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Claude
post Apr 23 2014, 02:16 PM
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Random question but does anyone know a decent local rural location where I could get a photograph of a car and a train in the same shot?
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post Apr 23 2014, 05:41 PM
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QUOTE (Claude @ Apr 23 2014, 03:16 PM) *
Random question but does anyone know a decent local rural location where I could get a photograph of a car and a train in the same shot?

Most Level Crossings, according to the Daily Wail.....
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post Apr 24 2014, 08:21 AM
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QUOTE (Claude @ Apr 23 2014, 03:16 PM) *
Random question but does anyone know a decent local rural location where I could get a photograph of a car and a train in the same shot?

A good spot is Crofton, just past the Pumping Station the road crosses the railway and then runs alongside it as it drops towards the Canal.
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post Apr 24 2014, 10:00 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Apr 24 2014, 09:21 AM) *
A good spot is Crofton, just past the Pumping Station the road crosses the railway and then runs alongside it as it drops towards the Canal.

Google maps tells me this is a superb location, thanks!
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post Aug 19 2014, 06:09 PM
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Steam at Newbury on Monday 25th Aug.
Tornado - arrives at 08:50, picks up and takes water. Back at around 19:30
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post Aug 19 2014, 10:43 PM
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Andy Capp
post Aug 19 2014, 11:04 PM
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It's a pity they have to take on water at the racecourse. It'd be nice to see the trains run straight through once and a while.
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post Aug 20 2014, 06:36 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 20 2014, 12:04 AM) *
It's a pity they have to take on water at the racecourse. It'd be nice to see the trains run straight through once and a while.

Yes, this one will take water at Newbury Station as it picks up passengers.
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post Oct 30 2014, 12:07 PM
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Although going tomorrow (Friday) trains are as normal, coming back from a trip up north by train on Saturday, there is a replacement bus service from Reading to Newbury. Does anyone know the reason for this?

I have also seen signs that the Boundary Road bridge is closed. Are the two things connected?
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post Oct 30 2014, 04:20 PM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Oct 30 2014, 02:07 PM) *
Although going tomorrow (Friday) trains are as normal, coming back from a trip up north by train on Saturday, there is a replacement bus service from Reading to Newbury. Does anyone know the reason for this?

Yes, the line has to be closed for maintenance / upgrade work.
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I have also seen signs that the Boundary Road bridge is closed. Are the two things connected?

Don't know, but I will try and find out.
I know the bridge has to be replaced for electrification
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post Nov 1 2014, 05:10 PM
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Boundary Road, Newbury will be closed from its junction with Kings Road to its junction with Railway Road from 27 October 2014 for up to 5 days.
The alternative route for all vehicles affected by the Order is via Kings Road, A339 and Queens Road in one direction and York Road, Queens Road, A339 and Mill Lane in another direction.
The purpose of this order is to enable works to be executed on the road, namely an investigative trial hole prior to bridge maintenance for Network Rail. (See below.)

Enquiries to Ken Buchanan of Bam Nuttall on 079 178 99132

Boundary Road Overbridge (No. BHL 5255)

Boundary Road Overbridge will be demolished and reconstructed to provide the necessary clearance between the bridge and the OLE. This would require a temporary closure of the road to both pedestrians and vehicle users.
The closest footpath crossing for pedestrians is via a public footpath through Newbury Racecourse and over a road bridge to the racecourse approximately 230m east of Boundary Road. This would entail a temporary diversion of 1.0
km for pedestrians for the duration of the construction works (12 weeks).


PS. OLE is not a colloquial term for the hole in question. It is an abbreviation for Overhead Line Equipment. tongue.gif
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post Nov 1 2014, 08:35 PM
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Well. Every cloud and all that; at least it's nice to know electrification is on it's way!


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post Nov 1 2014, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Nov 1 2014, 08:35 PM) *
Well. Every cloud and all that; at least it's nice to know electrification is on it's way!

I wonder if that might mean the end to seeming endless addresses of signal failure and missing connections. rolleyes.gif
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post Nov 2 2014, 11:38 AM
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A quick update on my experience of the replacement bus service from Reading to Newbury on Saturday when returning from Glasgow. Far superior to the train journey it replaced IMO - luxury coach with actual legroom direct to Newbury down the M4.
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post Nov 2 2014, 02:37 PM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Nov 2 2014, 11:38 AM) *
A quick update on my experience of the replacement bus service from Reading to Newbury on Saturday when returning from Glasgow. Far superior to the train journey it replaced IMO - luxury coach with actual legroom direct to Newbury down the M4.


That's just the point JeffG, you've seen the future! When the electrification is finished, there will be new trains far superior to anything we have now.

Unless it has total contempt for its paying customers, no business would deliver any less - after all, the hideously expensive changes are being done to dramatically improve the customer experience.

Wait and see, it will be worth every penny...


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post Nov 2 2014, 04:59 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Nov 2 2014, 02:37 PM) *
Wait and see, it will be worth every penny...

I'd rather have reliability above anything else; nice seats... so what. Meanwhile: Reading Station; what a s.hole of a station that is. A massive waste of money.
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post Nov 2 2014, 06:40 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Nov 2 2014, 06:59 PM) *
Meanwhile: Reading Station; what a s.hole of a station that is. A massive waste of money.

What, you preferred the old?? blink.gif
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post Nov 2 2014, 06:41 PM
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They should be delivering both. The funny little trains between Newbury and Reading are just about bearable; I use them daily for work. I recently did a couple of weeks in London and the commute is very uncomfortable, particularly if you are blessed with such things as legs. If anyone thinks this seating arrangement is acceptable, then yes, the railway will have wasted the investment.
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post Nov 2 2014, 06:46 PM
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QUOTE (Mr Brown @ Nov 2 2014, 08:41 PM) *
They should be delivering both. The funny little trains between Newbury and Reading are just about bearable; I use them daily for work. I recently did a couple of weeks in London and the commute is very uncomfortable, particularly if you are blessed with such things as legs. If anyone thinks this seating arrangement is acceptable, then yes, the railway will have wasted the investment.

Like I have said before, you are lucky living in the South East with the trains you have got!
If you lived further west you would have these! (affectionately known as "Nodding Donkeys"). Basically an 80's bus on rails!
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post Nov 2 2014, 08:18 PM
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I'm quite surprised. After all would willingly travel to work in a 1980s car unless it was absolutely necessary? There has been a huge investment for quite a few years now but there seems to be very little to show for it. As already mentioned, Reading Station is a good example, it clearly wasn't designed with passenger convenience in mind.
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