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    2024 uk railtours dates

    Rail Adventure power car each end with the lead power car powering and a generator van for train supply.
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    2024 uk railtours dates

    The rolling stock info is on the Facebook post.
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    2024 uk railtours dates

    A bargain day out which coincides with ASOS from the West Midlands on Saturday: https://retrorailtours.co.uk/rt25.php The train will be hauled by a HST power car, with Mk2 rolling stock. There will be a buffet trolley available. Same Rail Adventure PCs as per the 15th March - a first for...
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    GWR Desperately short of units

    I think theres more to the Okehampton issue. The Dartmoor railway not having the correct certifications for mainline operations being one of them.
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    HST Paddington to Minehead May 13th

    ^^ Whats to say that wont happen.
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    HST Paddington to Minehead May 13th

    The fact that the General Manager for the WSR was unaware of any changes for this coming Saturday confirms that the UNOFFICIAL WSR page is on this occasion wrong and has jumped the gun. The fact also that the organisers haven't been informed by the WSR also leads me to belive that D1010 will...
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    Oxford 'not part of Chiltern network'

    Going back to the original post - did the op present their paper record card in regards to the oyster card to the staff on the gateline? This is stated in the terms and conditions of the Chiltern Railways season ticket deal - "If your Season Ticket is on an Oyster card you must also have...
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    HST Paddington to Minehead May 13th

    I've managed to book. The T&Cs are on the Eventbrite page at the bottom I think. The discount code is like what you find on those money saving websites so legit to use.
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    HST Paddington to Minehead May 13th

    Try LTM6.50 it worked for me! Either way it's all for charity.
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    Dunster By Candlelight 2nd & 3rd December 2016

    An interesting concept by GWR and Buses Of Somerset this year after the success of the WSR Autumn gala: https://www.gwr.com/destinations-and-events/festivals-and-events/christmas-events/dunster-by-candlelight
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    Forthcoming Galas 2016

    Hope this is of interest to some members!? To celebrate the first gala since the new WSR AWAY DAY ticket was launched earlier in the year, GWR are providing a shuttle train service which will help you get to the railways Autumn Gala on the 8th & 9th October 2016 a GWR DMU shuttle will be in...
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    New through ticket from GWR to the Cholsey & Wallingford Rly

    I belive the NLC is K942. Or destination Cholsey&WallyRly. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- New page on the GWR website about the new ticket as described above - https://www.gwr.com/destinations-and-events/heritage-railways/cholsey-and-wallingford-railway
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    New through ticket from GWR to the Cholsey & Wallingford Rly

    As some may have seen GWR have yet another through ticketing product to a preserved railway that operates from a GWR station. The text below is from the Wallingford Rover leaflet available from some manned stations in the Thames Valley region: "The heritage that is preserved on this Branch...
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    GWR Charity Charter to West Somerset Railway Sunday 19th June

    So your saying that a GWR 150 has already been down the 3/4 mile stretch of the former Taunton-Barnstaple line, of which is located at the foot of the transit chords?

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