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957] Provisional 'The Independent Yorkshireman', 3 Sep: Virgin Trains/DRS/Railway Magazine charity
special, Class 57/3 haulage: Chester (PU) Crewe (PU) - Stoke - Stafford (PU/rev) - Down Slow at Norton
Bridge - Crewe Down independent lines - Warrington BQ (PU), Chat Moss, Manchester Victoria, Calder
Valley, Wakefield Kirkgate, York (SD) & Scarborough. Returns via Knottingley, Doncaster, Sheffield,
Hope Valley, Hazel Grove, Altrincham, Northwich, Greenbank, Acton Bridge, Warrington BQ (SD/rev),
Helsby, Chester (SD rev), Crewe, Down independent lines, Stafford (SD) and Crewe. Tickets on sale 1
June (details to be advised) Adult £85, accompanied Child £20 (first class £125, Child £30).

958] Sleeping Partners Wanted: (BLN 1237.1323) The Mid Norfolk Railway is extending north and has
enough sleepers to reach MP15 (hopefully by the end of summer), 30-40 more are needed to reach
Worthing Level Crossing (15m 15ch) then it is just ¾ mile to North Elmham (15m 76ch). Volunteers are
needed to dig ballast, change sleepers or de-vegetate; contact [email protected] 01362
690633. Armchair supporters are needed http://goo.gl/HtuIau to sponsor sleepers. To follow progress
see http://goo.gl/7myVkP an interactive map. Click on the line or stations; all help appreciated!

X.61 STOP PRESS (1) East Herts Miniature Railway, Saturday 14 (11.00 -17.00) & Sunday 15 (10.30 -
16.30) May: Van Hage Garden Centre, Pepper Hill, Great Amwell, Ware, SG12 9RP, (TL367124)
01920 870811. 'Tube theme' open days; remarkable trains and visiting locos. £1 per ride.

X.62] Lowestoft (Central) station, BELOW: Taken on 25 Sep 2015. (Stuart Hicks).

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nd ay : (With thanks to our member Stephen Ebbs)…

✱Saturday 7 May only: Feltham X/O. Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 May: The Stalybridge to Huddersfield
services start from P3, on Saturday the first to do this is the 08.12. On Saturday the 06.26 Manchester
Piccadilly to Hull and the 05.49 Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle are routed via Stalybridge P3.

✱At Lancaster, on Saturday, Down trains terminate at P4 & P5 and Up trains start from P3 & P5.
On Sunday, Down trains terminate at P4 and start from P3 - check individual services.

✱ At Stafford, on Saturday, Down trains terminate at P4 & P6 and Up trains start from P3 & P6.
On Sunday, Down trains are terminating at P6 and Up trains start from P3, P5 and P6.

✱On Saturday, starting with the 20.58 St Pancras International to Sheffield (no Up services involved on
Saturday) and all Sunday services cross fast/slow at Syston South Jn and fast/slow at Ratcliffe Jn.

✱At Kensington Olympia services from Willesden Jn and Stratford are terminating in P2 having
crossed from the Up West London to the Down West London at around 3m 66ch.

✱Sunday 8th May 2016 only: 08.22, 09.15, 10.26/ hourly until 21.26 then 22.24 to Marylebone start
from Bicester Village P1 and travel in the Down direction along the Up Bletchley and to the Up
Bicester South West Curve at Gavray Jn (it does not appear as though the X/O east of Bicester London
Road Level Crossing is being used). 07.35 and hourly until 21.35 & 22.15 from Marylebone terminate in
Bicester Villlage P2 having travelled via the Up Bicester South West Curve from Bicester South Jn.

✱At Loughborough Up services which are not shown to call there are routed via the Up Slow.

✱At Peterborough the services from Birmingham New Street (the 20.22 excepted) terminate in P7.

✱Littleborough X/O in use by trains departing towards Todmorden.

✱Arriva Trains Wales services between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly via Northwich (the 13.36
and 20.36 excepted) are shown routed to the Down Fast at Edgeley No2 Jn.

✱The Manchester Oxford Road to Manchester Airport service (the 11.41 excepted) start from P2.

✱Liverpool Lime St - Newton-le-Willows - Wigan NW trains terminate at /return from P1 at the latter.

✱Edenbridge X/O (departures to Redhill).

✱Petersfield to Waterloo services, (last one 12.24), depart from P2.

✱Havant to Waterloo services (from 12.50) depart P2. Trains from Brighton & Victoria, (first is the
11.30 from Brighton) terminate Havant P1.

✱09.00 and 09.22 Audley End to Cambridge start from P1.

✱Downham Market to King's Lynn services, the last one is at 16.47, start from P1.

✱Paddock Wood P3 (bay) in regular use.

✱The 07.38 and 08.08 from Bristol Temple Meads, the 07.57 from Exeter St David's and the 08.19
from Weston-Super-Mare, all to Paddington, are shown to cross to the Down Main at North Somerset
Jn and return to the Up Main at Bathampton Jn.

X.64 STOP PRESS (2), Merseyside Maritime Museum, UNTIL 8 MAY ONLY: http://goo.gl/x5y8Z Albert
Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, L3 4AQ, 0151 478 4499. Ffestiniog Railway Loco 'Lilla' with coaches 12 &

1 is operating public rides on 280ft of West Lancashire Railway temporary track outside the museum.

..Contact details: Full list in BLN 1254 (or The Editor would be pleased to forward)..

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