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For anyone with grey hair going north of the border	grahame	0	1164	May 15, 2012, 17:57:19 by grahame
National train performance for period 1 (1 April 2012 - 28 April 2012) is 93.3%	Chris from Nailsea	0	1241	May 10, 2012, 20:56:37 by Chris from Nailsea
Solari boards aka Split Flap Displays	inspector_blakey	5	4808	May 10, 2012, 18:11:52 by readytostart
Bakerloo Line Part Suspended (26/04/2012)	Brucey	8	4713	April 28, 2012, 23:24:35 by grahame
Person hit by/under train. Statistics from BTP for Jan-Apr 2012	JayMac	3	2544	April 28, 2012, 23:19:20 by grahame
Network Rail engineering videos on youtube help bring rail life to the classroom	Chris from Nailsea	0	1879	April 26, 2012, 19:58:32 by Chris from Nailsea
Jail for Newport cable thief	Chris from Nailsea	0	1442	April 20, 2012, 17:33:54 by Chris from Nailsea
BTP targets bike theft with cycle safety surgeries across Berkshire	Chris from Nailsea	0	1665	April 20, 2012, 00:53:33 by Chris from Nailsea
Ticket inspector stabbed on C2C train from Southend to London - 16 December 2011	Chris from Nailsea	6	4022	April 17, 2012, 11:44:38 by JayMac
Gatwick Express.... or not....	johoare	8	3446	April 15, 2012, 20:15:48 by Surrey 455
Tough new rail punctuality rules being considered - Daily Telegraph, 13 Apr 12	inspector_blakey	5	2885	April 13, 2012, 20:21:02 by inspector_blakey
McNulty Report - ticket office closures, increased fares? (merged topics) « 1 2 3 4 5 »	JayMac	65	23618	April 12, 2012, 16:40:51 by SapperPsmith
Isn't it about time that.......	eightf48544	3	1869	April 10, 2012, 14:48:32 by JayMac
New Blackpool tram derailed on first journey	RichardB	6	2466	April 05, 2012, 08:55:23 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Disabled access and help with boarding trains	old original	11	3960	April 05, 2012, 02:02:59 by JayMac
RAIB investigation into failure of a bridge culvert near Bromsgrove - 06/04/11	JayMac	3	3708	April 02, 2012, 22:02:04 by inspector_blakey
RAIB investigation into collision between train & tractor: King's Lynn, 25/09/11	Chris from Nailsea	1	2820	April 01, 2012, 01:20:08 by JayMac
Turning railways into roads - The beginning of the end?	Lee	6	3357	March 31, 2012, 20:24:52 by vacman
New-style uniform for Britain^s railway police	Chris from Nailsea	12	8653	March 30, 2012, 23:29:54 by Chris from Nailsea
New Concourse at Kings Cross	grahame	9	4476	March 30, 2012, 23:11:47 by slanted