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« Reply #90 on: May 17, 2024, 13:42:58 »

"Unplanned" possibly because he was lucky enough not to be using a booked-train-only Advance ticket and so could make a spontaneous stop mid-journey?  One of the benefits of walk-up tickets, but at a cost unless you're travelling on expenses of course!
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« Reply #91 on: May 17, 2024, 14:08:54 »

"Unplanned" possibly because he was lucky enough not to be using a booked-train-only Advance ticket and so could make a spontaneous stop mid-journey?  One of the benefits of walk-up tickets, but at a cost unless you're travelling on expenses of course!

Ah - he could have been on a ranger or rover ticket or an Interrail pass if he's not domicile in the UK (United Kingdom).  I suspect that latter doesn't apply to him.
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« Reply #92 on: May 17, 2024, 17:56:14 »

https://x.com/huwmerriman/status/1791507446080434185?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ

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   Yesterday, I visited Mendip Rail in Somerset to find out how innovations are delivering improved safety, resilience and efficiency to freight trains, as well as our wider rail network.


Viewing the spectacular Torr Quarry as aggregate goes from quarry to rail. One freight train is carrying enough aggregate to deliver 9 new homes.


Rail freight has a huge role to play keeping our economy moving in an environmentally friendly way - that's why we've set an ambitious 75% growth target by 2050.
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« Reply #93 on: June 22, 2024, 17:33:59 »

There have been many posts relating to Templecombe station on this board, over the years, so I've taken the opportunity to do yet more of my famous 'merging'.

I've merged several of those historic topics here, to provide one hopefully definitive source of information about Templecombe station.  I have, however, retained the original topic headings within those historic posts, for context and clarity.

I hope this helps.  CfN.   Wink
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« Reply #94 on: June 22, 2024, 19:42:19 »

I hope this helps.  CfN.   Wink

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« Reply #95 on: June 22, 2024, 19:49:54 »

There can be no higher level of approval than that.  Thank you, Finn.  Wink
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