Heritage railway bus replacement

bradshaw

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Heritage railway bus replacement

« on: April 09, 2019, 13:45:34 »

The Swanage Railway are running a rail replacement bus service from Wareham to Norden for their diesel gala!


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JayMac

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Re: Heritage railway bus replacement

« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2019, 16:17:25 »

Almost worth going just for the ride on the Lodekka.

Childhood memories of those buses on town services in Taunton.

Grin


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Timmer

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Re: Heritage railway bus replacement

« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2019, 20:06:42 »

Whilst very commendable to run this rail replacement service during the diesel gala, it does however continue to point to issues still not being resolved to run an actual regular service between Wareham and Norden.

Don’t get me wrong, what’s been achieved is great but still waiting to see a firm regular service operate every year with little news of exactly when or if it will ever start.

I think I read somewhere, possibly on this forum, that SWR^» plan to run their Weymouth to Corfu Castle service again this Summer. Anyone able to confirm?


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PhilWakely

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Re: Heritage railway bus replacement

« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2019, 20:52:06 »

Quote from: bradshaw on April 09, 2019, 13:45:34

The Swanage Railway are running a rail replacement bus service from Wareham to Norden for their diesel gala!

When I first read this, I read it as though the Swanage Railway were running a "Rail Replacement Bus Gala" (i.we. a celebration of the Rail Replacement Bus Grin


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jamestheredengine

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Re: Heritage railway bus replacement

« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2019, 21:00:09 »

Quote from: Timmer on April 10, 2019, 20:06:42

I think I read somewhere, possibly on this forum, that SWR^» plan to run their Weymouth to Corfu Castle service again this Summer.

Will that run via Simplon or via Arlberg?


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Surrey 455

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Re: Heritage railway bus replacement

« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2019, 21:10:23 »

Quote from: jamestheredengine on April 10, 2019, 21:00:09

Quote from: Timmer on April 10, 2019, 20:06:42

I think I read somewhere, possibly on this forum, that SWR^» plan to run their Weymouth to Corfu Castle service again this Summer.

Will that run via Simplon or via Arlberg?

I hope Crossrail don't get the contract to build the tunnel under the Ionian Sea. Wink


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