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And free on the bus for older persons

In 1976 on the Talyllyn Railway we had a trolley following the steam trains in case of lineside fires. There was even a special bell code for it. Most of the fires were in between the rails due to cinders falling from the ashpans.

Having travelled Platinum Class on the Ghan and the Indian Pacific in Australia, I think that I'll give this one a miss.

And Droitwich still has those semaphores today

Poundland occupied the Wilko store in Droitwich when it closed. Wilko sold useful stuff - Poundland is Chinese tat.

The Welsh Highland Railway runs to Caernarfon, not Blaenau Ffestiniog

Dolgellau By-Pass

Boots Chemists and Boots Opticians occupy separate premises in Droitwich. Next door to each other.

My Grandchildren are okay with Kidderminster to Highley, but become bored and fractious from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth

Have you been checked for cataracts? Different to Glaucoma.

My wife and I travel to and from Worcestershire to London 3 or 4 times a year. We take sandwiches (from Tesco at Worcester FS and Sainsburys at Paddington ) and a bottle of CAVA for a picnic on the train.

Even when the bus is £4 return and free to OAP's whereas the train (according to an earlier post) is £25?

Assume that there is a parallel bus service with a single fare of £2 and free for Seniors. How much did the railway charge?

Exactly where on the GWSR is the interchange with National Rail?

The last time my wife and I visited the area, we caught the steam train from Paignton to Churston and the shuttle bus to/from Greenway (Agatha Christie's holiday home) before travelling on to Kingswear and lunch and the afternoon in Dartmouth before catching the very quiet last train back to...

Since it is 16 miles each way, your return journey is 32 miles and therefore £1 per mile.

Not likely to get much use @ £25 return when the parallel bus is £4 return for those who pay and free for seniors.

The SVR charge for parking at Kidderminster because the NR car park next door charges. If the SVR car park was free, all the Birmingham bound commuters would park there leaving no room for SVR passengers. Similarly at Bridgnorth with shoppers and visitors to the town

Slightly OT, but Bridgnorth to Birmingham by public transport is much easier than using the SVR. Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton by bus and Wolverhampton to Birmingham by tram.

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