Friday, September 22, 2006

Passenger train axed in NZ

The fight is on to save the Auckland-Wellington passenger train service.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The TGV is 25

The Independent contrasts this with the approach in the UK.
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Circuit des Remparts


First news from brother Andy and pal Jack who have returned to the UK from a trip by Porsche 911 to Angoulême for the Circuit des Remparts. I am told the picture is a rare 1947 Cooper 500 cc racer, with sports-type bodywork. Didn't old Coopers feature Fiat parts?
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For their autumn tour Jack and Richard chose two Moulton bicycles to ride from near Oswestry, Shropshire to Lewes in Sussex. Rupert to join ...

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