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Topic ID 2118
19/10/2006 by Sister
suspicious transportation
I live near the Hertford north railway line and during the day (is when i have noticed it) there is a special train with one or two carriages sandwiched between two engines, usually travelling towards stevenage. Is anyone aware what these trains might be carrying? They are GNER.
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Reply ID 28538
19/10/2006 by shunt
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Originally posted by Sister
I live near the Hertford north railway line and during the day (is when i have noticed it) there is a special train with one or two carriages sandwiched between two engines, usually travelling towards stevenage. Is anyone aware what these trains might be carrying? They are GNER.
I'm intrigued as to what you think it might be. Admittedly, unlike Iraq, Stevenage does have WMDs.[;)] A ratio of two locomotives to two carriages indicates great weight. Alternatively, it could be just shunting around of rolling stock, i.e. moving locos and odd carriages to the next place they are needed.
Reply ID 28540
19/10/2006 by Sister
Obviously I am worried about dirty/nuclear waste which they may not allow on the main line on it's way up north somewhere. They have heavy lead coated containers (which indicate a great weight!!!!) How can I find out and do we have a right to be informed if it is? and what is a WMD???? sorry not good at abreviations!!!!!
Reply ID 28544
19/10/2006 by Andrew
Is this not a sandite train spraying cleaning fluid on the track to remove leaf fall gunk.
Reply ID 28557
19/10/2006 by Sister
I dont know what it is but it passes a good few times per day
Reply ID 28579
19/10/2006 by James007
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Originally posted by shunt
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Originally posted by Sister
I live near the Hertford north railway line and during the day (is when i have noticed it) there is a special train with one or two carriages sandwiched between two engines, usually travelling towards stevenage. Is anyone aware what these trains might be carrying? They are GNER.
I'm intrigued as to what you think it might be. Admittedly, unlike Iraq, Stevenage does have WMDs.[;)] A ratio of two locomotives to two carriages indicates great weight. Alternatively, it could be just shunting around of rolling stock, i.e. moving locos and odd carriages to the next place they are needed.
Seems satire from Shunt may have been lost again. [:(]
Reply ID 28588
19/10/2006 by Kate
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Originally posted by Sister
I live near the Hertford north railway line and during the day (is when i have noticed it) there is a special train with one or two carriages sandwiched between two engines, usually travelling towards stevenage. Is anyone aware what these trains might be carrying? They are GNER.
The easiest starting point would be to just ask GNER (there must be contact details on their web-site) - the odds are there will be a totally innocent explanation. If that doesn't work, you could try more drastic measures of finding out, but the easiest option might work!
Reply ID 28589
20/10/2006 by Herbert Lemons
It's Autumn. Chances are the rails are blighted with the wrong type of hazardous waste.
Reply ID 28595
20/10/2006 by shunt
Seems satire from Shunt may have been lost again. [:(]
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It's on a special satire train, going to Stevenage to be made into WMD's (Words of Mad Delusionist).
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