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    Longest time/distance/difficulty expected to walk to make connection?

    My mistake i do apologise.Didnt realise it was as little as that many passengers a day
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    Longest time/distance/difficulty expected to walk to make connection?

    Suggests a 50 minute cycle ride.Surely theres a bus company out there who would be happy running a service between the two.Ive only ever been to Yeovil Junction,and that only once many years ago. Hell of a long way if you have much luggage.Bet the local taxi drivers are making a few quid
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    Trivia: Place names that you're not sure how to pronounce

    Maesteg in South Wales looks like its pronounced May-steg but is My-steg
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    Trivia: Place names that you're not sure how to pronounce

    Houghton-Le-Spring in co. Durham pronounced Horton -Le -Spring
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    First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)

    Everything struggles up the hill from Sennen Cove:lol:
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    A teacher speaks out about their experiences at Willenhall school

    Cant say the school i went to was very good.In those days (late 70s/early 80s) they had the cane,which they used at any opportunity,girls as well.I got it about 8 times and thats less than a lot.You could get caned for bunking off,bad behaviour,bullying(which i do agree with the cane being...
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    Trivia: Place names that you're not sure how to pronounce

    Coxhoe in Co. Durham pronounced Coxer or Coxa Marske in Cleveland/North Yorkshire pronounced Mask Crewkerne pronounced Crockern
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    Trivia: Place names that you're not sure how to pronounce

    Thats Sint Ellins to the locals
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    Any news on proposals to build an alternative route between Exeter & Plymouth?

    Okehampton-Tavistock would also be a line subjected to bad weather.It snows quite a bit around there,and it might not look too good if the Dawlish stretch was shut because of the sea and the Okehampton -Tavistock because of "the wrong kind of snow". Would it catch on coming all the way from...
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