial Exeter West meet, when is the meet planned for?? we are unsure of the dates we are coming over yet so we could well arrange for it to be that weekend
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 20:33 #17846 | |
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welshdragon
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 20:41 #17847 | |
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AndyG
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The Manchester Museum of Science and Industry is well worth a (free B) ) visit too.
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 20:51 #17848 | |
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afro09
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will say that to the lads mark and let you know!! thanks for that andy, will have a look at that!! Log in to reply |
| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 21:05 #17849 | |
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Sam Tugwell
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" said:The Manchester Museum of Science and Industry is well worth a (free B) ) visit too.Ill second that. Had a look up there whilst on a Canal Boat trip of the Cheshire ring and enjoyed it thoroughly. Also, depending on where you are in the country, I would recommend the West Somerset Railway, The North Yorkshire Moors Railway ( A bus ride from York) and the Severn Valley Railway. These are all long lines with nice views. "Signalman Exeter" Log in to reply |
| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 21:25 #17851 | |
GeoffM
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The London Transport Museum ought to get a mention, though I haven't been there in years. The Welsh Highland Railway with its flat crossing of the ETCS-signalled Cambrian line is a nice, if long, jaunt with a short bit of street running too - and the Ffestiniog joining it is supposed to be good as well. With signalbox visits I would suggest going via your railway colleagues as "kin" are more likely to be welcomed than a request from the public. SimSig Boss Log in to reply |
| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 16/07/2011 at 22:33 #17863 | |
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TomOF
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The rail museum has a live feed from York IECC allowing you to see all the signallers screens in real time. You can actually see the cursor moving to set routes (although the majority of routes are set by ARS). Very handy for knowing if theres a train approaching. Last time I was there they had York North and South workstations up. I'm not sure if the Leeds areas have subsequently been added.
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 18/07/2011 at 06:33 #17928 | |
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pilotman
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I you're going to be near the S Coast or London for that matter, you could visit the Bluebell rly. Apart from the joys of steam traction, at Horsted we have the original 40 lever frame (although much modified) in the original 1882 box. You would be welcome to visit if you can give some notice.  Ray Log in to reply |
| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 18/07/2011 at 19:46 #17953 | |
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UKTrainMan
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Not sure if you'll be into this but you could always take a short walk away from Liverpool St mainline station to Worship Street to see the bouncy castle?!!
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 29/07/2011 at 13:13 #18613 | |
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Insulfrog3
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There are many preserved railways around the UK and some of them are very near or even joined onto the national rail network such as the Watercress Line, Poppy Line and the Nene Valley Railway. There are even some Narrow Gauge lines dotted around the UK too as well as model railway exhibitions. Might be worth getting some various railway magazines or even the newspapaers to find out other railway related tourism activities too like specials or excursions. Some of us like to simply go onto a busy station with various traffic going through and do some trainspotting.
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 29/07/2011 at 13:19 #18614 | |
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Stanyon
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railway museum still only has the york workstations no plans to add leeds into the museum, however the museum annex at shildon is well worth a visit.
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 29/07/2011 at 14:25 #18617 | |
jc92
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if u can give some notice, it might be possible to have the l and y signalling school open for you?
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| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 29/07/2011 at 20:24 #18653 | |
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daverail01
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" said:if u can give some notice, it might be possible to have the l and y signalling school open for you?The next official demonstration is Saturday 20th August Log in to reply |
| Re: railway related things to do in the UK? 29/07/2011 at 20:38 #18654 | |
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jc92
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" said:" said:yes but on occasions a couple of us can make it up for additional small extra demosif u can give some notice, it might be possible to have the l and y signalling school open for you?The next official demonstration is Saturday 20th August "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Log in to reply |