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Record 2011 for the Isle of Wight Steam Railway

Rasprava u 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' pokrenuta od gwalkeriow, 14. Siječanj 2012..

  1. gwalkeriow

    gwalkeriow Well-Known Member

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    Dispite the economic woes the Isle of Wight Steam Railway has enjoyed record passenger figures for the second year in a row. 2010 saw passenger numbers of just over 110,000 but this has been surpassed in 2011 with just over 115,500 passengers carried.
    A number railways have had excellent passenger figures in 2011, with the the South Devon and KESR also posting record passenger numbers. Is this all due to people staying in the UK for their holidays?
     
    gwalkeriow, 14. Siječanj 2012.
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  2. Dan Hamblin

    Dan Hamblin Part of the furniture

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    That is indeed an impressive achievement, but I think you might want to change the title...

    Regards,

    Dan
     
    Dan Hamblin, 14. Siječanj 2012.
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  3. gwalkeriow

    gwalkeriow Well-Known Member

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    I know, it was too late by the time I spotted my error, as you know you can not change the title so its there for all to see!
     
    gwalkeriow, 14. Siječanj 2012.
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  4. 61624

    61624 Part of the furniture

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    Why not? Quite a few heritage railways have now collected disused bridge spans that they are unlikely to ever use! Round those up and put them all together......
     
    61624, 15. Siječanj 2012.
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  5. domeyhead

    domeyhead Member

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    Will the IoWSR railway ever push westwards towards Newport? I walked it a while back and as far as I could tell the trackbed is clear even after it crosses the main Newport to Ryde road. Closing the Cowes to Newport to Ryde line was stupid (to say nothing of Shanklin to Ventnor) but not protecting the trackbeds for future reopening - now that is the real crime.
     
    domeyhead, 15. Siječanj 2012.
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  6. Steve

    Steve Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Totally confused me at first but, having read the other new posts, I now understand! Simply posted in the wrong thread, Roger!
     
    Steve, 15. Siječanj 2012.
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  7. stephenvane

    stephenvane Member

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    Extending the line back to Newport is definitely something the IOWSR would like to do one day. As always though it's a matter of cost, and the railway has other priorities at the moment such as building a carriage shed.

    So hopefully it will happen one day, but unless a generous benefactor comes forward it will be many years before the railway can think about funding an extension.
     
    stephenvane, 15. Siječanj 2012.
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  8. THE MELTER

    THE MELTER Member

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    The IOM 2011 record figures must be partly due to the fabulous publicity afforded by the MOSI IOM display then.
    well done all round.

    The melter
     
    THE MELTER, 15. Siječanj 2012.
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  9. Christopher125

    Christopher125 Part of the furniture

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    i can see what your getting at, but wrong island....;)
     
    Christopher125, 16. Siječanj 2012.
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  10. tomparryharry

    tomparryharry Member

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    Same mistake made when we moved to the IoW..... NatWest said they don't do mortgages for 'our' area, we needed the Ulster Bank. After a quick geography lesson, it was all smiles....!

    Ian
     
    tomparryharry, 16. Siječanj 2012.
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  11. Pete Thornhill

    Pete Thornhill Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Administrator Moderator Friend

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    I have changed the year in the tiltle for you Gary!

    Pete
     
    Pete Thornhill, 16. Siječanj 2012.
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