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  1. maespoeth
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    WSR reported a very good trading year with income in 2014 in excess of £ 2.8 million. This was is an improvement of £151,000 over 2012. Budget...
    Post by: maespoeth, Mar 24, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Post by: maespoeth, Mar 24, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    The programmes are due from the printers on Friday 21st and will get posted then.
    Post by: maespoeth, Mar 20, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Can't help with the Gala diagrams but the following may be of interest:- Subject to 7828 having returned successfully from its visit to the...
    Post by: maespoeth, Mar 17, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Good news for Mighty Kings and fellow freighters (to some extent). Thursday has a goods from Minehead and a ballast from Bishops Lydeard at the...
    Post by: maespoeth, Feb 28, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    I think that the plan is to trundle freight wagons about on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Based on past years that would probably mean a full...
    Post by: maespoeth, Feb 26, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    If you are coming on the Wednesday you can pick up a discounted day rover in advance via the WSR official website (saves you the cost of half a...
    Post by: maespoeth, Feb 25, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Post by: maespoeth, Feb 25, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    One of the “guest” steam engines hired-in for the Spring Steam Gala will be working services on the WSR on Wednesday March 26th. The locomotive in...
    Post by: maespoeth, Feb 25, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    The final guest engine has been confirmed as 34007 "Wadebridge" which began its working career at Exmouth Junction. Elsewhere all the available...
    Post by: maespoeth, Feb 12, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Yes all three have been confirmed and there is one more large machine being negotiated for. Details on here as and when confirmed.
    Post by: maespoeth, Dec 31, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Post by: maespoeth, Dec 31, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Yes barring any complications 31806, 5322 and 34053 will be at the Gala. The special extra level of discount on Rover Tickets sold in advance ends...
    Post by: maespoeth, Dec 30, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Post by: maespoeth, Dec 30, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Certainly the Autumn Gala will hinge around the end of steam at 83B and steam ending on the Taunton-Barnstaple line at that time. However with...
    Post by: maespoeth, Dec 15, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    For those of us who like exploring old trackbeds etc this may be of interest. Following the publication of his book “Cycling the Somerset and...
    Post by: maespoeth, Dec 13, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    I don't think 6705 will make it for March but could well be making a Gala debut at the Autumn event in October. A recent look at the West Somerset...
    Post by: maespoeth, Nov 28, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Thanks John, Checking it out there isn't a plan, despite a suggestion from outside, to renumber 5322. Amongst other considerations it worked in...
    Post by: maespoeth, Nov 20, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Very nice idea but there is the not-inconsiderable matter of costs of that stunt unless it could be partly laid-off with the L&B, OR someone with...
    Post by: maespoeth, Nov 19, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala, 27-30 March 2014

    Having spent part of my youth spotting at Taunton station in the early and mid-60's I can also vouch for the fact that the 72C based U class came...
    Post by: maespoeth, Nov 19, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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