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Yes I did, I appologise for the inaccurate terminology that you rightly pulled me up on. And thank you for answering the question. I notice looking at google there was a road crossing about 2 miles to the East of Swindon, that they clearly have removed at some point because it only accessed a...

Thats a trend that goes back to the last lines built in the 1900s. The Badminton line doesnt have a level crossing on it, and I dont think the Cheltenham-Birmingham GWR line had many either. I assume it was done for different reasons than today though, I dont imagine they had great trouble in...

'We regret this service has been delayed to servants of evil on the line'. :) So what happens, I hope it doesnt get blown up?

There is some talk in Heritage Railway that the GCR may have a bridge put in over the midland line on the back of a rumoured contract to move stone out of Mountsorrel Quarry. All very much up in the air, but apparently they want to move lorry traffic off the local roads, so for a relatively...

Great story.:)

You know, I completely missed that.:D

Thats good to know. The station from what pictures ive seen still looks very GWR, and it would be a shame to see it go.

Ive often thought the same. Its probably utterly impractical now to get back to green park, but the southern end of the line is a stones throw away from the GWML. If there WAS a requirement to put the line back, that end would be relatively straightforward (if expensive) to connect up. You could...

I think the line would fit at Cheltenham, but a new bridge isnt going to be cheap. Connecting up at the south end of Cheltenham Spa Station also looks just about doable, though there is a building obstructing part of the trackbed. You could single track here, but you have problem of where to put...

The bit about the derailment rang a bell, I was reading this the other day. http://disused-rlys.fotopic.net/c1424655.html It really made a mess out the Bridge didnt it?

Here is what looks like King Edwards I being cleaned at Barton Hill. Tidy support coach too...

Kemble has 309,628 entries and exits for 8'09, which appears to be up on the previous year by over 20000. Not bad for an ex junction station which sits almost in the middle of nowhere that has been half singled. Strangely Stonehouse at 108,808 seems to average almost as many as Stroud...

There was some reports (according to the railway magazine) of HSTs speeding on the Western Region, one or two drivers reportedly joining the 140mph club. In the end they apparently had to limiters on them to stop them going above 125, though it was apparently still possible on some parts of...

In the book 'The Badminton Line' by Kevin Robinson and David Abbott (very good Btw) there is a picture of a steam locomotive on page 40 driving through a very waterlogged cutting at Chipping Sodbury. it has water almost up to the footplate and is going so fast there even appears to be a bow...

I think they connected it up with a new section of line, im not sure how long.

Im not BRs greatest fan, but it has to be said not everything they did was awful. Look at the original Banbury station and you will see what I mean. The GWR even before the war was resigned to rebuilding it, and whilst they never got round to it, Its hard to see the replacement not being an...

One question, have you clicked the little padlock at the bottom right of the screen (near the arrow) to 'unlock' the route? Because if you dont, its impossible for you to make any changes to the scenario. I think its locked on by default.

I just call it a station, and pretend those nasty bus things didnt exist at all. Which in my absurdly perfect world they wouldnt.:wink:

Yes, I had forgotten that. I gather Connex is still going strong running some rail services in Australia, which Ime sure will gladden the heart of the fans they made in the Southeast.:)

Fair point, and I also know there is some serious talk about reactivating some Steam only lines in Germany to get the tourists in. OTOH, I doubt there are any major routes left unelectrified. There are whole sections of the UK that they have been discussing electrifying since 1938 with no...