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seeing weltweit & StoneRoad posts sadly reminds me I will be missing the great Dorset this year because of work. My rota is now out, and I have booked a few days off alreaddy.
If you are thinking of going, as far as i can tell, any accommodation within about 10 miles is already fully booked.

Anyway a shout out for one of Mrs Tags specialties; tractors, which we are looking forward to Biddenden Tractorfest and Country Fair
we have been before; superb :thumbs:
 
Puddy_Tat said:
think the wr warships (not to be confused with the wr westerns) did the waterloo - exeter service for a while

possibly before your time. i only remember 50s / 33s on the south western
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The Warships stopped in '71. I have a dim recollection of seeing something strange and ugly (I'd have been 7/8), but that could just as easily be a false recollection. Lots of 33s, and I remember the 50s very well.
 
Whats occurring with Ollie? When I went on her in February, I thought she had done her last trip on the mainline as her licence was all but expired and her bearing was knackered.
 
hash tag said:
Whats occurring with Ollie? When I went on her in February, I thought she had done her last trip on the mainline as her licence was all but expired and her bearing was knackered.
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I'm guessing she'll be stationary and it will just be a Q&A type thing.
 
NO! All that build up and you will end up with a couple of old duffers sitting on the footplate having a chat and answering questions :facepalm:
 
One of my more obscure pieces!

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In photos: Alghero railway station terminus, Sardinia, Italy
 
Ah, shame :D
Outside the rail museum, I have seen a working turntable in blight, buggered if I can remember where though.
 
Went to the Tanfield Railway today, but not actually gricing, despite it being "Mining Heritage weekend" (the not-a-gala gala).
The purpose of the visit was to see a specific railway carriage enter service after restoration - it was a home in East Anglia and the girls who grew up in it came to see and ride in it. (I did have *something* to do with the restoration !)
 
Glad to see that the Ballater Station has done the promised phoenix act.

As for the material - I presume that something more fire-resistant than painted wood has been used ... might try and find out.
 
The doors and window frames seem to be proper wood but the classing feels very different and sounds different when you tap it.
 
hash tag said:
Outside the rail museum, I have seen a working turntable in blight, buggered if I can remember where though.
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A few of the preserved railways have them, and a few 'big railway' depots either have them or did have until recently - so that HST power cars can be turned
 
existentialist said:
Could one blame them, in the circumstances? ;)
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I heard tell that Aberdeenshire tried to back-out of it, in favour of a much cheaper scheme when the cafe owner threw-in the towel - it was by far the most successful business in the old station but then Prince Charles stepped-in and bought-up his lease, effectively forcing them to stand by their promise. ;)
 
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