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1  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: More new investment - but is the Treasury looking for excuses to miss off OHL? on: January 23, 2021, 10:45:29
The train looks a bit familiar!
2  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: East - West Rail update (Oxford to Bedford) - ongoing discussion on: January 23, 2021, 10:31:57
Is it me or does the train pictured here look a bit like the original APT▸ (Advanced Passenger Train)?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55770529
3  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles on: December 18, 2020, 17:52:08
It was a photo of the middle of a train arriving at a platform with a Mark 2F in Inter City Livery  (red stripe,  ivory & dark grey)  Guess someone at GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) must have complained (or noticed my post Grin)
4  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles on: December 17, 2020, 09:27:06
Classic today by the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-55341586
5  Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Bristol Resignalling - from Bristol PSB to Thames Valley Signal Centre on: February 15, 2019, 07:52:42
Try here http://irse.org.hk/newsletter/Issue%2026%20January%202007.pdf
6  Journey by Journey / Cross Country services / Re: XC Dawlish cancellations now beyond a joke! on: February 01, 2019, 11:03:31
1A88, 1C90 and 1A90 all lost engines yesterday due to being struck by waves on the sea wall.  Looks like new GW» (Great Western - used as an abbreviation for the area / lines under the Great Western franchise, as opposed to FGW which includes "First", the company operating them too. For tickets - about) fleet may also be susceptible to the vagaries of the Dawlish weather. 
7  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Stations with ... photo booths on: November 08, 2018, 12:44:25
Tiverton Parkway has one in the ticket hall.
8  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Happy Xmas 2017 on: December 24, 2017, 15:33:55
Special Service in RTT» (Real Time Trains - website) tonight

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/S73184/2017/12/24/advanced
9  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: SandTEngineers Spot the Railway Location Photograph Quiz on: December 21, 2017, 06:45:57
Eggesford looking towards Barnstaple?
10  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Advent 2017 on: December 12, 2017, 13:42:07
Its the stonework that gives it away for me rather than the names, Bucks may have confused people but that's where Datchet was until 1974!
11  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Advent 2017 on: December 12, 2017, 08:27:18
Waterloo, inside the station.  Smiley
12  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Launch of GWR online souvenir shop on: November 13, 2017, 15:40:01
No postcards  Sad
13  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractions / Re: Rail Promotional Materials ... on: September 20, 2017, 15:53:21
Postcards, although they are few and far between in this day and age of instant communication and status updates!
14  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractions / Re: RIP David Shepherd CBE, artist, conservationist, steam enthusiast. on: September 20, 2017, 15:46:00
I had the honour of meeting him at Cranmore in 1972 when I was just a lad and my mum had taken me to see Black Prince.  His art, particularly the elephant paintings were on display (and for sale) in the signalbox at Cranmore IIRC▸ ('if I recall/remember/read correctly').  He signed a couple of postcards of his railway paintings for me (which I still have).  I don't think anyone else, apart from Cuneo perhaps, has captured the true spirit of the railway in a painting the way he did, even though a lot of the subject matter was of the decline of steam.

Another sad loss, RIP
15  Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Cornwall signalling upgrade - ongoing discussion, merged topics on: June 29, 2017, 15:07:56
Quote from: SandTEngineer on June 12, 2017, 14:03:40
Quote from: Gordon the Blue Engine on June 12, 2017, 12:15:31
Reports elsewhere suggest that this contract - if Phase 1 is for Truro to St Erth resignalling - has gone to Atkins, not Amey.

http://www.railstaff.uk/2017/06/12/atkins-awarded-9m-contract-upgrade-signalling-cornwall/

My contact obviously got its 'A's mixed up  Roll Eyes

Amey are doing the works in Cornwall East for the capacity enhancement.  4 New signals and renewals /alterations to axle counters and Plymouth/Lostwithiel panels.  New signals are at Bodmin Parkway and Menheniot.
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