Recent content by red cuillen

We flew from BRS to INV, but that wasn't cheaper than the train once factoring in car hire BUT why would we waste 2 days holiday to travel by train to INV? Otherwise I agree about improving the train journey! Going off topic somewhat, when younger I often traveled from Cheltenham to the Moray...

Does anyone know the percentage of people than come from the Bristol area? As has been mentioned, it is the airport for the majority of SW England and Wales. We use the Falcon bus, which is good, but getting too popular and we still need to get to the pick up point. A38 off the M5 to the airport...

Bristol airport hasn't a long enough runway for the bigger jets, think they can reach east coast USA but not much further. We drive to heathrow from Devon. Did use the train one time but never again. Coming back from USA, jetlagged, then getting the railair bus to RDG, then catching a full to...

How much of a role does air temperature play in how hot metal becomes? Just wondered whether full sun when the sun is at its strongest around midsummer might be the overriding factor??

Not sure if this is relevant or not as it is a 4 coach train and very grainy. Taken from a Taunton area facebook post, which I can no longer find!

thanks all, very interesting

Been reading the interesting thread about 1960s closures, especially the posts about N Devon lines. So I wondered, given the hammering the A roads get north of the A30, and that most of the lorries seem to be agricultural - (mostly fertiliser?) - could the Barnstaple line accept a freight flow...

Some pictures at and just west of Okey station this morning

That bridge I pictured in 471 is now closed. Would this be because they plan to work on the bridge, or just in case of falling debris?? It's the bridge to Belstone, just up from Okehampton itself, I believe that is the section they plan on relaying.

I must have rearranged the pictures whilst you were posting so guess you mean first pic

surprised there have been no updates, though plenty of tweets fortunately! and from down below, the lane to Belstone, just after the Fatherford viaduct!

Thank you, he orginally assumed it was taken in the 50s, but good observations above and I concur that it is more than likely pre world war II

Trainspotting at Cheltenham Spa station in the 70s so anything other than Peaks and Brush 4s! I would go to the bus depot lane to look at the Western in the siding that was on the Cheltenham Spa Express. Would stare up past Alstone lane crossing to try and guess what was approaching. Would get...

Hello there, hope this is the correct forum. Friend grew up in one of the houses in this picture, and wondered roughly what the year/decade could be? I'm not up on coaching stock so couldn't narrow it down much apart from it being suburban so probably a Swansea to Rhonda train. Any clues would...

According to my friend (who doesn't understand the interest in the railway - and the fustration from those of us not allowed to travel) there was also a digger up at Meldon removing trees ''from the line'' - I guess they are thinking ahead to bird nesting season which must be pretty soon.