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Did it fail mechanically or just slip to a stand?

This is going to increasingly break out into the public domain and both locals and tourists will learn the truth and turn against WCRC, who will become well known for the wrong reasons. They have messed up Easter already.

It has only been around for about a year or so, and TV reporters/correspondents say uptick all the time now. Sheep mentality, copying others so as to be seen to be trendy. Increase was fine before, it is fine now. The ugly 60's or 70's shop block currently hiding Newquay station needs to be...

I think you meant 'a substantial increase in usage of Par-Newquay and the intermediate stations'. Not sure what an uptick is but, probably found on deer or hedgehogs.

This isn't really about WCRC as a whole but about one person within. He has form going back to the days of old camera film. Magazines published a photo of him waving a Hi-viz vest from his 8F, so as to spoil linesiders photographs. That particular trick is now redundant in the digital age, as...

The wallet dropping post above is a good example. He didn't want anything to do with anyone and any attempt to communicate was met with fear. Whole generations are heading down this road to wilful isolation. Again, the increase in mental problems is partly down to this isolation.

True, the online bubble causes them to avoid conversation or any human interaction. Strange world they are heading into. People wonder why mental health issues are increasing, the two are not unconnected.

Yes, adding ramps or lifts to the footbridge would have sorted it for everyone, difficult though that may have been engineering wise. Instead, in the false name of 'equality', everyone now has to take the same risks at street level. Equality of danger, not equality of safety.

Good for him, that gives him more control over the operations. Nice to see a forward looking entrepreneur showing how the railway should operate and help push the green agenda. Lorries need to be the final link in the journey, not the whole journey. Eliminating locos must offer big savings as well.

Well, taking the more positive line, Cambridge and Tavistock might be happening, time will tell.

The Waverley route was lifted throughout and Galashiels station wiped out but, that was re-opened, although Scotland does have a more positive 'can do' attitude than England does in general.

Just as I said would happen. If the Swanage branch had remained as a freight only line to Furzebrook, it would have been in the Restoring Our Railways programme by now. Okehampton, Fawley, Portishead and E-W were all partly or completely freight lines and they are at various stages of revival...

Putting your life in a phone is just irresponsible and short-sighted. Lose a key and that is all you have lost, although a spare key can be carried to combat that. I always take my second car key with me, (not kept in the car!) Not much use at home if I lose the first one when out. Putting all...

I'm not advocating cash only for anyone, that is also no consumer choice. Just have cash as back up, you know it makes sense. I meant personally irresponsible to individuals with blind faith in new tech. Nothing is or ever will be 100% reliable.....

As the old saying goes, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' So why are people so casual and irresponsible?