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West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Rasprava u 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' pokrenuta od gwr4090, 15. Studeni 2007..

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  1. gwilialan

    gwilialan Well-Known Member

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    What if you've only got a sherry bottle? :confused::oops:
     
    gwilialan, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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  2. Robin Moira White

    Robin Moira White Resident of Nat Pres

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    Maybe.

    But given we have the geography we have, where would YOU promote as the destination for a shortened journey for a family arriving at Bishops Lydeard?

    Robin
     
    Robin Moira White, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    Another Yorkshireman se sviđa ovo.
  3. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Oh no. Please let's not go down his rabbit hole again!
     
    flying scotsman123, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    Forestpines se sviđa ovo.
  4. Robin Moira White

    Robin Moira White Resident of Nat Pres

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    But I have a free hour on my train journey and I have finished my book...;):cool::eek:
     
    Robin Moira White, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    Bluenosejohn, johnofwessex, 35B i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  5. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    I just pity the poor souls who only check this thread once a day and constantly get confronted with 2 or 3 new pages of posts expecting something "new"!
     
    flying scotsman123, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    Squiffy, acourtrail, malcolm imps i 7 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  6. Greenway

    Greenway Part of the furniture

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    Maybe looking out of the window - few seem to do it these days - it can be interesting what you see. :D
     
    Greenway, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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  7. Robin

    Robin Well-Known Member Friend

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    Washford, where you can spend time looking round an excellent museum. Oh, wait a minute... :confused:
     
    Robin, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    Bluenosejohn, Another Yorkshireman, Triumph 2500S i 7 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  8. Robin Moira White

    Robin Moira White Resident of Nat Pres

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    Indeed. Not for here As not WSR-relevant , but I often post ‘always something to see’ pictures in Facebook when I travel, and there were two today...

    Robin
     
    Robin Moira White, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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  9. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    You’ll be upsetting people posting pictures of a SR seat deep in GWR territory ...

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    big.stu and Robin Moira White like this.
  10. AnthonyTrains2017

    AnthonyTrains2017 Well-Known Member

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    Any one on here work in BL station shop
     
    AnthonyTrains2017, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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  11. 6960 Raveningham Hall

    6960 Raveningham Hall Member Friend

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    Anthony,

    If all else fails you can email Kate, the shop manager at kate.beard@wsrail.net
     
    6960 Raveningham Hall, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    malcolm imps se sviđa ovo.
  12. bluetrain

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    There are several potential options for a shortened WSR. Bishops Lydeard to Norton Fitzwarren is probably the most basic of all possibilities! But I think that none of these options would be ideal. The fundamental problem is that most passengers come from the east and wish to go through to Minehead.

    I note that the WSR was able to operate the full 20 miles even in the 1980s, when it was a less developed railway with far fewer passengers than in later years. I assume that operation was possible because regulatory overheads were then less onerous, and because there would have been plenty of residual life in the infrastructure inherited from BR. The small engines and short trains of those years would have produced less track wear. And few paid staff would have been required. Not that I'm suggesting that anyone wants to see a return to the 1980s!
     
    bluetrain, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    jnc se sviđa ovo.
  13. nine elms fan

    nine elms fan Part of the furniture

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    Have a funnel handy. :Smuggrin:
     
    nine elms fan, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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  14. Robin Moira White

    Robin Moira White Resident of Nat Pres

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    Quite acceptable if personal time locks could be run backwards as well...

    Robin
     
    Robin Moira White, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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  15. Greenway

    Greenway Part of the furniture

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    You could always take a trip up to the Nene Valley and see former WSR stalwart 6412 which is there for six months. ;)
     
    Greenway, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    big.stu se sviđa ovo.
  16. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    If you've fought your way to BL, I'd suggest you remain in the car for another 30 minutes to Minehead with all the facilities and services you need. You have the railway to play on plus the beach etc and you have also saved yourself the extra time it would have taken to wait for your train and then trundle along to the end of the line.
     
    Big Al, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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  17. Steve

    Steve Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    You can say that about all those passengers who fight their way to Pickering and then catch the train to Whitby. 30 minutes by car as opposed to 90 minutes by train. That doesn't stop an awful lot of people from taking the train, though. (In normal times, anyway.) it's part of the JDO.
     
    Steve, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    acourtrail, ross, 35B i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  18. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Absolutely, many people like the idea of using the train to "go" somewhere, even if in reality, the difference between driving to the station and driving to their ultimate destination is marginal in terms of effort.
     
    flying scotsman123, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    acourtrail, The Dainton Banker, ross i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  19. johnofwessex

    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    @Robin Moira White should not be allowed onto a train under any circumstances without a copy of War & Peace, The Wealth of Nations, Lord of the Rings & Dr Zhivago
     
    johnofwessex, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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  20. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Not the same though as Bishops Lydeard is nothing like Pickering. Pickering is a destination in its own right whereas BL is rather more of a transit camp prior to the train journey. If you have driven to BL you might as well go the extra distance to Minehead. Whereas if you have driven to Pickering you can stay a while or not, as you choose.
     
    Big Al, 13. Kolovoz 2020.
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    malcolm imps se sviđa ovo.
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