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16	All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Isles of Scilly Steamship company take over by Harland & Wolff rejected	on: December 21, 2023, 13:42:15
H&W no longer interested in taking over IOSSC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-67785067

17	Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Mid Cornwall Metro - APPROVED	on: December 14, 2023, 18:23:01
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-public-transport-call-extra-8970904?fbclid=IwAR3XOaTqejGmWY3H5oa82DZ_Kd15Xc8EsPM1IhsnzyLLdtgnnHOId4mp6E8

18	Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: AQ23 - 11th December - Identify the timetable	on: December 11, 2023, 17:49:40
2 - South Wales-London. 01.50 from Fishguard ........Maybe

19	Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: AQ23 - 7th December 2023 - eyes!	on: December 07, 2023, 09:37:03
No1 = Class 33

20	Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: AQ23 - 5th December 2023 - where are these high speed trains?	on: December 05, 2023, 07:55:02
2. Blue Anchor

21	Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: AQ23 - 2nd December - where was I the other evening?	on: December 02, 2023, 10:51:01
Quote from: grahame on December 02, 2023, 10:30:51 Quote from: eightonedee on December 02, 2023, 10:25:28 2 - Southampton Central? Nope! well maybe I got three then..... rethink time

22	Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: AQ23 - 2nd December - where was I the other evening?	on: December 02, 2023, 08:39:53
no.3 - Plymouth and I think I have the other three but not the connection.....

23	All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Isles of Scilly Steamship company take over by Harland & Wolff rejected	on: November 24, 2023, 15:43:18
It was previously suggested that H&W were considering to build 3 new ships to run a competing service using the levelling up fund that the IOSSP declined, H&W now appear to be trying to take control of the IOSSP.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-67518645

24	Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / PROOF HSTs are better.....	on: November 21, 2023, 19:59:56
Comfortable seats, Full buffets and........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4dndkH9Y_w

25	Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: Mid Cornwall Metro - APPROVED	on: November 21, 2023, 17:46:56
Maybe looking a bit dodgy.... https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/grave-concerns-financial-risk-57m-8923372

26	All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Rail unions strike action 2022/2023/2024	on: November 10, 2023, 11:13:14
With ticket office staff, I know that several staff had already applied for, been interviewed and offered other positions, mainly on board. If they wanted to return to their original posts would they be allowed to? If not or if they didn't want to, will management fill the vacancies? Don't forget this proposal only kicks the can down the road. This years pay award, of which talks start in February, will be subject to the same changes to conditions that have been talked about for the past 18 months but done locally i.e. by individual TOCs^▸ (Train Operating Company) (allegedly(!)) I expect the subject closure of ticket offices WILL raise it's head again by the end of next year when the security of no job losses disappears.

27	All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Rail unions strike action 2022/2023/2024	on: November 06, 2023, 20:54:00
Plan to run 40% of services during strikes by Christmas with new law..... will be interesting how this works out.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67333310

28	All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Storm Ciaran - 1st and 2nd November 2023	on: November 02, 2023, 09:15:52
Quote from: GBM on November 02, 2023, 08:44:52 2Z09 (9 car Exeter to Plymouth) used to up line to arrive at Newton on platform 3. 2C07 (5 car Exeter to St Austell) seems to have been stopped outside Newton for an hour (although RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website) showing it at platform). IF 2C07 has also failed, that's 2 platforms out of use. Maybe 2C07 is the Thunderbird. I believe 2C07 shunted behind 2Z05 (also failed 5 car) Ironically 0743 EXD^» (Exeter St Davids - next trains) - PLY^» (Plymouth - next trains) arrived right time...... Operated by ......CrossCountry

29	All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Signalled wrong road	on: October 31, 2023, 07:34:07
Quote from: Mark A on October 30, 2023, 20:39:06 Quote from: old original on October 30, 2023, 19:57:04 Not the first time. Some many years ago there used to be a lunchtime Ply-Pad via bristol, Mon-Thu. Fridays it started back at Pnz and went via the B&H^▸ (Berks and Hants - railway line from Reading to Taunton via Westbury), I was on it once on a friday and exactly the same thing happened. Brakes went it as we went passed the junction, came to a halt and after 10 mins or so, shunted back and away we went right road. Probably went down to the signaller forgetting which day of the week it was. Bit off topic but is it the box from Cogload that's at Coleford in the Forest of Dean? Mark I honestly don't know.

30	All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Signalled wrong road	on: October 30, 2023, 19:57:04
Not the first time. Some many years ago there used to be a lunchtime Ply-Pad via bristol, Mon-Thu. Fridays it started back at Pnz and went via the B&H^▸ (Berks and Hants - railway line from Reading to Taunton via Westbury), I was on it once on a friday and exactly the same thing happened. Brakes went it as we went passed the junction, came to a halt and after 10 mins or so, shunted back and away we went right road. Probably went down to the signaller forgetting which day of the week it was.

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