RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2021 5 hours ago, 31A said: If Cambridge-Marks Tey is allowable I will vote for that; it went through Haverhill & Sudbury on its way from Cambridgeshire to Essex. Keeping things in Suffolk as much as possible, Bury St. Edmunds, Long Melford and Marks Tey. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2021 7 hours ago, Oldddudders said: I can't add much to this round, even though I once worked for a man who'd been SM at Halesworth, and with a chap who'd been SM at Kelvedon. Nor can I. I was tempted to vote for The Southwold Railway, but won't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 7, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2021 This evening features an O2 bringing more empties along the Down slow. The gap under the signal box will disappear once we decide on its final position. I still haven't quite made up my mind what is going to happen to this corner. 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 G'Day Folks Cambridge - Sudbury ! manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, manna said: G'Day Folks Cambridge - Sudbury ! manna Which route? As suggested by Steve (31A), via Haverhill or by me, via Bury, or both? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: Which route? As suggested by Steve (31A), via Haverhill or by me, via Bury, or both? G'Day Folks Why not...................Both, they might both be useful today. manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2021 Tango again this morning. Not my best effort. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2021 GN bit in Norfolk and around the coast, wherever it went and linked to Norwich. Blind Stag when it comes to Suffolk;sorry. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2021 Not much stupidity in Norfolk or Suffolk, apparently. Closure between Cambridge and Marks Tey was most mentioned, but no firm agreement on which route. We shall now retreat to the West Midlands, and look for misguided closures there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2021 As yesterday brought a lovely sunny day where only gloom had been forecast, I was able to top up the image store. That means austerity can be lifted a little, and we can look at D209 under the roof with the 2.00pm Newcastle. 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2021 Cheltenham to Honeybourne . Partly already done by some nice people. (Can we then have Midlands and then East Midlands please?) P 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted March 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2021 I will continue a bit further north and suggest Cheltenham through to Stratford upon Avon - to give a full GWR connection direct from Birmingham. Another line which could also have been useful is of course from Shrewsbury through Bridgnorth to Bewdley and on to Kidderminster AND Hartlebury - the later for through workings to Worcester and points south / east. Regards Chris H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2021 Oh, I do hope we can move west and south west at some time; so many places, so many routes. P 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted March 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2021 Stratford - Cheltenham for me I think. Adrian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jollysmart Posted March 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2021 I think Stratford - Cheltenham is one that could realistically work in everyday use today , so it gets my vote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Mallard60022 said: Oh, I do hope we can move west and south west at some time; so many places, so many routes. P But only one worth voting for... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 8, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2021 D209 now stationary, and about to come off its train. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2021 Don't know enough about the West Midlands. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted March 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2021 Stratford Cheltenham for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post great northern Posted March 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2021 I had two goes at this portrait of the Claud on its way out, and down to East. But I'm not really very happy with either of them. 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium great northern Posted March 9, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2021 Cheltenham was most mentioned in this poll, from there to Stratford winning with just 4 votes. Now where? My ducky mate asks for East Midlands, but we've done that really, I think. It is a lovely sunny day, so just right for a visit to Cornwall. Phil asked for that too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Are there any railways closed in Cornwall? I thought they were all still open - always seems to be plenty of branchlines to choose from whenever I toddle down there. Only joking! Greetings to all Cornwall-ians Is Padstow in Cornwall? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2021 37 minutes ago, LNER4479 said: Are there any railways closed in Cornwall? I thought they were all still open - always seems to be plenty of branchlines to choose from whenever I toddle down there. Only joking! Greetings to all Cornwall-ians Is Padstow in Cornwall? It was when I was last there a couple of years ago. And while I don't think the fortunes of North Cornwall would have been much different, Bodmin Road to Padstow is both scenic and served a true branch purpose form the GW main line, so I plump for that. Of course the heritage railway at Bodmin would never have happened. The other route to Padstow via Okehampton was a trifle slow and steady, despite the glamour of the Atlantic Coast Express. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) Main LIne: Plymouth to Okehampton upgraded, (then Okehampton to somewhere in Cornwall like Padstow could be viable, although really only a tourist attraction). Or at the very least, Plymouth to Tavistock and extension of the Bere Alston, Callington Branch (for Social purposes). Fully open it then creates the over discussed other route when Dawlish is drowned which is so needed. To Tavistock is always on the planning discussions down there and so needs to happen due to the road links being so crap. Cornwall just needs a bigger Airport and upgraded Bus routes; much more economical for that County which is half full of out of area second homers anyway with huge bloody Tractors from Chelsea. Ar$£ Edited March 10, 2021 by Mallard60022 To concentrate only on a Cornwall theme. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2021 Oh yes, if I were Kernow and not a Janner I'd be calling for Border Controls of the access bridges in from Devon and going for Independence and becoming Part of the Isles of Scilly, the Channel Islands and Southern Ireland. That's because I am a really nasty ####### Celt and that's that! Ar$£ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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