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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. Platform 3

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    What is a tourist?
     
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  2. paulhitch

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    Someone travelling for pleasure perhaps.

    PH
     
    paulhitch, Dec 24, 2016
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    I prefer "preserved". As somebody once said, "heritage" is something that looks the same as it used to but without the smell of dung.
     
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    It was a named train on the Oil o Woi.

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    Pedantry time again! It was "The Tourist"

    Paul
     
    paulhitch, Dec 24, 2016
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    Oh! Worser & Worser. I quite like the smell of dung1
     
    Black Jim, Dec 25, 2016
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  7. Black Jim

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    Anywat Happy Christmas to all railway volunteers , & especially to all on the WSR !
     
    Black Jim, Dec 25, 2016
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    Preserved smacks of being pickled.
     
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    I have a particular fondness for pickles.

    Sent from my Hudl 2 using Tapatalk
     
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    Mmmmmm, pickled Beetroot, mmmmmm:)

    All the best to the WSR for 2017.
     
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  11. Yorkshireman

    Yorkshireman Part of the furniture

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    Someone who spends money on the WSR, and other heritage railways, without which we would not have a hobby.
     
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    West Somerset Wizard, Dec 26, 2016
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    Is this then a sign that they(Mattel) don't want TTTE on preserved lines? If MD platform is "not big enough" is there any preserved railway with platforms at each end that are bigger - or even just one?
    Can someone out there dig out their fact books and tell us if any preserved line has platforms bigger than MD?
     
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    A posh Grockle?
     
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    What next Thomas on the mainline?
     
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  16. Penmere

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    Unless I've missed it on the Website,
    I can find a timetable, but no indication of what locos on what train.not too much of a problem, could turn up and find out just would be nice to know thanks in advance.
     
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    Surely an oxymoron?
     
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    Could it be that Mattel have had a "hissy fit" because WSR have not booked TTTE for 2017?
    Refusing a licence is one thing, it is up to them, but reasons such as "don't make ENOUGH money" or "platform not big enough..." are just crackers. Just how much do they "invest" in a particular Thomas event?
    Platforms 1&2 at MH have as much space as any I have seen, together with the space adjacent to the turntable and cafe. On my local mainline route, I cannot recall any platforms between Liverpool Street and Ipswich which are larger!
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  19. Ian Monkton

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    From the Ops Notice - I'll just give you the starting times for each loco. As it sticks to the same set of stock all day, it will not be difficult to work out the full diagrams.

    Thur 29th:
    1000 BL: 53808
    1045 BL: 6960
    0950 MD: 5542
    1045 MD: 44422

    Fri 30th:
    1000 BL: 44422
    1045 BL: 53808
    0950 MD: 6960
    1045 MD: 5542
     
    Ian Monkton, Dec 27, 2016
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    Interesting theme for next WSR spring steam gala "SOMERSET STEAM IN SPRINGTIME"

    Guessing visiting locos would need to have been allocated in Somerset? But no idea on what would be suitable.
     
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