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Author Topic: Windsor Branch line - services, rolling stock and signalling - ongoing discussion  (Read 55397 times)
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« Reply #75 on: May 19, 2018, 08:52:35 »


Especially for BNM, who I am sure by now is sitting in a bunting bedecked living room in his Union Jack suit counting the hours until the happy couple appear! Photo taken by a pal in Windsor yesterday .

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« Reply #76 on: May 19, 2018, 12:32:45 »

I'm actually sat in a pub near Lacock, Wilts, enjoying a cool lager with bobm.

Thankfully no TV, bunting etc here.  Tongue
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« Reply #77 on: May 19, 2018, 12:35:05 »

The research that went into finding a wedding free pub...
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« Reply #78 on: May 19, 2018, 13:00:59 »

NOT toasting any posh folks.

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« Reply #79 on: May 19, 2018, 13:14:40 »

Call it karma.

A 20 strong hen party have just walked into the pub.  Roll Eyes

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« Reply #80 on: May 19, 2018, 13:26:29 »

Call it karma.

A 20 strong hen party have just walked into the pub.  Roll Eyes


Always liked a strong hen  Grin
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« Reply #81 on: May 19, 2018, 14:55:23 »

The o arr bird is so called because it lays square eggs.
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« Reply #82 on: May 19, 2018, 15:18:40 »

Although this conversation is utterly fascinating and riveting Grin just to bring the thread back on topic, SAM FM Thames Valley have just tweeted the following:

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TRAVEL: Queue times at Windsor & Eton Central are now at two hours. @GWRHelp say they have got plenty of trains to get people home and are asking people to relax and wait until things quieten down. #RoyalWeddding
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« Reply #83 on: May 19, 2018, 20:23:21 »

Congratulations to the happy couple. I'm a republican but I'm not that much of a curmudgeon to pour scorn on love and marriage.

That said, the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) have gone too far this time. My Saturday nights are enlivened by re-runs of Dad's Army. But this week Walmington-on-Sea's finest have been shelved in favour of wedding highlights.

I'm apoplectic. I've a good mind to write to Barry Took, complaining at BBC2's scheduling. They won't like it up 'em.  Tongue Tongue Tongue
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« Reply #84 on: May 19, 2018, 23:03:45 »

Congratulations to the happy couple. I'm a republican but I'm not that much of a curmudgeon to pour scorn on love and marriage.

That said, the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) have gone too far this time. My Saturday nights are enlivened by re-runs of Dad's Army. But this week Walmington-on-Sea's finest have been shelved in favour of wedding highlights.

I'm apoplectic. I've a good mind to write to Barry Took, complaining at BBC2's scheduling. They won't like it up 'em.  Tongue Tongue Tongue

Nope Captain Mainwaring was there this evening keeping us safe from the Hun. It was on at 18:30 tonight and can be watched https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00789c4/dads-army-series-7-4-the-godiva-affair here.
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« Reply #85 on: May 19, 2018, 23:12:54 »

Ahh. DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC!

Still writing to Anne Robinson though. Fancy the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) scheduling the only two programmes I actually wanted to watch this evening, FA Cup and Dad's Army, at the same time. Dad's Army should be on around 8pm. Tongue

Oh and my EPG was wrong.

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« Reply #86 on: May 19, 2018, 23:17:56 »

Ahh. DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC!

Still writing to Anne Robinson though. Fancy the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) scheduling the only two programmes I actually wanted to watch this evening, FA Cup and Dad's Army, at the same time. Dad's Army should be on around 8pm. Tongue

Oh and my EPG was wrong.



......I suspect you were distracted by the hen party! 😉
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« Reply #87 on: May 20, 2018, 00:08:26 »

  Or Mrs Fox! Grin Grin Grin  Oh Come on ....Think about it ...surely I don't have to explain this one !
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« Reply #88 on: May 20, 2018, 10:54:07 »

Ahh. DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC!

Still writing to Anne Robinson though. Fancy the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) scheduling the only two programmes I actually wanted to watch this evening, FA Cup and Dad's Army, at the same time. Dad's Army should be on around 8pm. Tongue

Oh and my EPG was wrong.


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« Reply #89 on: June 25, 2018, 18:06:26 »


With the benefit of hindsight, this light-hearted renaming on the platform was NOT smart idea. Significant numbers of people wanted to be photographed with the temporary station names.
This added to congestion on the platform, which was already a problem.

In retrospect it would have been better to only modify signs away from the platform, in which places a bit of extra congestion would not have mattered.
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