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I suspect any 'moving away from rural railways as a practical transport solution' would be far more likely to result in the closure of rural railways than a playground for historical fantasies.

Almost certainly. A significant number of their own locos still wear EWS.

Give it "09" gearing and it'd be a very handy thing at many preserved lines

One has to wonder how quick enthusiasts would be to defend WCRC if they were committing some breach with sprinters instead of 'proper train' mk1s

There's also a considerable chunk of delay that's attributable to a significant number of people only pulling up the app when they're right on top of the gate

I saw today on Facebook that riviera appear to be fitting opening windows to some AC MK2 coaches.

I'm 41. I like 47s in trainload freight schemes, Swallow HSTs, NSE and Large logo class 50s etc etc. That seems to track for me. Although aged about 8 i was incredibly disappointed to catch a 37 and Mk1s instead of the expected sprinter. That part i've definitely got over. Steam locos are...

if a line isnt scheduled to see stock faster than, say, 75mph max speed (and so all services are timetabled accordingly), is it considered that there is "no point" maintaining it to a standard for higher speeds and the limit set accordingly?

I suspect even customers who were born decades after steam want it to feel 'old fashioned' so maybe wood panelling and strips of metal to make the windows look 'like the Hogwarts express' on a MK2 MK3 or mk4 will do?

as a "car person" too, some performance cars, their engines muted by forced induction systems, have taken to piping sound into the cabin, which is roundly pilloried by enthusiasts, who also like to hear the machine.

That's definitely scratched that from the list.

Thinking about long term options for steam tours, where opening windows are considered desirable, mk1s are increasingly treated as unsafe and most opening window mk2 have been bean tins for a long time, how feasible or likely are the following Converting MK2 aircons to PV and opening windows...

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if anyone can tell me what loco was on 6C79 0958 Avonmouth Hanson Agg. (Fh) to Whatley Quarry F Liner Hh that'd be great please and thankyou!

There's also the opposite direction flow from Ashley down to Filton abbey wood for UWE and the MOD. The bus service is dreadfully slow at peak times.

one lived at Fairwater yard in Taunton in the late 00s for the purpose of shunting the HOBC. Though theoretically that's not far at all from the old southern at Yeovil etc

bit of a tangent, I know that you have to drive at least once every 6 months to maintain competence, but what constitutes "a drive" in this scenario? 10 minutes? 4 hours?

Filton was, though, a dispersal base for V-bombers, most notably during the Cuban missile crisis, so it's an easy mistake to make. Flight operations ended in 2012 and the whole site is being given over to housing. There's some suggestion locally that the demolition crews breaking up the runway...

Castle was part of Heidelberg Cement from 1999, and when Heidelberg also bought Hanson (around 2007), the Castle operations were gradually folded into the Hanson brand

4 saved examples of a class of 50 not-especially-successful locos seems like a decent number. I'm sure a lot of steam fans would be giddy with excitement to have 4 examples of much larger and more successful classes