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No, and that is a fair point; My time at Norden, Swanage and Corfe Castle was primarily of railway, rather than general, interest! However I could have spent longer in the area, had it not been for the Oxford/Didcot issue which meant I left earlier than might otherwise have been the case (although it didn't do me much good as I was then delayed around 90 minutes at Basingstoke due to a person on the track).
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Not sure I would agree; Last year I had a very enjoyable day out on the Swanage Railway, travelling from Oxford, when the line to Didcot was closed, meaning a bus journey at the start and end of the day. I took the DMU to Norden, alighted there and then rode behind 31806 to Swanage and back to Corfe Castle, alighting there for the DMU on to Wareham. It did help that it was a lovely sunny day however! Unfortunately the cost of operating over the main line to Wareham was not covered by passenger numbers.
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Bridge bashing
caradoc replied to chriswright03's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
As far as underbridges are concerned, yes, but there have been plenty of strikes on overbridges where a car has knocked the parapet onto the track. -
BR Dia.1/801 Fish/Parcels Vans from Rapido Trains UK
caradoc replied to RapidoCorbs's topic in Rapido Trains
Surely SPV was the original code and NRV the later TOPS code? (Sorry, just noticed hmrspaul had already commented) But another wonderful and much needed product from Rapido, thanks! -
Nonsense, the local buses on which I travel do not, never have had and probably never will have seatbelts. Trains do not have, and do not require to have, seatbelts, because the frequency of incidents in which they would be of benefit is extremely small, whereas the cost would be extremely high, and therefore unjustifiable.
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Single line working through platforms
caradoc replied to PortLineParker's topic in UK Prototype Questions
At both Kingussie and Aviemore, if there is no Down train to cross Up trains use the Down platform which has easier access. -
Dave F's photos - ongoing - more added each day
caradoc replied to DaveF's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
J3342 and 3343; The level crossing is Bodsbury. In February 1996 a Post Office van was struck by a train there, fortunately without deaths or serious injuries. The scene is somewhat changed now as the M74 runs alongside the line there! -
Spelling Mistakes on Models (and the prototype)
caradoc replied to Binky's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
On the prototype, approaching Eglinton Street Junction south of Glasgow Central there is an equipment building with a prominent sign saying 'Eglington St'. Every time I see it I cringe.... -
Dave F's photos - ongoing - more added each day
caradoc replied to DaveF's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
C8097; The station I think is just Loch Awe, Loch Eil Outward Bound, on the Mallaig extension, is the only one named after an outdoor centre. Irrelevant fact; In April 1986 I and other BR supervisors were sent on a development course at Loch Eil Outward Bound, intending to alight at the station.... which is a request stop. What happened next can probably be guessed. -
Idea: Fort William to Glasgow via Perth
caradoc replied to FelixM's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
There is not, never has been and never will be sufficient demand to spend huge sums of money on the West Highland Line, which does require subsidy but is already operated as efficiently as possible with most trains formed of DMUs controlled from a single signalling location. I, as a Scottish taxpayer (one of few commenting here I suspect) am perfectly happy for a small proportion of the money the Scottish Government takes from me to be used for subsidising railways, for their environmental, social and tourism benefits. Scotrail is not exactly the only rail operator requiring subsidy, either..... -
August 1972, travelled with a friend (both of us just short of 13 years old) on a special BR 75p ticket from Oxford to Manchester, and then by bus (for some reason, rather than train) to visit Reddish Depot. Seeing Class 76s for the first time is a never to be forgotten memory. I also recall vividly, for some reason, on the same day passing a Class 20-hauled Engineers train put into the long-gone Down Loop at Fosse Road for our train to pass.
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Dave F's photos - ongoing - more added each day
caradoc replied to DaveF's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I moved to Scotland in March 1984, but just after that year's show! So the first I attended was in 1985, IIRC still then as you say on Sauchiehall Street, in the McLellan Galleries. The show moved, briefly, to Anderston (maybe even just for one year?) before going to the Exhibition Centre (where, by coincidence, I will be at it tomorrow....) -
There were other issues with the Oxford/Bicester section, in particular I recall complaints from the owners of a riding school near Bicester that people would DIE because train horns would cause horses to rear up in fright. Fortunately construction of a horse tunnel was not deemed necessary.... and I have not seen any reports of train-caused horse or rider fatalities since the line re-opened!