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« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2025, 16:58:28 »
GBM, your grandson may even get to ride on an eventually reopened passenger train from Bristol to Portishead.  Wink

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« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2025, 17:02:33 »
Or walk on Mars if you believe Donald Trump.....
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« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2025, 19:11:20 »
Have you finalised an itinerary for the day?
I may well have some free time to catch up and say hello for some of the day. 
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« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2025, 20:00:30 »
Quote from: LiskeardRich on January 25, 2025, 19:11:20
Have you finalised an itinerary for the day?
I may well have some free time to catch up and say hello for some of the day. 

Ah ... the days are getting a bit longer and the trains are back  Grin ... and the Coffee Shop is not exploding all over the place.  Time to do some  more detailed planning with the tickets that I have bought in recent sales.  Just the one trip this month ...

06:32 MKM» (Melksham (Station code) - next trains) -> 06:41 TRO» (Trowbridge - next trains)
06:46 TRO -> 07:09 BTH» (Bath Spa - next trains)
07:24 BTH -> 11:40 PNZ

12:50 PNZ -> 13:27 TRU
14:02 TRU -> 14:30 SER
14:48 SER -> 14:58 SIV
16:03 SIV -> 16:15 SER
16:29 SER -> 16:38 PNZ

17:50 PNZ -> 22:25 CPM» (Chippenham - next trains)
22:46 CPM -> 22:55 MKM

And then exhausted on 29th.  Reminder to self to bring a flask of coffee.     3 stops each of over an hour - decision made not to try to make Falmouth as well.
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« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2025, 20:10:44 »
Your Bath to Penzance has a rather unusual calling pattern that’s caught my eye.
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Quote from: grahame on January 25, 2025, 20:00:30

... decision made not to try to make Falmouth as well.


That's a shame. Many years ago, member Ollie and I did a 'line bash' all the way down to Falmouth, which was absolutely great!  Fish and chips from a local shop for lunch, and we explored the historic Pendennis Castle. That was a really grand day out. Wink

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Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on Yesterday at 00:34:19
Quote from: grahame on January 25, 2025, 20:00:30

... decision made not to try to make Falmouth as well.


That's a shame. Many years ago, member Ollie and I did a 'line bash' all the way down to Falmouth, which was absolutely great!  Fish and chips from a local shop for lunch, and we explored the historic Pendennis Castle. That was a really grand day out. Wink

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Falmouth and Newquay are both worth a further trip - repeat of a previous trip to Falmouth and much more travel to come this year. I am looking forward to this being a year of public transport activities with "heritage" taking a noticeable but minority part of it.    Penzance to Truro is scheduled to be my HST▸ (High Speed Train) Swansong.

The whole is defensively timed to ensure that I get home safe ...
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« Reply #22 on: Yesterday at 09:07:17 »
Quote from: grahame on Yesterday at 06:54:32

Falmouth and Newquay are both worth a further trip - repeat of a previous trip to Falmouth and much more travel to come this year. I am looking forward to this being a year of public transport activities with "heritage" taking a noticeable but minority part of it.    Penzance to Truro is scheduled to be my HST▸ (High Speed Train) Swansong.

The whole is defensively timed to ensure that I get home safe ...
Foul weather today and tomorrow, easing slightly on Tuesday (but not much)!
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« Reply #23 on: Yesterday at 11:50:42 »
A bit long range, the current forecast for Tuesday in west Cornwall from our friends in Norway is currently sun, and a *lot* of fresh air from the north west.

Mark

https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/hourly-table/2-2640377/United%20Kingdom/England/Cornwall/Penzance?i=2
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