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Chris M Jones replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Quite Right Matt. The Gwili has made MAGNIFICENT improvements in the last 20 years and I am in AWE of everyone who has made this possible. I'm certainly NOT criticising the Gwili in any way because I know that the Gwili has had to change as...
Nov 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM -
Chris M Jones liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Can only say that the railway has certainly changed from the time that @Chris M Jones was volunteering (I was around too at the time). Longer length, longer trains. More passengers, bigger motive power. Perhaps it is true that some of the charm...
Nov 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM -
Chris M Jones replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Because running REGULAR tea trains/special trains such as Lights in the Valley, etc. are not something that interests ME personally. BUT, and it's a BIG "but" I FULLY accept that in this day and age the Gwili and most railways NEED to do these...
Nov 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM -
Chris M Jones liked 60044's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
It was a reasonable question, and a sort of reasonable answer - but if there s more interest from that poster in the historical side, why would he be less inclined to join now that they have acquired a pannier tank and an interesting collection...
Nov 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM -
Chris M Jones liked mdewell's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Thank you for the courtesy of your response. I wasn't trying to get at you personally (and apologise if it seemed that way) but as I said, quite a lot of people say similar things and I was genuinely curious (even if it is none of my business)....
Nov 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM -
Sulzerman replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Santa trains are booking. £34.50 per person for adult or child. Christmas and New Year services are two steam returns Pickering to Goathland with the autocar working an earlier trip at 0940.
Nov 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM -
Matt78 liked Chris M Jones's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
My "probably wouldn't join the Gwili now" is that MY interest was in the HISTORICAL aspects of running an old time country branch line and there are now too many "extracurricular" activities to interest me - but this DOESN'T mean that I don't...
Nov 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM -
Matt78 replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Can only say that the railway has certainly changed from the time that @Chris M Jones was volunteering (I was around too at the time). Longer length, longer trains. More passengers, bigger motive power. Perhaps it is true that some of the charm...
Nov 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
