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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Quick General question which may apply to this railway and many others. I know the directors of my own railway put themselves up for re election...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Mar 10, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    The ballast siding shut with the station in 1956. There is a tramway shown on the map up the hill towards St George's down from the station and...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Feb 12, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Two places. Either from the quarry on the downs above Blackwater station, there being a siding at the station for loading the gravel or from...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Feb 12, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    This is going to come as a shock to many. Yes I've spent many a hour helping to restore and maintain the Islands carriages. Like many it is great...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Aug 23, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Kent & East Sussex Railway

    The long and the short of it is there are many locos ,coaches and wagons on railways that they either were never on or perhaps shouldn't be on....
    Post by: iowcr3429, Apr 15, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway Carriage and Wagon updates

    Second that
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jan 1, 2023 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    Given that parts of the loco have been taken off to be assessed, the possibility of it travelling anywhere at the moment is remote
    Post by: iowcr3429, Sep 16, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I believe that Ryan air had a route to Stockholm that landed in not the main local airport but at a airport in Denmark. Now that is a taxi ride.
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jul 16, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Llangollen Railway

    To be fair to Paul, clean and tidy looks better. Perhaps Havenstreet are lucky in that 99% is stored out of sight behind a big storage building....
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jul 10, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    Well we have the toilet bowl so it will only be a mere repair. Just like a certain engine around a nameplate
    Post by: iowcr3429, Feb 25, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    Not what it says on the top of the page . Mind you these days we seem to be talking about many different things on many different pages that are...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Feb 25, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    Right I'll bring it back to the island. As we are talking about coaches and nice to have and the IOWSR rolling stock policy. Does anyone know of a...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Feb 25, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    I suppose looking back over the railways history someone must have thought it nuts to rebuild a 4 wheel carriage or two but thank god we did. It...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jan 7, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    Today marks the first time in 156 years that the IWR will not have a wagon on it somewhere. Passed one of the match wagons going down the hill in...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Nov 1, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    So soon it may end up in the plc versus Somerset council if the employer backs their employee unless this is person to person not company to...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jul 14, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    I can understand the argument from both sides ref Haydocks history so will leave it to see how the people at the top of both organisations come to...
    Post by: iowcr3429, May 31, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Vintage Coaches. Pre and Post 1948 Carriages

    From past experience I can say that I used to enjoy travelling back down to Salisbury in a light and airy NSE mk2 coach with all the windows open...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jan 31, 2020 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    Vintage Coaches. Pre and Post 1948 Carriages

    Hi there Fire line, Glad you have been able to set the record straight as to the reasons for many of the carriages in the past and goes to show...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jan 20, 2020 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    Vintage Coaches. Pre and Post 1948 Carriages

    Thanks Flying Scotsman, A well thought out response to my original post. Great to hear the other side of the story from someone defending mk1...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jan 19, 2020 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    Vintage Coaches. Pre and Post 1948 Carriages

    Yes I've seen the Havenstreet facebook c+w page and it is very good. As to some railways having worn out coaches in service, the time of getting...
    Post by: iowcr3429, Jan 18, 2020 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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