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Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by Fred Kerr, Sep 2, 2025.

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  1. Old Kent Biker

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    Every location is different - some would also be able to serve a more general customer base than just railway visitors. Although I don't see it as a major money-earner for most railways, it does add convenience to some customers, and may draw in a few more visitors as a result. There's no harm in asking the operators if they would be interested.
     
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    They have electricity on the IOW?:)
     
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    Yes believe it or believe it not, on sunny summer days we actually export electricity to the north island. :)
     
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    You get sunny days on the IOW? I’ve been there and it rains.
     
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    Also a couple in the council-run bit of the Alresford station car-park. The Bluebell have a couple at Sheffield Park too.

    They're generally run by third-party companies though, I don't know if any of the railways get any income from them.
     
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    That's because they saw you were coming from Leeds and wanted to make you feel at home ;)
     
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    Yes but hopefully more reliable than their health service - it took the local hospital 4 days to realise that my wife had had a stroke and 5 days to offer a test to prove it
     
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    In which case you failed:(
     
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    It seems from out local news, which includes the IOW, you were far from unique in experiencing poor service at Newport Hospital.
     
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    Only indirectly from the rent that the council pays on the carpark.
     
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    Having had, until recently, relatives on the island, I can confirm that's the case...
     
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    Lovely day on the IoW today, happened to see the Waverley coming in to Yarmouth pier. Going to the steam railway tomorrow, so hope it continues.
     
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    I also had a lovely day on IWSR but on Sunday, Cheese & Cider. . . ;):D followed by evening meal at the Yarbridge Inn. :)
     
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    We enjoyed the cheese and cider too, although it wasn't what we were expecting - hadn't realised the railway had such an enormous catering outlet, so imagined there would be stalls outside from the various individual producers. We were staying in Shanklin and had a meal at the Cinnamon restaurant in the evening.
     
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