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West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by gwr4090, Nov 15, 2007.

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  1. Chris86

    Chris86 Well-Known Member

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    Thought 6695 was back at the Swindon and Cricklade?
     
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    6695 went home 5 months ago!
     
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    Definitely not 6695 then, unless they make an agreement to bring it back!
     
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  4. Pete Thornhill

    Pete Thornhill Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Administrator Moderator Friend

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    No but they will have 7812 from May through to the end of 2027 though.
     
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    But thats like saying I eat cheese. Both cheese and ovoids come in many different types & flavours.
     
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    Flavoured ovoids, whatever next.:p

    Dave B
     
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    this steam engine smells like my brie :p
     
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    As ovoids are made from pulverised anthracite I would expect the ash residue to be dust. Nothing significant in that.
     
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    Cheese & Ovoid crisps perhaps ?? :)
     
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    Smokey bacon flavour ovoids to add extra taste to breakfast cooked on the shovel.:D

    Dave B
     
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    Soma for inner city running

    (Brave New World)
     
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    WSRA Journal landed yesterday.

    Happy to read that an autumn steam event will be taking place next year, 17-19th October. Much missed!
     
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    Hence the question, as does proper coal. Best choose Caerphilly :rolleyes:
     
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    For cheese or for coal?
     
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    I'd have thought one look at Swanage would be enough to kill that idea stone dead now...
     
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    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 start none of the issues that Swanage had with rolling stock and staffing. There is a much fuller and more accurate report in the latest journal, just issued.
    Ian Coleby
     
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    I dont know what capacity is like at Taunton but as with some Southern Railway electrification schemes presumably turning trains round at Bishops Lydeyard would improve capacity at Taunton?
     
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    Is it so different given the proposal to run year round WSR services to connect with the buses and GWR?
     
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    I think the main problem at Taunton at present is that signalling only allows access to/from the WSR via platform 2 and the Down/Up Relief, which means trains have to cross the main running lines at Norton Fitzwarren. This could cause pathing problems for a regular service..
     
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