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« on: January 27, 2014, 14:28:03 »
Hi All,

Interesting article about parcels was this not once called Red Star or something

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-25811690

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A courier service on a proposed hourly rail service between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth could boost trade in mid Wales, a local business leader says.

Steve Kaye, chair of Powys Federation of Small Businesses (PFSB), says trains could carry parcels between towns along the Cambrian routes.

In November Transport Minister Edwina Hart created a group to consider improvements to the mid Wales network.

It will submit its report to the minister on 1 February.
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2014, 15:25:33 »
Confirmed it was called red star and some of the class 153's still have the shelves installed on them.
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2014, 15:32:53 »
You can also still find Red Star signs at various places all over the network. There is still a small Red Star sign below the standard National Rail sign at Guildford.
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