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301  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Reopening Cullompton and Wellington stations (merged topic) on: March 25, 2022, 14:50:18
Wellington and Cullompton stations one step closer as Network Rail set to lead on next stage of developments.

Network Rail has received £5m for the next stage in the development of this programme.
Detail in press briefing below
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/wellington-and-cullompton-stations-one-step-closer-as-network-rail-set-to-lead-on-next-stage-of-developments
302  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Modern Railways’ Rail in Wales and the West Conference on: March 25, 2022, 13:05:15
MR (Midland Railway) is hosting a one day conference on the above as part of its Fourth Friday Club,
The schedule is as below and can be followed on Twitter @Modern_Railways
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10.30 Introduction from the chair – Ian Walmsley

10.35 Taking TfW Rail forward – Marie Daly, Chief Operating Officer, Transport for Wales

10.55 Modernising the Valley Lines – Nathan Sealy, Regional Engineering Director, Amey Consulting

11.15 Discussion

11.25 Coffee break

11.50 Great Western post-pandemic – Mark Hopwood, Managing Director, Great Western Railway

12.10 Improving the infrastructure – Bill Kelly, Route Director – Wales & Borders, Network Rail 

12.30 Luminate Traffic Management – Gavin Panter, Customer Engagement Director, Resonate

12.50 Discussion

13.00 Lunch 

14.20 Using British Innovation to Transform the Railway – Trish Shanahan, Business Development Director, Thales

14.40 Building a world class testing centre – Andy Doherty, Chief Technical Officer, Global Centre of Railway Excellence

15.00 Restoring Your Railway: the lessons from Okehampton – Christian Irwin, Industry Programme Director for the South West, Network Rail and Matt Barnes, Head of Strategic Service Development, GWR (Great Western Railway) 

Previous meetings can also be found on the MR website
303  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: 5p cut in tax on fuel. on: March 24, 2022, 12:59:37
The ill fated triple lock was abandoned this year as the wages index would have given us an 8% rise. Ironically just where we are with inflation now with the energy increase yet to factor in.
304  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: 5p cut in tax on fuel. on: March 23, 2022, 13:59:13
Marion and I probably drive around 100 miles per week. Our car is a Yaris automatic doing around 10 miles per litre. So our saving is 50p per week! Meanwhile, our electricity supplier has give notice that our expected bill will rise by almost £900 next year. This covers all our energy costs as the village has no gas supply.
All this to be funded by the 3.1% pension increase at a time of almost 8% inflation
305  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Train derails and crashes into concrete barrier near Newcastle depot on: March 22, 2022, 19:04:41
Location shown between concrete container site and the double building opposite
306  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: Freightliner off the rails at Eastleigh. on: March 15, 2022, 12:47:06
Possibly closed because of damage to the signalling for that direction, later closed for recovery of loco.
307  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: Freightliner off the rails at Eastleigh. on: March 15, 2022, 11:11:31
Photo from NR» (Network Rail - home page) Wessex on Twitter, looks like it might have fallen foul of the trap point (circled)

https://twitter.com/networkrailwssx/status/1503663668986265603?s=21
308  All across the Great Western territory / Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them / Re: Historical Railways Estate: potential for walking and cycling routes on: March 15, 2022, 10:35:32
Article from New Civil Engineer based on a Government sponsored report produced by Sustrans suggesting that many of the threatened bridges of the Historical Railway Estate might have a useful future.

https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/50-rail-bridges-and-tunnels-could-escape-national-highways-demolition-plans-15-03-2022/
modified to add Sustrans report link
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1060435/initial-assessment-of-historical-railways-estate-forward-programme.pdf
309  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: OTD - 14th March (2019) - Ferryhill turntable recommissioned on: March 14, 2022, 08:56:36
Yeovil Junction

Small turntable at Swanage, I believe
310  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: HST derailment, near Stonehaven, 12th August 2020 on: March 12, 2022, 20:28:43
Do they go with bimodes, possibly from Hitachi, with the intent that electrification can follow after?
311  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Anomalies following March '22 fares rise. SWR priced flows on: March 10, 2022, 18:16:59
There is an article on the role of the Rail Ombudsman in the March edition of the Railway Magazine, p17
312  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: HST derailment, near Stonehaven, 12th August 2020 on: March 10, 2022, 09:04:15
Given the report’s concerns on the HSTs (High Speed Train) the plans of GWR (Great Western Railway) to replace them with IETs (Intercity Express Train) seems to be a sound judgement.
Note that a risk assessment has to be carried out on the HST relating to their further use and to ALL pre-1994 rolling stock(the date that the crashworthiness standards came in. That covers all the 15x series, 165 and 166. This might have implications for the GWR and the WoE lines 159s.
313  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 on: March 07, 2022, 22:37:44
1 Sea Mills, mural by Rob Wheeler as part of Project Sprint
10 Stapleton Road
314  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Identitrax quiz on: February 27, 2022, 20:12:19
Euston station DC (Direct Current) lines for Watford service?
315  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: Bus connections off the Exeter to Salisbury line on: February 26, 2022, 11:41:33
South West Coaches Chard, Crewkerne and Yeovil service links villages along that route.
https://images.southwestcoaches.co.uk/images/pdfs/96timetable-public-from01.09.20.pdf

The first bus No6 links Bridport, Crewkerne and Yeovil and villages on that route
https://www.firstbus.co.uk/uploads/node_images/PUBLIC%20Dorset%20(composite)%206%20timetable%20.pdf

On Saturday the CB3 links Bridport, Beaminster and Crewkerne. It is nominally run by Beaminster  Town Council
https://bustimes.org/services/cb3-bridport-beaminster-yeovil
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