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  1. Cuckoo Line replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

    Had a similar experience, but there was almost room.for all the ordinary passengers, and there were quite few. But boarding left a bit to be desired, the station staff were overwhelmed rather. My wife was rather put off going again but as it was...

    Nov 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM

  2. Cuckoo Line liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    It’s also a mechanism by which the Trust can use its reserves to support the plc. It is, over time, making the Trust the biggest loco owner on the railway apart from the plc itself: 592, 263, 65, 488, 72, 90% of 80151 and seemingly soon 34059....

    Nov 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM

  3. Cuckoo Line replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I guess the idea is to protect assetts. If the railway defaults on a loan then the loco cant be seized in lieu of payment. Sent from my SM-S741B using Tapatalk

    Nov 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM

  4. Cuckoo Line liked bluetrain's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I fear that 2026 has been a bad financial year for many of our heritage railways, particularly those who had to suspend steam operations for prolonged periods during the hot summer and drought. More broadly, the inflated prices for coal and...

    Nov 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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