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18:54 Reading to Gatwick Airport
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226  All across the Great Western territory / Who's who on Western railways / Re: New PMs and Transport Secretaries, Autumn 2022 on: October 27, 2022, 21:56:50
Huw Merriman becomes Minister of State in Transport Department. This means chair of transport Select Committee is now vacant

https://twitter.com/parlyapp/status/1585731103142207489?s=61&t=xifFR-ZK-0ou3mv4Nzn7Mg
227  Journey by Journey / Plymouth and Cornwall / Re: road rail leaf cleaner like a land rover on: October 27, 2022, 16:14:31

https://twitter.com/btf_films/status/1585284987288489985?s=61&t=vYvBk24BTnxk_ayN6sKpQA

50 years ago according to Roger Ford of Modern Railways
228  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: More bad news for travellers between Salisbury and Exeter on: October 27, 2022, 08:24:10
Chris Loder mentioned the increased times to the, now previous, Transport Secretary at the recent Select Committee meeting. He was asking the questions that the railway press have been on about for the last few months/years.
Can be viewed here, scroll to around 10.00

https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/7747fc01-0153-41f9-8c47-244cfa23d335
229  All across the Great Western territory / Who's who on Western railways / Re: New PMs and Transport Secretaries, Autumn 2022 on: October 26, 2022, 19:12:56
His photo has gone from the DfT» (Department for Transport - about) website - scroll down to bottom
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport

And
https://order-order.com/2022/10/26/ri-shuffle-day-2/

And the letter from the man himself

https://twitter.com/kevin_j_foster/status/1585307397383663616?s=61&t=1zDmSYZ14IcnbBfHe9-fqA
21.18 Lucy Frazer moves to Dept for levelling up, housing and communities
230  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: More bad news for travellers between Salisbury and Exeter on: October 26, 2022, 16:12:33
SERUG have just emailed their member to inform then of the restoration of the normal timetable will take place from Monday 14 November. NR» (Network Rail - home page) Southern Region have also announvpced closure dates for engineering improvements

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   NETWORK RAIL SOUTHERN REGION

WEST OF ENGLAND LINE

26 October 2022

Dear Stakeholders

_Lifting speed restrictions on the West of England line _

As you will be aware, speed restrictions of 40mph were brought in this
summer at locations near Tisbury, Gillingham and Axminster, as the
clay-based track bed shrank in the record-breaking hot and dry summer,
leaving the rails uneven and too bumpy for trains to run at full speed.
This caused significant disruption to services in August and required
the introduction of a new temporary timetable between Salisbury and
Exeter from early September.

The cause of the speed restrictions on the line is known as Soil
Moisture Deficit and is caused by largely clay-based soils shrinking in
hot and dry conditions as trees and other vegetation soaks the water
from them. They shrink unevenly, meaning track laid on top loses its
level profile.

Engineers have made good progress in restoring the track levels, helped
by cooler temperatures and regular rain which has stopped the track bed
shrinking. We are now in a position to lift the majority of the speed
restrictions which were imposed, and as a result, South Western Railway
(SWR» (South Western Railway - about)) plans to restore the regular timetable on the West of England line
from Monday 14 November.

We would like to thank all our stakeholders and passengers for their
patience throughout this period.

Looking Ahead

We wanted to take this opportunity to give you advance notice of a
series of upcoming engineering works within the next 18 months to
improve the railway on the West of England line. Firstly, a nine-day
closure between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction between 10th and 18th
December will allow us to replace track in the Gillingham area.

Making the most of the closure, our engineers will also carry out
station improvements at Gillingham and Sherborne; improve drainage in
the Sherborne, Templecombe and Gillingham areas; perform track
maintenance in the Gillingham and Sherborne areas; and remove graffiti
and clear litter from the line at Salisbury.

Further closures are planned in November/December 2023 and March 2024,
with the Axminster, Crewkerne, Templecombe and Gillingham areas all set
to see improvement works.

We will continue keep stakeholders updated on these works, along with
the associated journey information together with our colleagues at SWR.

Kind regards

Southern Region Stakeholder Team
231  Journey by Journey / Heart of Wessex / Cafe at Yeovil Pen Mill on: October 21, 2022, 09:46:14
Have just come across this on Twitter.

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   Going to @GWRHelp Yeovil Pen Mill? Then when at the station pop into At The Station @YeovilPenMill where you'll find delicious artisan coffees, speciality teas, as well as a tempting range of rolls, bacon sarnies and cakes for eat in or take-away

https://twitter.com/tptretail/status/1583124106769072128?s=61&t=7qwn10eaNA1iNXa-vZ8jsQ
232  All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045 / Re: GBR legislation deferred… on: October 21, 2022, 08:50:26
It might be worth viewing the recent Transport sub Committee meeting held earlier this week. The Rail element starts around 10 minutes in. Chris Loder features for some of it.

https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/7747fc01-0153-41f9-8c47-244cfa23d335
233  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: As good as a rest ... perhaps more interesting? on: October 12, 2022, 22:18:43
Might it be Petit train de la Rhune?
234  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: As good as a rest ... perhaps more interesting? on: October 11, 2022, 19:13:02
Ellis Towers bus to Melksham Station, thence Swindon, Paddington; Elizabeth line to Farringdon and thence St Pancras on GTR
235  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Where was Finn today, 5th October 2022? on: October 05, 2022, 18:50:29
It was the gravel used for ballast that suggested it and it was somewhere you could travel to by train (&bus) today.

This photograph was taken the last time I was on Hayling Island
236  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Where was Finn today, 5th October 2022? on: October 05, 2022, 17:25:30
NG (Natural Gas) light railway, Hayling Light Railway?
237  Journey by Journey / London to Swindon and Bristol / Re: Electric train on the 15:32 Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads? on: October 05, 2022, 14:46:34
1532 booked as Cl 387 so yes the wires run out, hence terminating short. Source RTT» (Real Time Trains - website)
238  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Problems with IET trains from April 2021 on: September 29, 2022, 08:11:27
Plans for this have been in the pipeline since the report on the HST (High Speed Train) derailment at Carmont was published.
239  All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045 / Re: Airport Closure - Doncaster / Sheffield / Robin Hood on: September 27, 2022, 20:16:24
Could the site’s future be a freight complex with access to the nearby rail line?
240  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: Where was this - Arials from the local history centre on: September 26, 2022, 08:07:48
The bottom on is Bradford on Avon, you can see the lock up on the bridge over the Avon

They also had a factory in Bridgend which might be the other photo but a map comparison might help
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