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Away travel in the old days 19:31 - Sep 29 with 4114 viewsfermin

Train travel is not what it used to be - Burnley special from the 1960s(?):

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Away travel in the old days on 20:06 - Sep 29 with 4000 viewsD_Alien

Judging by the hairstyles and those 'parallel' trousers at the disco, i'd say early 70s

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Away travel in the old days on 20:11 - Sep 29 with 3988 viewsjudd

Away travel in the old days on 20:06 - Sep 29 by D_Alien

Judging by the hairstyles and those 'parallel' trousers at the disco, i'd say early 70s


I'd say its Burnley today

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Away travel in the old days on 21:27 - Sep 29 with 3885 viewspioneer

Away travel in the old days on 20:06 - Sep 29 by D_Alien

Judging by the hairstyles and those 'parallel' trousers at the disco, i'd say early 70s


Burnley lost at QPR in january 72, Jan 73 and Feb 74. Only the 74 game was in the first division so suspect it was that game.
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Away travel in the old days on 21:32 - Sep 29 with 3865 viewsD_Alien

Away travel in the old days on 21:27 - Sep 29 by pioneer

Burnley lost at QPR in january 72, Jan 73 and Feb 74. Only the 74 game was in the first division so suspect it was that game.


Well found

QPR were building a pretty good team back then, with the likes of Rodney Marsh, Stan Bowles and Gerry Francis, think they finished runners up in the old Div 1
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Away travel in the old days on 22:06 - Sep 29 with 3794 viewspioneer

Away travel in the old days on 21:32 - Sep 29 by D_Alien

Well found

QPR were building a pretty good team back then, with the likes of Rodney Marsh, Stan Bowles and Gerry Francis, think they finished runners up in the old Div 1
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burnley had a good young team aswell. I saw them beat the all conquering Leeds at elland road 4-1 in 1973-4 season when Leeds won the title.
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Away travel in the old days on 22:10 - Sep 29 with 3774 viewsD_Alien

Away travel in the old days on 22:06 - Sep 29 by pioneer

burnley had a good young team aswell. I saw them beat the all conquering Leeds at elland road 4-1 in 1973-4 season when Leeds won the title.


Amazing to think they only survived relegation out of the football league by the skin of their teeth just 13 years later!

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Away travel in the old days on 08:29 - Sep 30 with 3562 viewsmikehunt

Ee! My missus’s grandad followed t’Dale with his mates. They used to go to away games back in the forties. He said the trip to Hartlepools by train was a two day affair, involving an overnight in York.
Must have been some journey that.

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Away travel in the old days on 16:10 - Sep 30 with 3353 viewsfinberty

Away travel in the old days on 08:29 - Sep 30 by mikehunt

Ee! My missus’s grandad followed t’Dale with his mates. They used to go to away games back in the forties. He said the trip to Hartlepools by train was a two day affair, involving an overnight in York.
Must have been some journey that.


I was always told the forties were the golden age of steam, where locomotives managed much higher speeds than most of Northern Rail's fleet currently manages.

Mallard set the world record in 1938, so they knew what they were doing back then.

Have I been misinformed, or is someone pulling t'leg?
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Away travel in the old days on 16:22 - Sep 30 with 3341 viewsrochdaleriddler

Away travel in the old days on 16:10 - Sep 30 by finberty

I was always told the forties were the golden age of steam, where locomotives managed much higher speeds than most of Northern Rail's fleet currently manages.

Mallard set the world record in 1938, so they knew what they were doing back then.

Have I been misinformed, or is someone pulling t'leg?


Don’t think mallard worked on northern routes

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Away travel in the old days on 16:58 - Sep 30 with 3310 viewsD_Alien

Away travel in the old days on 16:22 - Sep 30 by rochdaleriddler

Don’t think mallard worked on northern routes


London-North East, broke record on that route

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Away travel in the old days on 17:21 - Sep 30 with 3289 viewsmikehunt

Think it was more to do with connections and slow branch lines. Sounded like some commitment back in those days. Or perhaps that's just what they told their wives :-) Can't ask him now, unfortunately.
I thought going to away games was maybe a more recent thing, though, brought on by easier and quicker travel options.

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Away travel in the old days on 20:27 - Sep 30 with 3165 viewsMolly

Away travel in the old days on 16:58 - Sep 30 by D_Alien

London-North East, broke record on that route


On the stretch of line to the north of Peterborough
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Away travel in the old days on 20:34 - Sep 30 with 3146 viewsTVOS1907

I know a lad who reckons he was on that train.

When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

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Away travel in the old days on 21:27 - Sep 30 with 3089 viewsD_Alien

Away travel in the old days on 20:34 - Sep 30 by TVOS1907

I know a lad who reckons he was on that train.


How old is this lad?

It wasn't an everyday trip, they used special carriages so the speed could be officially recorded

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Away travel in the old days on 21:31 - Sep 30 with 3081 viewsTVOS1907

Away travel in the old days on 21:27 - Sep 30 by D_Alien

How old is this lad?

It wasn't an everyday trip, they used special carriages so the speed could be officially recorded


Early-60s, I think, maybe closer to 65.

When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

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Away travel in the old days on 21:48 - Sep 30 with 3054 viewsD_Alien

Away travel in the old days on 21:31 - Sep 30 by TVOS1907

Early-60s, I think, maybe closer to 65.


Did he beat Hillary to the summit of Everest too?

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Away travel in the old days on 21:50 - Sep 30 with 3050 viewsTVOS1907

Away travel in the old days on 21:48 - Sep 30 by D_Alien

Did he beat Hillary to the summit of Everest too?


He'd say he did.

When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

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Away travel in the old days on 08:26 - Oct 1 with 2929 viewsDaleiLama

Away travel in the old days on 21:50 - Sep 30 by TVOS1907

He'd say he did.


I think I might know him - did he buy a shrimping boat?

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Away travel in the old days on 08:59 - Oct 1 with 2918 viewspioneer

Away travel in the old days on 21:50 - Sep 30 by TVOS1907

He'd say he did.


I didnt know the clintons had done everest.
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Away travel in the old days on 10:07 - Oct 1 with 2887 viewssuffolkdale

Away travel in the old days on 20:06 - Sep 29 by D_Alien

Judging by the hairstyles and those 'parallel' trousers at the disco, i'd say early 70s


I recognize the train carriages - believe it or not they were still in use on the main line from Norfolk/Suffolk to London Liverpool Street until earlier this year - 'Inter City'!
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Away travel in the old days on 12:17 - Oct 1 with 2804 viewsD_Alien

Away travel in the old days on 08:59 - Oct 1 by pioneer

I didnt know the clintons had done everest.


You can get anything put on a greetings card these days

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