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    Heritage Railway stations where the train is faster / slower than driving

    I quite enjoy racing the trains on the Avon valley railway on my bicycle.
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    Wider service possibilities following the Portishead reopening?

    It won't be 17 minutes when there's an arena event on, and the train lets you have a drink at the show if you're so inclined.
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    Class 93 Tri-mode Loco

    Can a 93 multi work with 88s and 68s?
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    Cost of operating steam vs diesel locomotives on heritage railways

    Spot on, thankyou
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    Cost of operating steam vs diesel locomotives on heritage railways

    What is a steaming fee please?
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    Trivia: Through stations with platforms numbered in 'reverse' order.

    Yep, there's now a nice entrance setup on the south/west bound side and I gather the old 1980s ticket office on the northbound side is closed
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    Trivia: Through stations with platforms numbered in 'reverse' order.

    Until 2021, Taunton was configured in this way.
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    North Filton / Brabazon

    It's not entirely wasted though, it should cover most of the route learning needed for when Henbury opens in 2028
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    North Filton / Brabazon

    The trains currently wait for around 20 minutes at a signal on filton chord before reversing.
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    North Filton / Brabazon

    As a 'railway neighbour' in Filton I've had a letter saying driver training will be beginning soon, presumably by turning back the abbey wood/temple meads shuttles at brabazon instead of on the curve.
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    EPR (Europhoenix Rail) - Class 60s - (Ex-ESH / DBI Rail / Land Recovery)

    Painting the strip around and between the lights black really helps the front of a 60 doesn't it? So much smarter.
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    Locomotive Services Fleet (LSL) updates

    It was a jolly related to funding for the Portishead reopening. Wouldn't be surprised if a little route learning took place too though.
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    Locomotive Services Fleet (LSL) updates

    Understand it ran up to Portbury dock, which is about as close as you can get to Portishead for now.
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    Class 93 Tri-mode Loco

    Could a 93 work with a 68? I gather some are off lease now and starting the 68 up off the wires only could provide some interesting options
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    Class 93 Tri-mode Loco

    A trial doesn't need to be more than sending them over the route with load 8, to pretty slack timings...
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    Class 175s to GWR

    I'm fond of saying "The only people who think travelling for work is glamourous are those that don't do it" Inevitably it ends up with 3 days work crammed into two.
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    Class 175s to GWR

    The car comparisons are interesting, but - big car companies will scrap more pre production prototypes and samples than there are class 175 vehicles built. Trains are bespoke handbuilds by car standards. - cars don't typically have interlocks that stop them working because the door is open or...
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    GBRf Class 99 - 30 locomotives now ordered

    Don't brittanic operations have the loco going off for fuelling/servicing leaving passengers with the stock and so a generator would be needed anyway?
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    Most feasible new heritage railway

    The Avon valley railway is very much in Bristol's suburbs
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    Young Children intimidated by the sound of steam locos

    I was scared of valenta HSTs screaming away from stations as a child. In my defense the do make a noise like the gates of hell being opened.

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