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« on: November 27, 2009, 17:33:22 »
Somebody been stealing signalling cables this afternoon by any chance? It reminds me of the chaos the day of the last Carling Cup final in Cardiff.
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« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2009, 23:59:20 »
Nope...major T/C Failure at Cardiff East between Tidal Sidings and Rhymney river bridge
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2009, 08:45:59 »
Ah, that's where my Dad used to take me to watch the trains when I was knee high to a grasshopper. Always do remember the day we went and there was a big hole in the ground where the signalbox had been, and all these nasty colour lights had appeared. Somehow it was never the same after that....
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