Yes 2356 would have been a very useful coach for the Bluebell's Maunsell set, and one would have thought that it would have been an early priority...
With both parts of the call the midwife train crash now having been broadcast, it should be safe for me to add some observations regarding the...
Thank you for that.
Re the call the midwife episode. Which coaches were used please. It looks like at least one was damaged for the filming, so was a scrap coach...
Interesting that the tender for 35006 might have the wheelsets from D326, I never knew that. I wonder if someone has a flame cut number from it?...
Many people have made very good points regarding trains that have been involved incidents where someone has jumped/fallen under a train - in these...
There would only be two doors on each side of each vehicle to open and close, the centre one have to be welded shut for main line use.
What I meant by unpleasant, is that BR considered reusing any rolling stock (even stock that suffered little or no damage) that was involved in a...
It will be nice when the TC is completed, and hopefully, 33111 will be able to work with it (both hauling and propelling). The only unpleasant...
They sound similar, but are two different films. I have seen both of them.:) Now then, I wonder how many people on here have seen the film...
In August 2025, I caught the 28 bus from Taunton to Minehead. It used to be run by Buses of Somerset, but since May 2023, the 28 has been run by...
I would like to add a few things to what people have been discussing over the last few pages. Firstly, one person questioned why I am willing to...
Yes - The NYMR and Ffestiniog/ Welsh Highland are in remote areas - but those areas are very popular with tourists. The railways I mentioned are...
To sum things up for people who don't have the time to read through 1321 pages of posts. There are two factions at the WSR, the PLC and the WSRA,...
Judging by what has been happening with the "r number" in the South West, I cannot see any form of reopening this year. The "r number" is rising,...
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