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Hhermit replied to the thread Isle of Wight Island line.It looks as though any hopes that we would now get the promised half-hourly service up the pier have now been finally dashed - the new...
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Hhermit replied to the thread Trivia: Highest location that each TOC/FOC serves or passes.True if you mean the Southern, but the L&B was not part of the LSWR.
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Hhermit replied to the thread Farringdon to Portsmouth & Southsea.A friend of mine has done this several times, wanting to travel between Portsmouth and St Pancras International (for the Eurostar)...
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Hhermit replied to the thread Trivia: Highest location that each TOC/FOC serves or passes.The highest point on Island Line appears to be Shanklin station. At the other end of the line, a large part of the stretch from Ryde...
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Hhermit replied to the thread Weird Places for Services to Terminate.Not always ‘right behind’. Returning from central London towards the end of service I remember a long wait at Oakwood while a succession...
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Hhermit replied to the thread Isle of Wight Island line.May 2nd now confirmed as reopening up the pier. 6-day closure of entire line beforehand in preparation.
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Hhermit replied to the thread Even more announcements on SWR.Twice recently I’ve heard the ‘Oyster and contactless cards and Freedom Passes without a suitable extension are not valid on this...
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Hhermit replied to the thread Alphabet Stations Challenge.Essex Road
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Hhermit replied to the thread Alphabet Stations Challenge.Dawlish
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Hhermit replied to the thread Major / trunk roads built upon former railway routes?.A stretch of the line from Brockenhurst to Ringwood (‘Castleman’s Corkscrew’) is now followed by the road from Brockenhurst to Burley...
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Hhermit replied to the thread Line names that are no longer used..At some point what is now Island Line was branded as Ryde Rail.
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Hhermit replied to the thread Ryde Esplanade platform 0/2 - could it be brought back into use?.I’m aware of the sunk cost fallacy, but it would seem pretty perverse to abandon the pier given the millions that have recently been...
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Hhermit replied to the thread Alphabet Stations Challenge.Calstock
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Hhermit replied to the thread Ryde Esplanade platform 0/2 - could it be brought back into use?.Not quite - the Wightlink timetable shows a half-hourly service also on bank holidays and on Saturdays and Sundays in the summer school...
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Hhermit replied to the thread Through tickets to Yarmouth (Isle of Wight).One point to be aware of is that the 0605 sailings from Lymington and 1105 from Yarmouth have very restricted passenger numbers and have...