Only ever a Black 5 as I recall. Never a Jube or Scot. Most will have arrived at Weymouth via the Western Region at Castle Cary/Yeovil Pen Mill....
Here here. As an ex person who pulled signals on the WR in the 60's, I was a signalman and signalman will always be the correct reference. I do...
Nicely put. I travel frequently on HST services out of Paddington and not only is standing in a vestuble allowed, so is hanging out of the window...
Make that Vintage Trains!!
Yes, that is also my understanding. People asked why it okay for passengers on the West Somerset (and other preserved lines) to window hang when...
Can't imagine it will need a diesel. DBC only attach for heating and not for pushing. A good strong Class 7 Bullied on a dry rail (no rain...
Come on now. Ben will never be off this forum. He takes the good and the bad on the chin but sometimes goes over the top as per my previous...
I think the confusion stems from normal preserved trains, be it NYMR, West Somerset, Bluebell, Watercress etc. where virtually every vestuble...
Apologies, a typing error. What I meant to say was "Why do almost 100% of Belmond Pullman train now run without a diesel on the back?
Not quite "game, set and match". Hot Spot suggests the ball was out!! Yes, things are different now and yet there is simply no consistency and...
I doubt if WCR is allowed beyond Paignton station!
On the basis that, I would have thought that most passengers wish to go through Kingswear, how on earth can a stop for a couple of minutes to...
Crikey. This is akin to a slow boat to China. What confuses me is that FS absolutely flew through Twyford on the down fast a couple of Saturdays...
Booked 7 minutes at Hounslow (should be enough daylight for some photos) and 15 minutes at Shalford (flash photography only).
And there you have it. A whistle, just like a diesel horn, is designed to warn trackworkers, passengers on platforms, trespassers (!!!) to stand...
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