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  1. ruddingtonrsh56 replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    I guess it depends on whether the Watercress line thinks the extra passengers they would attract by running a steam locomotive over a diesel will offset the increased cost of steaming up a Merchant Navy. There's also the question about crew...

    Apr 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM

  2. ruddingtonrsh56 replied to the thread Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala: 25th - 27th April 2025.

    Fairly sure historically at SVR galas there have been signs on Bewdley footbridge explicitly stating photographers are not allowed to set up camp there. Maybe that's an example other railways should look to take - although if you turf the...

    Apr 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM

  3. ruddingtonrsh56 replied to the thread Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala: 25th - 27th April 2025.

    A possible explanation is that the public are not allowed to be conveyed in stock over points that do not have a facing point lock or clip in place. It is entirely possible that the point the stock would have to traverse over as part of the shunt...

    Apr 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM

  4. ruddingtonrsh56 replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    I would also imagine that was anticipated to be alongside a larger resident fleet - when it is one of only 2 operational resident engines, beggars can't be choosers and throwing an engine that's relatively expensive to run onto the front of a...

    Apr 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM

  5. ruddingtonrsh56 replied to the thread Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala: 25th - 27th April 2025.

    I can appreciate if it is not clearly communicated anywhere that this would be required that people might be a bit miffed to be told they have to leave the coaches to go and join it on the other platform. Arguably though if photographers on the...

    Apr 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM

  6. ruddingtonrsh56 replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Presumably because the Bluebell want to use it? Sent from my Pixel 9a using Tapatalk

    Apr 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM

  7. ruddingtonrsh56 replied to the thread Oswestry to Gobowen extension ?.

    And, to play devil's advocate here, what would you say to some people who might argue that extending will help you recruit further volunteers? Sent from my Pixel 9a using Tapatalk

    Apr 21, 2025

  8. ruddingtonrsh56 replied to the thread Oswestry to Gobowen extension ?.

    The Spa Valley have kind of done that - the original Groombridge station site was sold off for housing so they run round the side of it into a new Groombridge station before rejoining the original route towards Eridge Sent from my Pixel 9a using...

    Apr 21, 2025
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