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1  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains on: February 09, 2025, 15:45:58
22. Romsey
2  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains on: February 08, 2025, 20:12:11
13. Oxford
19. Sherborne?
3  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our members and readers on: December 24, 2024, 17:15:09
Yes and look out for train 1X01 from North pole depot!
4  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: Even more woes on: December 12, 2024, 20:44:06
Due to poor railhead conditions between Bournemouth and Poole trains have to run at reduced speed on the line towards Portsmouth.
What's Going On:
Train services running through these stations may be delayed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
What We're Doing About It:
We have been informed that there are poor railhead conditions (poor railhead adhesion) caused by external seasonal factors (leaf fall/heavy rain etc) between Bournemouth and Poole on the line towards Poole. Trains take longer to accelerate and brake in these conditions and so will incur delays.

Which direction Portsmouth or Poole? who writes this stuff.
5  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: AQ09 - 52 places you may have visited - how many? on: December 09, 2024, 20:47:30
Wick is my only one, by train from Bristol Parkway (railtour) may have been to Minehead, but no record on my 3000+ list of uk pubs visits, largley by train.
6  Sideshoots - associated subjects / News, Help and Assistance / Re: Blue Sky - @greatwesternrailway.info and @passenger.chat on: November 16, 2024, 21:50:15
Dorchester West?
7  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Rail Symbol 2 and Rail Alphabet 2 is coming on: October 14, 2024, 21:07:41
So are these new? how are these signs being paid for, what benefit over cost?
8  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Circle line, 7th October 2024 on: October 08, 2024, 21:39:52
Grahame may have noted this.
9  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Campaign for new reopened services - from disused platforms where on: September 21, 2024, 20:11:00
2. Wareham.
10  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Second day at the seaside [2 of 2] on: August 21, 2024, 18:25:12
26. Pokesdown (for Boscombe) one stop from Bournemouth.
11  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Day at the seaside, anyone [1 of 2] on: August 21, 2024, 18:22:23
12. Portsmouth and Southsea.
12  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: Mamod - live steam models - production closed down on: August 19, 2024, 20:57:21
Think we have lost our respect for open flame, possibly making our respect of gas in the home less, still a lot of gas appliances sold, a slight go electric at times. you only touch a lit candle once! ( though if you lick your fingers, you can put the flame out)
13  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: End of the line quiz on: July 29, 2024, 18:15:41
10. Southampton Central platform 5.
14  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: "On this day" - Master thread on: July 17, 2024, 20:26:06
On 17 July 1984, 46 009 (formerly D146), hauling three Mark 1 coaches, was deliberately crashed into a "Flatrol" wagon loaded with an empty nuclear waste flask and lying on its side. 46 009 had been adapted so that it could be operated remotely, and also had a camera mounted on the nose to record the impact. At the point when the locomotive hit the flask it was travelling at about 100 mph.
15  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Test tracks, research facilities and storage yards on: July 16, 2024, 11:23:37
A fair few 701s in storage at Eastleigh and Marchwood MOD. https://www.47soton.co.uk/
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