When buying tickets on the Swanage Railway website, the option of ‘Blue Pool Shuttle’ now comes up. So looks like it’s happening, although I can’t...
Great news. The Swanage Railway is a natural home for the T9. It was disappointing when it moved away in the nineties, so good to hear it now has...
Also interesting they hope to buy another 455, and then use them for rail tours for raise funds for 3417. Is there really enough money in it to...
Good news that one has been saved, and looking at how well 3417 is looked after, it’s in very good hands. I had always assumed that the blue/grey...
Yes sounds like could well be useful as a feeder service, getting passengers where they want to be and giving them a longer day out - rather than...
Some fair and valid points LC2. However it’s also about providing what the paying customers actually want. I believe the reasoning for the Mid...
It will be interesting to see how popular it is with passengers. In the eyes of the general public it is probably a modern train and perhaps not...
It’s not just a longer run though, it’s not the middle of nowhere. Blue Pool is a bit of a tourist attraction, so it gives another destination for...
Didn’t think Wadebridge was going mainline anymore anyway.
03179 arrived on the island yesterday.
It’s also running its tv adverts again this year. Can’t be cheap but hopefully will pay off.
According to the Bluebell website, disposed off because it was deemed ‘too off region’. So, Earl of Berkeley………
They did a scrap a Bulleid EMU car a couple of years ago, which in theory would have yielded a full set of seats etc. Whether any of that would be...
I think the intention with the push pull set is to restore the carriages as hauled coaches. Giving the visual impression of a push pull set even...
I seem to remember the body of 2768 was dismantled as in poor condition, but parts retained to enable a potential rebuild in future. The railway...
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