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Title: Rail Replacement Boat service Post by: grahame on May 11, 2016, 08:02:16 from the Eastern Daily Press (http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/why_this_family_needed_a_lifeboat_rescue_when_their_train_didn_t_show_up_at_berney_arms_1_4527189)
Quote When your train does not turn up as scheduled, it can be an immensely frustrating experience - but it does not normally necessitate an emergency call-out and a lifeboat rescue. Title: Re: Rail Replacement Boat service Post by: ellendune on May 11, 2016, 08:58:24 Surely with such a delay Abielio ought to have arranged a taxi for them without them having to call the police. OK so in that case it would have to have been a water taxi.
Title: Re: Rail Replacement Boat service Post by: eightf48544 on May 11, 2016, 11:00:25 Interesting question does Abielo record people it drops at Berney Arms and ask if they are coming back by train.
Wonder if Paul Merton is going there? Title: Re: Rail Replacement Boat service Post by: Sleepy on May 11, 2016, 14:24:01 No record taken of dropped off pax, NRES (India call centre) help point showed to be severely useless at passing urgent info. to TOC !!
Title: Re: Rail Replacement Boat service Post by: broadgage on January 13, 2022, 06:01:22 Current news report about the decline of the hamlet of Berney Arms.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-59957102 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-59957102) Rather sad, IMHO. I wonder for how long the train service will survive, and if the pub will ever reopen all year round. Title: Re: Rail Replacement Boat service Post by: CyclingSid on January 13, 2022, 07:45:37 Similar to the station in Wales which is miles from anywhere and is one of the least used stations.
The survival and rejuvenation of places like this rely on the provision of services; electricity (mains or renewable), water (piped or local purification), sewage (piped, not sure they are keen on septic tanks in the Broads), communications (wired or wireless). If they don't have these already they will be almost prohibitively expensive to install. The RSPB as a charitable organisation won't have the money that the private utility providers would be asking for. How do "resident" wardens, and visitors, live on their other remote reserves, such as islands off Scotland and Wales. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |