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« on: May 11, 2016, 08:02:16 »
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When your train does not turn up as scheduled, it can be an immensely frustrating experience - but it does not normally necessitate an emergency call-out and a lifeboat rescue.
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2016, 08:58:24 »
Surely with such a delay Abielio ought to have arranged a taxi for them without them having to call the police.  OK so in that case it would have to have been a water taxi.
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2016, 11:00:25 »
Interesting question does Abielo record people it drops at Berney Arms and ask if they are coming back by train.

Wonder if Paul Merton is going there?
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2016, 14:24:01 »
No record taken of dropped off pax▸ (passengers), NRES▸ (National Rail Enquiry Service) (India call centre) help point showed to be severely useless at passing urgent info. to TOC▸ (Train Operating Company) !!
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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2022, 06:01:22 »
Current news report about the decline of the hamlet of Berney Arms.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-59957102

Rather sad, IMHO▸ ('in my humble opinion'). I wonder for how long the train service will survive, and if the pub will ever reopen all year round.
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2022, 07:45:37 »
Similar to the station in Wales which is miles from anywhere and is one of the least used stations.

The survival and rejuvenation of places like this rely on the provision of services; electricity (mains or renewable), water (piped or local purification), sewage (piped, not sure they are keen on septic tanks in the Broads), communications (wired or wireless). If they don't have these already they will be almost prohibitively expensive to install.

The RSPB as a charitable organisation won't have the money that the private utility providers would be asking for. How do "resident" wardens, and visitors, live on their other remote reserves, such as islands off Scotland and Wales.
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