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West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by gwr4090, Nov 15, 2007.

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  1. torgormaig

    torgormaig Part of the furniture Friend

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    They probably don't need it now that they have a better loco - 80080 - in on hire. After all which would you rather have?:)

    Peter
     
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  2. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    they had both last year so no different

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    just for reference
     
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  3. garth manor

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    Well done JJP !
     
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  4. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    well done for what , not completing a contractual agreement ........ again ?
     
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  5. torgormaig

    torgormaig Part of the furniture Friend

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    So do you know this for certain or are you just speculating on past form? Is it not possibler that the agreement was terminated by mutual consent?

    Just asking.

    Peter
     
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  6. garth manor

    garth manor Well-Known Member

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    Supporting a distant relatively newcomer that an iconic loco will attract custom.
     
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  7. Sidmouth

    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    you been on the pop ? the above makes no sense
     
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    Reputation, or lack of it ........ carries a lot of weight.
     
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    SebWelsh New Member

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    Yes just to clarify, there are no plans for Guest Engines for the April Return to Minehead weekend. Visiting locomotives are being considered for the Spring Steam Gala which is May 5th to 8th.

    There is no minimum requirement in terms of number of locomotives for a gala. Timetables are written around expected number of locos, engines will not be hired just to fill a slot in the timetable - they need to be commercially attractive to sell tickets. Quality over quantity.

    It is not likely that any diesels will run at the Steam Galas and vice versa (except perhaps in the event of a failure.)

    Gala announcements will come soon.

    Seb Welsh GPT Chairman
     
    SebWelsh, Feb 23, 2022
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  10. johnofwessex

    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    Unless there is any reliable comment from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway I see little point in speculation
     
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    But that would be contrary to all NP tradition. :D

    It does seem odd that an agreement covering several years has ended after just a couple of months, but that sort of thing often happens in business as circumstances change. I'm just hoping it was a mutually agreed ending.
     
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    I find it rather interesting that the railway terminated a number of loco contracts for various reasons only to then hire in the Chairmans loco.

    I can see a number of people not being too happy about this!
     
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    I was told about this move some time ago. As regards to 'under cover accommodation' the two leading charities were offered under cover accommodation back in 2019 , A Grade 2 listed building in the East Midlands. estimated cost at the time was between £250K-300K for dismantlement transport and rebuilding. The project was lead by one Trustee of each of the Charities. Both are no longer Trustees due to the divide and conquer attitude of certain person/s. This project is now on the back burner with little thought or action by the two charities. So it goes.
     
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  14. Sidmouth

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    years ago when all of this started the discussion both on here and away from Nat Pres, charted based on what was known and had been said at the time what would happen next . Everything has happened from the Washford departure, which faction gained control, loco's leaving, loco's arriving
     
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  15. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    A bit longer than that, to be fair, the above announcement was dated Nov. ‘20. Still a lot less than the 2025 envisaged at the time - but I’d imagine it’s possible for loco agreements to include break clauses with at least a required period of notice.
     
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    I think JJP has announced somewhere in the press that Kinlet Hall is expected to be back in working order later this year. What are the odds that a "reappraisal" of the WSR track and bridges will be made that allows it to run there after all!!??
     
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  17. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    if I owned a loco and/or was a major shareholder in a loco ownership plus I also had a significant involvement in a heritage railway then I think it highly likely that I'd want 'my' locos on the line. If that also needed other locos to go elsewhere then that seems pretty logical, if viewed narrowly.
     
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    Way back when, what locos were employed on those summer specials* which originally necessitated platform lengthening at Minehead?

    *i.e. earlier than Classes 35, 42 or 52
     
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    .... and what better place than Washford could there possibly be to keep them, with the line upgraded and a lovely compound it's a win-win
     
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    Fair enough, but then why did 6960 have to leave the line because it was "too heavy" ?
     
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