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    Salisbury to Shrewsbury via Newport the HoWales to Swansea over 2 days?

    I would like to travel from Salisbury to Shrewsbury on the 10th or 11th May and stay there overnight. The next day travel to Llanwrtyd Wells on theHeart of Wales Line and stay two nights. Then travel on to either Swansea or Llanelli which ever is direct. Any advice on the best way to accomplish...
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    A Sensible Ruling Gradient?

    When constructing a '1 11½" narrow gauge line, climbing a long valley, what would be: a sensible ruling gradient over five miles; a maximum gradient for 880 yards; minimum radius curve?: Many thanks
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    Dogs free on GWR?

    My daughter is travelling from Salisbury to Totnes with baby and dog today. Does the dog travel for free? Many thanks
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    What is the subsidised cost per passenger mile on our system?

    Quite a lot of the posts on this forum are about speculative lines either to be constructed or brought back into service. There is usually some general discussion about passenger numbers but I see very little quantitative estimates of the actual number of people that are anticipated as being...
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    15yo in London. Travelcard advice?

    We are visiting London for a few days early in the New Year. My 15-year-old granddaughter will be with us. What is the best way for her to travel on the tube and bus? Is it oyster, cash, or symmat else? many thanks
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    Getting Water into a Cold Boiler?

    Steam engine boilers have a water feed provided by a steam injector. How do you get the water into a cold empty boiler?
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    John James of Ammanford

    If any kind soul has any photographs of John James buses that they would be happy to share, I would be both grateful and delighted. I had such a wonderfully eclectic mix in the fleet. My mother told me about the first day they ran the bus service along the Amman Valley. Everybody travels for free!
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    Confessions of an Unrecalcitrant Trainspotter!

    At my age, I spend quite a lot of time wandering down the lanes of my memories suddenly recalling event thought long-forgotten. This forum's content reminds me just how much "Health & Safety" imposes itself on so many aspects of our lives. Please let us not embark on another panegyric about...
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    Grateley- Waterloo. Why change at BSK?

    I’m trying to purchase an advance ticket GRT - WAT and it the journey says I have to change at BSK even though I’m already on a WAT direct? Is this correct and why?
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    Basingstoke to "Ripon"?

    I need to travel to from Basingstoke to Ripon and am aware that there is no station in Ripon anymore!! However, i do have the choice of being collected from either Thirsk or Harrogate and am not fussy as to which. I am also not fussy whether or not my journey is via Waterloo and Kings Cross or...
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    Southampton Track Realignments - Closures February 2021

    From today's Romsey Advertiser... https://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/19074904.major-rail-upgrade-nears-completion/
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    Kyle and Mallaig. Clockwise or anticlockwise?

    If and when I can get north, I would like to bash the lines to Mallaig and Kyle of Lochalsh. Which way round would you seasoned travellers recommend? Mallaig - Kyle or t'other way round?
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    Pre-WW2 freight van management?

    Until the outbreak of war, most freight wagons both vans and opens, were owned either by one of the railway companies or by private owners. I was wondering... What happened with wagons less than half full with goods for a destination in another company's territory? Did half-empty vans travel...
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    Blaenau Fest to Llandudno - how long by bus?

    Can some kind should tell me how long the replacement bus service takes to travel from Blaenau Festiniog to Llandudno Junction?
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    London to Leipzig Arrive 18Jun20

    Hello, Two old seventy-odd year olds wish to travel from London to Leipzig by train (first class). We wish to return to London leaving morning 21st June but spending night in Ghent before crossing the channel. We would welcome your advice on our options. I am not enjoying particularly good...
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    Connecting Euston and King's Cross after HS2 completion

    Moderator note: posts 1-21 split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/hs2-government-to-give-high-speed-rail-line-the-go-ahead.200154/ and moved into this thread I was a doubter until our holiday to Japan last year. The Shinkansen was not just impressive in operation, but it made me...
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    RIP Ronald Cotton 1931 - 2020

    Remember with thanks Ron Cotton, the man who more than any others saved the Settle and Carlisle. A true railway maverick. You can read his obituary in today's Daily Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/01/24/ron-cotton-railway-manager-saved-scenic-settle-carlisle-line/
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    No trains from Blaenau Festiniog on 6 Apr 20??

    Is this correct. It's what the National Rail journey planner is telling me??
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    Royal Naval Wagons into Dean Hill (Wilts) Ammo Tunnels

    I am hoping that some kind soul could tell me if there were any specific Royal Navy or WD specialist wagons ever used to transport munitions to such places as the tunels at Dean Hill? This site north of Southampton, was opened in 1941. You can read about it here. A photo of any traffic would...
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    Thirsk to Salisbury via London evening 6 Dec return 8Dec.

    Good morning O wise ones, My daughter plus three 17y, 14y & 12y grandchildren (and grand they jolly well are) will be travelling fro Thirsk (after 17:00 hours) on 6th December 2019 to Salisbury returning after 11:00 hours on Sunday 8th December. They wish to travel via Kings Cross and Waterloo...

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