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Rasprava u 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' pokrenuta od steamdream, 12. Svibanj 2011..

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  1. M59137

    M59137 Well-Known Member

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    With the (fantastic) Ffestiniog railway already at Blaenau and other preserved lines elsewhere why would you need another one?

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    M59137, 8. Rujan 2016.
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  2. marshall5

    marshall5 Part of the furniture

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    Exactly! It's just another case of someone having to be "The big fish in the little pond" and have their own railway to play with - no matter how impractical it may be.
    Ray.
     
    marshall5, 8. Rujan 2016.
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  3. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    Porthmadog has three.
     
    Miff, 8. Rujan 2016.
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    sycamore se sviđa ovo.
  4. Steve B

    Steve B Well-Known Member

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    2 of which are run by the same organisation, and the other is a much smaller, shorter line with a museum and other attractions - none of them really a threat to the others, indeed the WHHR could be seen as complementary to the others. Blaenau to Trawsfynydd is of a substantial project and I can't help but feel that it is overloading an already well providd for market too much.

    Steve B
     
    Steve B, 8. Rujan 2016.
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  5. js5646

    js5646 New Member

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    One has to wonder what the line's USP will be. The velo-rail idea might have been it but without it what really is the point of it?
     
    js5646, 8. Rujan 2016.
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  6. sycamore

    sycamore Member

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    How many existing Heritage Railways have USP's? Looking at pictures on their FB page, I'd have thought the scenery alone would be something to work in its favour, once you leave Blaenau of cause! ;)
     
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  7. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    Yes. One of the reasons the FfR first got interested in the WHR revival was because of the perceived risk of a competitor.
     
    Miff, 8. Rujan 2016.
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  8. sycamore

    sycamore Member

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    Next FR extension to Trawsfynydd then???!!!
     
    sycamore, 9. Rujan 2016.
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  9. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    Why not? :) After all, the Festiniog & Blaenau Railway was built originally as a narrow gauge line.
     
    Miff, 9. Rujan 2016.
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  10. GWR Man.

    GWR Man. Well-Known Member

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    And then down to the Bala Lake railway to stop the LLangollen railway reaching it and converting it back to standard gauge. :D
     
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  11. Steve B

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    Why stop there? Carry on down to the coast and dual gauge the line through Barmouth up to Minffordd and you have a circular narrow gauge experience! I think I'm right in thinking that the way the standard and narrow gauge lines are arranged at Minffordd it would result in another spiral as well...

    Then, of course, you could link up the Llanberis Lake Railway with the WHR at Caernarfon, and extend the WHR to Bangor, and the F&WHR could rule NW Wales!

    Steve B
     
    Steve B, 9. Rujan 2016.
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    The Dainton Banker, sycamore, Wenlock i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  12. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    Shouldn't that be Ffantastic? :confused:

    Tom
     
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  13. richards

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    Nno!
     
    richards, 9. Rujan 2016.
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  14. sycamore

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    It would be like Switzerland where the major towns have Standard Gauge and the villages have narrow (metre In their case?) gauge railways
     
    sycamore, 9. Rujan 2016.
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    NBDR Lock, 26. Rujan 2016.
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  16. John Stewart

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    All the way to Corwen Interchange.:)
     
    John Stewart, 26. Rujan 2016.
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  17. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Don't hold your breath ... On second thoughts, it might be wise to do so for part of the journey :)
     
    Martin Perry, 26. Rujan 2016.
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  18. John Stewart

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    Don't worry; I've run along the south side of Llyn Celyn to an S-bend deviation below the dam at no more than 1 in 50. Adds about 1km with 150m minimum curvature.:)
     
    John Stewart, 26. Rujan 2016.
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