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  1. bishdunster

    Wensleydale Railway

    allowing for the old standard of 24 per 60' panel thats 2112 per mile , however even on presesrved lines it makes sense these days to relay at 26 sleepers per 60' panel :frown:
  2. bishdunster

    UID small GWR tank loco low loader westbound on the A35 near Puddletown 15th May.

    Westbound would be on its way home !
  3. bishdunster

    Trivia: Level crossings with no pedestrian access while they're down

    Norden on the Swanage Railway.
  4. bishdunster

    [Trivia] Largest UK railway station to have a subway and/or footbridge but no lifts?

    OOh er, must have been taken out of use then :oops: !
  5. bishdunster

    [Trivia] Largest UK railway station to have a subway and/or footbridge but no lifts?

    Are you certain? Bournemouth certainly had lifts on P2 and P3 back in the 1970s when i worked there.
  6. bishdunster

    Signal upgrade set to modernise Cornwall’s railway

    Lets not forget Basingstoke panel and Corfe Castle !
  7. bishdunster

    Train driver and guard attacked at Moss Side station near Lytham

    Back in the 70s it would have been swiftly dealt with by the application af a Bardic to the testicles/face (delete as applicable), no further action by civil or BTP o_O
  8. bishdunster

    "Operational incident" at Poole

    Thanks Mr Jeeves :smile:
  9. bishdunster

    "Operational incident" at Poole

    Just seen on BBC travel news services between Bournemuth and Weymouth at a stand due to operational incident at Poole, any idea whats up and how long things expected to be affected?
  10. bishdunster

    SW main line

    Bournemouth Echo reporting no service between Bournemouth & Southampton due to "serious rail defects" anyone know any more ?
  11. bishdunster

    What's been the single most exciting development for UK heritage railways in 2023?

    No wonder it was a bumpy ride if the carriage only had 3 wheels !!!!!!!!
  12. bishdunster

    0-6-0 Top Speed

    Surely you mean the A31 At Corfe Mullen, just down the road from the Coventry Arms pub :s.
  13. bishdunster

    Public Station Pianos.

    Shopping in railway stations, dominated by mega corp retailers hmmm, another nail in the coffin for independent high street traders :(.
  14. bishdunster

    Trivia: Stations that primarily serve business parks

    Holton Heath, originally to serve the R.O.F. cordite factory, these days a large "Industrial Estate" :).
  15. bishdunster

    Prettiest Stations in the UK

    Got to be Corfe Castle IMHO, the view from the station webcam takes some beating :).
  16. bishdunster

    Highest-capacity preserved train

    Never been extended in the preservation era, effectedly "shortened" for run round purposes when the crossover was moved when the level crossing was put in, however the platform remains the same length.
  17. bishdunster

    Highest-capacity preserved train

    I would think Minehead takes the prize fer longest platform on a preserved line ;)
  18. bishdunster

    How likely for a goods shed to survive 14 years

    Brackley Centra (G.C.R.) goods shed still survives in the middle of an industrial estate, now (mis)named The Engine Shed, line closed to passengers in 1966 and freight sometime before that.
  19. bishdunster

    KWVR - Infrastructure Upgrades Funded

    Ah so installation of automatic barriers at Oakworth then, that will upset the purists !;)
  20. bishdunster

    PSBs not near a station

    Must need one hell of a pull to move twenty miles of point rodding! :lol:

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