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    GWSR General Discussion and Operations

    Looking at the Carriage and Wagon blog on the GWSR website - I see they are back up to 2 MK1 FOs in their fleet again (although 3127 will be some...
    Post by: acourtrail, Oct 5, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    According to information on the web, the Mid Hants now has a third MK1 FO (3063). Not sure what they are going to do with it, because they...
    Post by: acourtrail, Apr 11, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Yes 2356 would have been a very useful coach for the Bluebell's Maunsell set, and one would have thought that it would have been an early priority...
    Post by: acourtrail, Jan 24, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    With both parts of the call the midwife train crash now having been broadcast, it should be safe for me to add some observations regarding the...
    Post by: acourtrail, Feb 20, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    Thank you for that.
    Post by: acourtrail, Feb 16, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    Re the call the midwife episode. Which coaches were used please. It looks like at least one was damaged for the filming, so was a scrap coach...
    Post by: acourtrail, Feb 16, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Interesting that the tender for 35006 might have the wheelsets from D326, I never knew that. I wonder if someone has a flame cut number from it?...
    Post by: acourtrail, Apr 4, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Many people have made very good points regarding trains that have been involved incidents where someone has jumped/fallen under a train - in these...
    Post by: acourtrail, Apr 3, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    There would only be two doors on each side of each vehicle to open and close, the centre one have to be welded shut for main line use.
    Post by: acourtrail, Apr 3, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    What I meant by unpleasant, is that BR considered reusing any rolling stock (even stock that suffered little or no damage) that was involved in a...
    Post by: acourtrail, Apr 3, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    It will be nice when the TC is completed, and hopefully, 33111 will be able to work with it (both hauling and propelling). The only unpleasant...
    Post by: acourtrail, Apr 2, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    They sound similar, but are two different films. I have seen both of them.:) Now then, I wonder how many people on here have seen the film...
    Post by: acourtrail, Mar 13, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    In August 2025, I caught the 28 bus from Taunton to Minehead. It used to be run by Buses of Somerset, but since May 2023, the 28 has been run by...
    Post by: acourtrail, Jun 27, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I would like to add a few things to what people have been discussing over the last few pages. Firstly, one person questioned why I am willing to...
    Post by: acourtrail, Jun 25, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Yes - The NYMR and Ffestiniog/ Welsh Highland are in remote areas - but those areas are very popular with tourists. The railways I mentioned are...
    Post by: acourtrail, Jun 23, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK