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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    It’s all been very badly handled. It’s been known for 6 months or more that the WSR was considering selling 4110 and had offers on the table. Yes...
    Post by: stephenvane, Feb 4, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Yes that’s the ideal solution, it even has track already in place. The problem is it’s a SSSI. When originally built by BP, one of the planning...
    Post by: stephenvane, Feb 4, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    The Swanage railway has been saying for some years that a carriage shed is high priority, but little progress seems to have been made. Has the...
    Post by: stephenvane, Feb 3, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    A great shame that 4110 has been lost to the WSR. However for 4110 itself perhaps the best outcome. It’s now likely to be restored relatively...
    Post by: stephenvane, Feb 3, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Indeed it is. Perhaps John was thinking of the Cowes floating bridge, which is almost new but has had endless problems. Good to see 1346...
    Post by: stephenvane, Feb 2, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Five TSOs and and a brake coach is approximately 350 seats. Charge an extra £5 per seat and you’ll take an extra £1750 per train. For each train...
    Post by: stephenvane, Feb 1, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I think it was simply a case of the WSR offering a more attractive deal to the owners of 6695 and 44442 than where they were already. More...
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 31, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    But the WSRA last year turned down the opportunity to swap 4561 with 3803 from the SDR. The reason given was that 3803 would cause too much track...
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 31, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Exactly. Losing useful locos like this is not ideal, but difficult decisions have to be made to save money and secure the future of the WSR. Will...
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 31, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    St Trinians

    Presumably they wanted it to look a bit different, so viewers could easily tell the difference between the robber’s train and the schoolgirl’s...
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    The delay was mainly due all the wheel sets and bearings needing replacement on the DMUs. These parts are no longer available, so suppliers had to...
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    An interesting point, and a complication that has arisen from not having a consistent ‘one railway’ message on the future of 4110. Presumably any...
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Not speculation. This is exactly what the latest announcement from 4110 Ltd states.Do try to keep up. It’s pure speculation to suggest WSRA...
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    If they had the money to buy it outright, then why would they have had these recent talks with 4110 Ltd about buying a 20% share in it?
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    True, but it’s fair to say the WSRA don’t have the funds and can now be ruled out as potential buyers?
    Post by: stephenvane, Jan 26, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK