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Author Topic: West Somerset Railway - heritage line, Bishops Lydeard to Minehead - merged topic, ongoing discussio  (Read 186700 times)
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« Reply #30 on: November 14, 2010, 14:23:09 »

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A heritage railway is working with the Environment Agency (EA) to move rock in order to repair coastal flood defences in Somerset.

West Somerset Railway will take stone-carrying trains from the mainline network to Minehead.

The EA is installing a 130-metre (427ft) section of rock in front of an existing ridge to protect homes and businesses in the town.

A spokesman said the trains would reduce the need for lorries.

Headed by diesel locomotives, the trains will begin their journey with stone from the Mendip quarries.

Paul Conibeare, general manager of West Somerset Railway, said: "We were pleased to see heavy freight trains back on the branch line and being worked by us in what over the years has become a well-tuned operation. We will always be pleased to help in the future and where possible reduce the number of lorry movements on the local road network."

Councillor Chris Morgan, from West Somerset Council, commended the partnership, which he said "significantly reduces the need for heavy lorries to use our narrow country roads".
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« Reply #31 on: November 19, 2010, 20:02:27 »

the a39 is a total nightmare! hopefully the wsr will get more contracts like this
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« Reply #32 on: December 29, 2010, 09:44:52 »

Im surprised this subject hasn't come up on here yet.

Twin Engined diesel-hydraulic to the seaside anyone?
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« Reply #33 on: December 29, 2010, 10:19:23 »

Actually it has ... but it's a bit hard to know which board to put it in.  It got put into "diary" as it's a specific dated event ...

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=8128.0
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« Reply #34 on: December 29, 2010, 15:45:32 »

Im surprised this subject hasn't come up on here yet.

Twin Engined diesel-hydraulic to the seaside anyone?
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« Reply #35 on: January 02, 2011, 17:51:00 »

Im surprised this subject hasn't come up on here yet.

Twin Engined diesel-hydraulic to the seaside anyone?
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« Reply #36 on: April 12, 2011, 13:33:04 »

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A new service is launched to bring more tourists to Dunster Castle in west Somerset by steam train.
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« Reply #37 on: April 12, 2011, 13:47:02 »

i was going to criticize this, until i read the part about the bus from dunster station to the castle  Cheesy .... its a-bit of a trek !

the a39 is a nightmare its a shame that the wsr can't also offer a faster service between the steam service
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« Reply #38 on: April 12, 2011, 17:16:51 »

the a39 is a nightmare its a shame that the wsr can't also offer a faster service between the steam service
It's a shame they can't offer a service from Taunton station.  Sad
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« Reply #39 on: April 12, 2011, 17:28:48 »

Indeed - that Minehead bay platform at Taunton is still there (with a bit of digging out, obviously!):  Grin

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« Reply #40 on: April 12, 2011, 18:40:25 »

well there is the triangle at norton fitzwarren
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« Reply #41 on: April 12, 2011, 19:01:56 »

well there is the triangle at norton fitzwarren

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« Reply #42 on: April 12, 2011, 19:42:31 »

My understanding is that it's in the West Somerset Railway's "it's too expensive to deal with Network Rail on this one" folder ...  Roll Eyes Shocked Sad
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Has WSR got any asperations to run to a mainline station or is it in the too difficult for NR» (Network Rail - home page) to deal with folder

Living in Taunton, as I did until my mid twenties, there were regular stories in the Somerset County Gazette about WSR's aspirations to run regular scheduled services to/from Taunton station. Hardly a year passed without some story about WSR's latest plans to do so. Usually backed by various traffic studies showing that the market was there.

When the line to Minehead was re-opened by the WSR in the mid to late 1970s they initially faced objections running into Taunton not from BR (British Rail(ways)) but from the local bus operator, Western National.

Today, the major stumbling block does indeed appear to be Network Rail.
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« Reply #44 on: April 12, 2011, 21:03:06 »

at some point wasn't the wsr offered that bay platform
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