On Jan 25, 5:59*pm, Phil Cook wrote:
On 25/01/2012 17:43, Guy Gorton wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:25:32 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

Michael Portillo rode the Post Office Railway during one of his recent
Great British Railway Journeys Series 3 programmes. It was described
as a 'secret miniature railway under London.' However it closed in the
mid-2000s. So is it mothballed and kept in working orderf in case it
is needed again? Moot point. CJB.

Before closure, it was open to organised visits. *Fascinating system.

After closure it was open to some clandestine visitors...

http://www.silentuk.com/?p=2792
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Phil Cook

And more great pics here ...

http://www.placehacking.co.uk/2011/0...don-mail-rail/

On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:02:30 -0800 (PST), CJB wrote:

On Jan 25, 5:59*pm, Phil Cook wrote:
On 25/01/2012 17:43, Guy Gorton wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:25:32 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

Michael Portillo rode the Post Office Railway during one of his recent
Great British Railway Journeys Series 3 programmes. It was described
as a 'secret miniature railway under London.' However it closed in the
mid-2000s. So is it mothballed and kept in working orderf in case it
is needed again? Moot point. CJB.

Before closure, it was open to organised visits. *Fascinating system.

After closure it was open to some clandestine visitors...

http://www.silentuk.com/?p=2792
--
Phil Cook

And more great pics here ...

http://www.placehacking.co.uk/2011/0...don-mail-rail/

It would be nice to use it for a narrow-gauge crossrail, with through trains between the Festiniog and the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch (OK, I
know the gauges are different..).

In article ,
wrote:

It would be nice to use it for a narrow-gauge crossrail, with through trains
between the Festiniog and the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch (OK, I
know the gauges are different..).

Just thing of the fun to be had with gauge changing!

Sam

On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:52:47 +0000, Sam Wilson wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

It would be nice to use it for a narrow-gauge crossrail, with through trains
between the Festiniog and the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch (OK, I
know the gauges are different..).

Just thing of the fun to be had with gauge changing!

Sam

We should use stock with telescopic axles that can change gauge on the move, as in Spain.

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On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:52:47 +0000, Sam Wilson
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

It would be nice to use it for a narrow-gauge crossrail, with through
trains
between the Festiniog and the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch (OK, I
know the gauges are different..).

Just thing of the fun to be had with gauge changing!

Sam

We should use stock with telescopic axles that can change gauge on the
move, as in Spain.

Nothing new about that. Done in the UK, in the 20's or 30's.

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Ian

wrote:

Any details? Only UK example I can recall was the service between
the Leeds and Bradford Tram networks where some cars could swap
between std and 4ft Gauge. ISTR this was in the early 1900's and
wasn't that reliable and the practice had stopped by WW1.


You can recall this? You're older than I thought.

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On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:13:24 -0000, "Ian" wrote:



between the Festiniog and the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch (OK, I
know the gauges are different..).

Just thing of the fun to be had with gauge changing!

Sam

We should use stock with telescopic axles that can change gauge on the
move, as in Spain.

Nothing new about that. Done in the UK, in the 20's or 30's.

__
Ian

Any details? Only UK example I can recall was the service between
the Leeds and Bradford Tram networks where some cars could swap
between std and 4ft Gauge. ISTR this was in the early 1900's and
wasn't that reliable and the practice had stopped by WW1.

G.Harman
That's the one. (I was a bit out with the dates maybe....).
http://www.mylearning.org/inventions...adford/p-2113/