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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    The terrier would be an ideal engine! At Washford, attention is on 3639. The other coaches wait in the queue. Much time and money has been spent...
    Post by: ikcdab, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Yes and the hope is to run it with a hired-in heritage vehicle to provide a two-coach train of restored GWR coaches.
    Post by: ikcdab, Apr 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Unfortunatley, "hope" is not a failsafe strategy.
    Post by: ikcdab, Apr 13, 2025 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion

    [MEDIA] My visit last year
    Post by: ikcdab, Feb 26, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Brilliant, well done and highly deserved. Great team running the WSR these days! Ian
    Post by: ikcdab, Feb 15, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion

    Brilliant stuff well done. Is the new buffer stop the final end of the line or will it be extended further towards Leek?
    Post by: ikcdab, Jan 2, 2025 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    For many years Hein was the WSR. He had been an officer in the Dutch navy who was seconded to Northwood. On his retirement, he decided to stay in...
    Post by: ikcdab, Dec 30, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Wow... That's remarkably disingenuous considering the effort the ops team have put into this ...
    Post by: ikcdab, Dec 27, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    No because this scheme is entirely different. This is not the WSR running trains (a la Swanage) but GWR running their trains to BL. So for a...
    Post by: ikcdab, Nov 29, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Kent & East Sussex Railway

    i think we did this above - see post 1142 etc - for reasons which (to me) seem weak, they cannot post a loco roster online.
    Post by: ikcdab, Sep 4, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    Agree with this. The Teifi is a very small concern and the charity commission will have very little interest at all. They have much much bigger...
    Post by: ikcdab, Sep 3, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    I looked at TripAdvisor just now. 160 reviews 4 and 5 star. 33 reviews 1 to 3 stars. I think you have to think that this is no longer a heritage...
    Post by: ikcdab, Aug 25, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    We have seen on other threads where a single disgruntled volunteer seeks to pick holes in everything that the management of the railway does. The...
    Post by: ikcdab, Aug 23, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    I have no special knowledge, but if you are looking at pre-closure operation's, isnt a DMU more suitable than a 4TC? I am sure more DMUs ran on...
    Post by: ikcdab, Aug 23, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK