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    Heritage railway electrification: Will it ever become a reality?

    There is speculation/chatter/hearsay that IF the Bluebell Railway did complete the link from Horsted Keynes to Ardingly then on to Haywards Heath that possible Heritage electric 3rd rail emu's would run but I don't think there is a chance in hell that it would be a "Live" 3rd rail option...
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    Points failure between Barnham and Bognor (14/07/2023)

    Points out of the siding at Bognor. The leaf needs welding means nothing can get out of the platforms. Will be fixed tonight possibly.
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    Trains stopping at far end of platform

    I believe there are 2 reasons for this, firstly the service tootles off to New Yard and secondly I think there is a platform share for the Exmouth- Paignton service
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    Trivia: What is the shortest heritage railway by length?

    The Lavendar Line in Sussex is 0.9 miles (although they claim its 1 mile) using google earth Measurement. It has 2 stations Isfield & Worth Halt. Plenty of rolling stock so is a genuine preservation line.
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    Stevenage platform 5

    Its funny how things have gone full circle. LNER where the 1st company to introduce single head searchlight signals back in the 1930's which were of course mechanical moving coloured lens with the introduction later on of the 2nd lamp able to show the 2nd yellow aspect. I believe they were...
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    Class 710 LO

    I'm informed by a driver they will be in service from 11ish on Monday
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    passenger confusion over trains going to similar sounding destinations

    Stansted Mountfitchet & Stansted Airport. Both the next stop after Bishops Stortford but on different services, Mountfitchet being the Cambridge train. Usually 2 minutes between the trains on the same platform. The little shop outside mountfitchet station had a direct taxi phone, to get people...
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    (Partial) West Anglia route additional third track and new station at Meridian Water

    Meridian water station code is MWRWSTN... bit of a mouthful isn't it!
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    Bluebell Railway reports a loss of £220,000

    IIRC the Sainsbury's at Haywards Heath, car park was conditional allowing the Bluebell to build a platform there if it was ever needed thats why the store is at the very south end. BBR would effectively take over the shunt loop
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    Bluebell Railway reports a loss of £220,000

    On a positive note for the Bluebell https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17805569.bluebell-railway-named-among-best-steam-railways-uk/ With regards to the OP I would think the link to Haywards heath would be very commercially worth while. for a small section of missing track there would be not 1 but...
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