Recent content by bishdunster

When i worked at Bournemourh in the 70s i was asked to make an announcement that the Poole-York service would be delayed, awaiting a replacement loco. It transpired the class 47 hauling the service had ran out of fuel:oops:. I subsequently announced the delay was due to "air in the fuel system...

ISTR there was a Motorail service fuom Brockenhurst -Stirling service in tht late 70s-early 80s.

Holton Heath?

The parish council quotes "the long awaited stepped footbridge" sureley not in this day and age of disabled access, i also note that the opening was scheduled for today, did this happen?

Presumably the Welsh government will be picking up the bill ;).

In the 1970 as a youngster on BR i was told by an area inspector that the trainloads of CWR coming out of Eastleigh were 600 ft long and after laying in would be thermit welded together 6 lengths at a time, (3600ft) only the extreme ends having expansion switches.

Vis a vis the mysterious yellow "cable", It is quite common for the civil police traffic cops to use these heavy duty straps to imobilise a vehicle while they investigate, also to prevent unauthorised removal of said vehicle !:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Hamworthy?

Worgret Jct 1 mile west of Wareham,for the Swanage branch.

Definitely Bournemouth Central, I used to work there! And i can confirm the large building was indeed the P.O. sorting office ( with the BRSA club to the left of it !), and it was Kenedys builders merchants behind it with the yellow sign.

On the GC the station at Brackley was "Brackley Central", and of course in days of yore down South we had Bournemouth Central.

Dunster Beach Chalets.

Not having been there for over 20 years, but is Pokesdown still "rundown" ?

There were barrow boys in Minehead too, transporting passengers luggage from the station to Butlins, over half a mile away !

Another fatality sadly, a person trying o save a dog near Blue Anchor on the WSR about 20 years ago :(.