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Oh wow, where was that?
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That station frontage looks a bit like St Pancras used to be but I don't think it's there? :)
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Rp0thejester wrote: 19 Nov 2023, 19:21 Oh wow, where was that?
Not a clue, saw it on ARRSE
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Definitely not St Pancras, looks french
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You are right Ryan, it's from Paris, this is the caption to the same picture elsewhere:

Steam Train Locomotive Wreck at Montparnasse Railway Station in Paris 1895
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The story is told on this wiki page... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment

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A recreation of it for the film "Hugo"



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There are many lovely signal boxes on the Newcastle-Carlisle line. This one is no exception and could be one of the best but its looking a bit neglected.
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Hope that one's preserved very soon. Being mounted on that plinth makes it very special...
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The other station buildings look like they have been given a bit of a spruce up. Not so the old characteristic water tower which seems to have gone backwards from when it had a function as a cafe and a shop a few years ago.
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This is one of the longest trains on United Kingdom rails...

Where does it go from and to ?

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The specialised wagons, and one of the stations it passes through..
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How about Morris Cowley to Southampton Eastern Docks via Eastleigh? :)
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mickthemaverick wrote: 04 Dec 2023, 11:35 How about Morris Cowley to Southampton Eastern Docks via Eastleigh? :)
Very good Mick, knowledge or research :?:

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 04 Dec 2023, 11:43
mickthemaverick wrote: 04 Dec 2023, 11:35 How about Morris Cowley to Southampton Eastern Docks via Eastleigh? :)
Very good Mick, knowledge or research :?:

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Combination of the two, I recognised the train, had read about your Morris Cowley so a quick DDG for the route and Bingo!! :-D
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