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    Cranleigh railway reopening?

    I am not familiar with those individual cases, but I hope that the improved public transport situation will enable me to visit Swanage soon. I don't foresee enormous difficulties reinstating either junction (Peasmarsh or Christ's Hospital), at least not relative to the general challenges posed...
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    Cranleigh railway reopening?

    To answer your questions, I haven't mentioned those councils because we're starting in West Sussex, not Surrey. Our eventual plan is to put in a station at Peasmarsh, for which local commuters either (a) living in the area or (b) working in the adjacent huge office blocks have been campaigning...
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    Impromptu Mid Hants Diesel Gala this w/e!

    Agreed on all fronts except the BR rebuilds, which reduced said Pacifics' power and removed many of their most sophisticated, desirable features (lack of hammer blow due to chain valve gear, powered fire doors etc). Bulleids should be spam cans in malachite with sunshine stripes and lettering...
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    Cranleigh railway reopening?

    Funny this should come up as this is precisely what my group is working on, albeit we're working on a plan involving starting the reinstatement at the Christ's Hospital end. We have a few obstacles to deal with: there are three houses (a single 1970s building) on the trackbed at Slinfold, half a...

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