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« on: April 27, 2019, 19:00:59 »
Subject line asks it all really ...
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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2019, 19:20:43 »

Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum Norden, an excellent museum which very occasionally runs trains.
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2019, 19:29:05 »
I'd like to say Dobwalls railway as I really enjoyed our children's visits there; however that, I guess, would have been removed years ago.
So wrong guess but living on memory (call it old age)  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2019, 19:29:58 »
Quote from: GBM on April 27, 2019, 19:29:05
I'd like to say Dobwalls railway as I really enjoyed our children's visits there; however that, I guess, would have been removed years ago.
So wrong guess but living on memory (call it old age)  Grin
P.S It's not Taunton is it?HuhHuhHuh  Embarrassed
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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2019, 19:47:02 »
Quote from: GBM on April 27, 2019, 19:29:05
I'd like to say Dobwalls railway as I really enjoyed our children's visits there; however that, I guess, would have been removed years ago.
So wrong guess but living on memory (call it old age)  Grin

Sadly, I never got to Dobwalls.   Not Taunton either
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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2019, 20:34:04 »
Quote from: AMLAG on April 27, 2019, 19:20:43

Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum Norden, an excellent museum which very occasionally runs trains.

Correct - don't know how I missed your earlier post .... sorry
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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2019, 20:41:10 »
Was the Swanage trip by Melksham Community Transport
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« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2019, 20:52:25 »
Just for you guys and gals then.  Dobwalls before it closed and when I used to look after, guess what, the signalling Grin

For those who don't know of it (its been closed at least 10 years now) it was an extensive American based 7 1/4" Theme Park railway near Liskeard in Cornwall.  It had a very complex track layout and sophisticated signalling system (welI I would say that wouldn't l? Wink).
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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2019, 21:37:51 »
Don't want to hijack Grahames thread too much but here is a drawing showing the Dobwalls track/signalling layout.  Back to Grahames quiz now Cheesy
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2019, 21:47:08 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on April 27, 2019, 21:37:51
Don't want to hijack Grahames thread too much but here is a drawing showing the Dobwalls track/signalling layout.  Back to Grahames quiz now Cheesy

Quiz over ... Dobwalls fascinating ... we can split the thread.

I was wondering whether to start a captioning contest ...
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« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2019, 21:55:19 »
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Grahame, you forgot the rules................. Offers by tender only!
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« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2019, 22:39:24 »
Surely they are the Stagecoach tenders recently shunted into a siding ... one on its own, one coupled to Alstom, and one to Virgin/SNCF▸ (Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais - French National Railways).
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« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2019, 23:00:18 »
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The morning breeze carressed the trees,tenderly..........or at least it did until Storm Hannah hustled in!
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