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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Can someone please reassure me that the north facing gable end of the Williton Goods Shed has not collapsed on to the Class 14. The angle of view...
    Post by: patriarch, Apr 16, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Well, Greenline Coach Tours are advertising a trip on 19 September 2020 'Steaming to Minehead on the West Somerset Railway'. I do hope WSR plc...
    Post by: patriarch, Jul 9, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I agree. I had hoped that after the Coombes Report I would have been able to read such a response years ago, and that I might not have let my WSRA...
    Post by: patriarch, Jun 29, 2020 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Plus D9551, maybe ?
    Post by: patriarch, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    The Notice of Mr Baird's co-option is Item 6 in the Synopsis.
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 19, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Post by: patriarch, Jan 14, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I did not say that restoration could not be achieved under the WSRA umbrella.But, 4110 would likely be number 3 in the WSRA's list of inoperable...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 14, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Personally, my desire to see 4110 restored within my lifetime, is greater than my desire to see the WSRA gain ownership and for it to join the...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 14, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    No. If I thought there was a cat in hells chance that the WSRA could actually raise £100k through donations in the timescale it appears the WSR...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 13, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    It would be interesting to know how many of the approximately 105 financial supporters of 4110 Ltd. are members of the WSRA. If very few, or...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 13, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I agree entirely with your last sentence. Unfortunately, the WSR 'family' keeps on shooting itself in the foot. One can only let bygones be...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 13, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I have made no serious allegations at all. I have simply expressed my take on the situation as I see it, as indeed others have. Am I not entitled...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 13, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Read my post. " I think..." "IMHO..." I am just as entitled as you to make my views public. It is your prerogative to deem my views 'wild' and...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 13, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I think you are closer to the truth than you think. Once the WSRA saw the success of a focussed appeal, which in spite of earlier comments, seems...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 13, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    It is not so much that the WSRA might need their Members permission to buy the locomotive, but more importantly that they might need their Members...
    Post by: patriarch, Jan 12, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK