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    Wheel Lathe list

    Laira Depot (Plymouth) has one
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    Severn Valley Railway to trial commuter services

    I’d have thought the more appeal to commuters (by having a 5 day service) would encourage them to try it, rather than having to drive one day, then use the train the next day etc,……
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    Severn Valley Railway to trial commuter services

    Do commuters not work/travel on Mondays and Fridays then ????
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    Different Driver Depot, Route and Traction cards

    All Plymouth (HSS) Career Structure Drivers (Leading Driver, Route Assessor and Instructor Drivers) have retained Looe and Paignton on their route cards.
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    Different Driver Depot, Route and Traction cards

    Some Plymouth (HSS) Drivers also sign: Liskeard - Looe. Newton Abbot - Paignton / Goodrington Yard. And now Class 175’s. Plymouth (GWR) Drivers DO NOT sign HST’s. Penzance (HSS) Drivers also sign: Truro - Falmouth And Class 08’s.
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    Trivia: furthest distance for a re-sited station compared to original location

    Ivybridge station relocated from (approx) 235.15mp to 234.27mp
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    Watercress Line Diesel Gala - 10th - 12th July 2026

    So not only did the organisers state 60099 was the first of the class to run on the route (it isn’t) they also claim the FL66 only works on Friday, yet according to the online loco roster/timetable, it’s working all three days.
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    Watercress Line Diesel Gala - 10th - 12th July 2026

    Website still states ‘Home Fleet’ 12082 is operating, yet it doesn’t seem to appear in the timetable/loco roster section anywhere ????? 1783444007 The loco roster doesn’t show it anywhere? 1783445843 Yes. It’s on their website (check the diesel gala page).
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    Bi-Directional Working Policy

    Was it Bi-Di working or Reversible working or Sim-Bids working ?
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    73129 City of Winchester

    Have you contacted the Cambrian Heritage Trust. I expect they would know its fate.
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    Level Crossing Pedestrian Signal

    Lostwithiel L/C in Cornwall has them
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    Cosham to Norwich in Sept 26 avoiding London.

    Go via Basingstoke, Reading, Elizabeth Line and Stratford…… But then that would take you so much longer, so just use the tube like most normal people would do. ‍♂️
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    2026 UKR railtours

    It’s just a nameplate ‍♂️
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    2026 UKR railtours

    Why? It’s still a 57/3 ????
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    Bluebell Railway NSE Diesel Gala 4-6 September 2026

    Out of interest, is the Ardingly branch (from the Bluebell Railway end) still operational at galas ??
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    Statistically is the UK railway network now less safe?

    If you are including Salisbury in your list of fatal train crashes, then you need to add the 150/HST collision at Plymouth in April 2016 and the 800/HST collision at Neville Hill in November 2019 - both of which also had 0 fatalities.
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    Trivia: Largest age difference between rolling stock and signalling

    Surely any line operated by traditional mechanical signalling (those with or without tokens) and any train built in the past few years would be a contender.
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    Bodmin & Wenford Diesel Gala (25-27 Sept 2026)

    Plenty of time until September to rectify issues (if not too serious).
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    Trivia: Physically connected neighbouring train stations with no regular direct train service.

    There were several NSE years where loco hauled trains to Westbury called at Bedwyn and Pewsey.

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