West Somerset Railway General Discussion

What is a tourist?

 

Someone travelling for pleasure perhaps.

PH

 

I prefer "preserved". As somebody once said, "heritage" is something that looks the same as it used to but without the smell of dung.

 

It was a named train on the Oil o Woi.

Robin

 

Pedantry time again! It was "The Tourist"

Paul

 

Oh! Worser & Worser. I quite like the smell of dung1

 

Anywat Happy Christmas to all railway volunteers , & especially to all on the WSR !

 

Preserved smacks of being pickled.

 

I have a particular fondness for pickles.

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Mmmmmm, pickled Beetroot, mmmmmm

All the best to the WSR for 2017.

 

Someone who spends money on the WSR, and other heritage railways, without which we would not have a hobby.

 

Four very fine steam locos are rostered for the West Somerset Railway's Winter Steam Festival 29, 30 December 2016.

More info: http://westsomersetrailway.vticket.co.uk/product.php/68/winter-steam-festival

Steve

 

Is this then a sign that they(Mattel) don't want TTTE on preserved lines? If MD platform is "not big enough" is there any preserved railway with platforms at each end that are bigger - or even just one?
Can someone out there dig out their fact books and tell us if any preserved line has platforms bigger than MD?

 

A posh Grockle?

 

What next Thomas on the mainline?

 

Unless I've missed it on the Website,
I can find a timetable, but no indication of what locos on what train.not too much of a problem, could turn up and find out just would be nice to know thanks in advance.

 

Surely an oxymoron?

 

Could it be that Mattel have had a "hissy fit" because WSR have not booked TTTE for 2017?
Refusing a licence is one thing, it is up to them, but reasons such as "don't make ENOUGH money" or "platform not big enough..." are just crackers. Just how much do they "invest" in a particular Thomas event?
Platforms 1&2 at MH have as much space as any I have seen, together with the space adjacent to the turntable and cafe. On my local mainline route, I cannot recall any platforms between Liverpool Street and Ipswich which are larger!
Robin L

 

From the Ops Notice - I'll just give you the starting times for each loco. As it sticks to the same set of stock all day, it will not be difficult to work out the full diagrams.

Thur 29th:
1000 BL: 53808
1045 BL: 6960
0950 MD: 5542
1045 MD: 44422

Fri 30th:
1000 BL: 44422
1045 BL: 53808
0950 MD: 6960
1045 MD: 5542

 

Interesting theme for next WSR spring steam gala "SOMERSET STEAM IN SPRINGTIME"

Guessing visiting locos would need to have been allocated in Somerset? But no idea on what would be suitable.