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« on: August 29, 2018, 12:10:36 »
Front the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) franchise consultation

"During the consultation events, some stakeholders suggested that there could be
more integration and marketing of through bus/rail links to tourist attractions not
served by rail, e.g. Blenheim Palace or Stonehenge, as many tourists staying in
London may use organised coach trips to visit these attractions. A small number of
respondents raised the possibility of using national rail services to operate over
existing heritage railways to improve links to places not served by national rail, e.g. to
Minehead via the West Somerset Railway or to Goodrington via the South Devon
Railway."

Since when did the Buckfastleigh to Totnes line serve Goodrington in Paignton? Cheesy
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2018, 10:54:54 »

There was a SDR opened in 1846, taken over by GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) in c1876.

Perhaps the DfT» (Department for Transport - about) library needs a new atlas.

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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2025, 00:46:59 »
I can certainly recommend one to the DfT» (Department for Transport - about): see https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=25806.0  Wink

The SDR South Devon Railway is not to be confused with the SDR Stockton & Darlington Railway, even in the minds of the DfT, hopefully.  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2025, 12:16:08 »
DaFT» (Department for Transport - critical sounding abbreviation I discourage - about) as per usual.
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« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2025, 19:34:20 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on January 05, 2025, 00:46:59
The SDR South Devon Railway is not to be confused with the SDR Stockton & Darlington Railway, even in the minds of the DfT» (Department for Transport - about), hopefully.  Grin

And those SDRs are not to be confused with the SDR. The combined company when the Somerset Central Railway and Dorset Central Railway joined together - The Somerset & Dorset Railway.

Later known as the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway when the SDR was taken over jointly by the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway.
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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2025, 21:42:19 »
Quote from: onthecushions on August 30, 2018, 10:54:54
Perhaps the DfT» (Department for Transport - about) library needs a new atlas.

Ironic given that the DfT rail mandarin par excellence was (the late) Stuart Baker, guiding spirit behind the IET▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) but also creator of Baker's Rail Atlas*.

* other rail atlases are available
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« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2025, 17:11:45 »
Someone at the Department for Transport will have completely lost the plot by now.  Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2025, 17:29:57 »
How does the South Devon Railway relate to the Devon Valley Railway  Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2025, 11:27:31 »
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How does the South Devon Railway relate to the Devon Valley Railway  Grin
Very distantly. About 400 miles. one in England, the other in Scotland
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« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2025, 17:26:41 »
... but, to someone at the Department for Transport, that could all make perfect sense.  Hence this entire topic.  Wink
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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