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Title: Templecombe station Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 21, 2012, 13:39:22 A video news report, from the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20426814):
Quote Heavy rain overnight has led to flooding in Somerset and much of South West England. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said it was attending 51 flood incidents and called on motorists not to attempt to drive through flood water. Footage of flood water pouring from a railway line near Templecombe, some five miles (8km) south of Wincanton, was sent to the BBC by Daniel Collinson. Title: Re: Flood water pours off Somerset rail bridge - Templecombe, 21 November 2012 Post by: inspector_blakey on November 21, 2012, 17:59:05 Current state of play on the West of England line (until close of service today):
No trains between Gillingham and Exeter St D Replacement bus Gillingham to Yeovil Junc and vice versa, calling Templecombe and Sherborne Replacement bus Yeovil Junc to Exeter St D and vice versa, calling Axminster and Honiton. Due to flooding on roads, there is currently no rail or replacement bus service to Crewkerne, Feniton, Whimple or Pinhoe. The weather has left a real mess in its wake, with flooding at Whimple, Honiton and Crewerne together with a landslip between Axminster and Honiton. Train services have also been amended for tomorrow (Thu 22 Nov), with no trains running YVJ - EXD and replacement buses filling in the gaps: http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/alerts.aspx (http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/alerts.aspx) Title: Re: Flood water pours off Somerset rail bridge - Templecombe, 21 November 2012 Post by: grandsire on November 25, 2012, 12:42:46 From SW Trains website looks as if line west of Yeovil will remain closed for a while:
"Due to a landslip at Honiton and flooding near Axminster, we are unable to run any trains between Yeovil Junction and Exeter St Davids until further notice. Our engineers are on site and are working hard to repair the damage. Due to the extent of the damage and the continued bad weather expected over the weekend, the current estimate is that the line will not open until further notice. Bad weather over the weekend has caused further damage means that the line will remain closed. West of England train services which normally run between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids will only run from London Waterloo to Yeovil Junction, at which point they will return to London Waterloo. Message Received :25/11/2012 10:16" Title: Re: Flood water pours off Somerset rail bridge - Templecombe, 21 November 2012 Post by: swrural on November 26, 2012, 19:04:10 Excellent news.
<http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2012-11-26/exeter-to-yeovil-line-reopens/?> I'm hugely impressed -it's still not great to be outside down here and those chaps must have worked wonders. Title: Re: Flood water pours off Somerset rail bridge - Templecombe, 21 November 2012 Post by: inspector_blakey on November 26, 2012, 22:42:35 Yes indeedy: line handed back at 1649 today, but several speed restrictions remain in place for the moment.
A frankly astonishing piece of work by the engineers concerned, especially given that much of what they had already achieved was undone over the weekend by further cruddy weather. The current state of play from SWT is here: http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/alerts.aspx (http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/alerts.aspx) Title: Re: Flood water pours off Somerset rail bridge - Templecombe, 21 November 2012 Post by: paul7575 on November 27, 2012, 11:08:54 If I was SWT I'd be having a word with whoever wrote their earlier press releases, now removed as overtaken by events.
A couple of them referred to damage to 'a ballast'. Surely no-one with any sort of rail background would draft that for issue? Paul Title: Re: Flood water pours off Somerset rail bridge - Templecombe, 21 November 2012 Post by: swrural on November 27, 2012, 13:40:42 The reporting has been well below the normal abysmal standard. I am still waiting to find a photo of the 'landslide (at Honiton, between Honiton and Axminster, who knows where)' and the information given out by local media on where to get the substitute service timetables and so on was non-existent.
On the landslide, I have guessed that it might have been east of the Tunnel as much work has taken place there before -who knows? The A35 was not blocked so a cub reporter could have easily got a photo if he or she had tried. In fairness, the SWT PR was pretty vague itself. Title: Templecombe Post by: bradshaw on September 19, 2019, 22:18:55 Templecombe has won the Small Stations of the Year category at the National Rail Awards
https://twitter.com/mrtimdunn/status/1174792329103904768?s=21 Title: Re: Templecombe Post by: JayMac on September 19, 2019, 23:03:31 Thanks, in no small part, to the sterling efforts of the Friends of Templecombe Station. And not forgetting Anne in the ticket office.
I am a member of FoTS but have only recently joined. In fact I joined the week the judging panel visited. My minimal input had no bearing on this award! EDIT Link to a picture of the award: https://bit.ly/2ktvnYb (link to Facebook, shortened) Title: Re: Templecombe Post by: rogerw on September 20, 2019, 10:19:43 They were busy tending the very attractive gardens when I passed through yesterday afternoon
Title: Re: Templecombe Post by: JayMac on September 20, 2019, 12:12:08 Yes, Thursday afternoon is gardening time.
Title: Re: Templecombe Post by: RichardB on September 22, 2019, 12:13:37 Congratulations to Templecombe - the Friends, station staff, Blackmore Vale CRP, SWR (and anyone else involved).
Carrying on in the great tradition of the former Templecombe Station Promotion Group who used to do extremely well in BR's Best Kept Station Competition including winning it outright one year (around 93). When that happened, they were taken home from Waterloo in the GM's Saloon hauled by a 33 (I was on it!). The plaques are in the old waiting room. Title: Track fault at Templecombe Post by: bradshaw on May 01, 2020, 08:45:52 A problem with the point and signals at the west end of Templecombe has meant all services have been diverted via Westbury since lunchtime yesterday.
Loss of power causing signals to go blank and points fail to work or detect. Expected to last until 13.00 today. Photo from Twitter https://twitter.com/networkrailwssx/status/1255857651822538754?s=21 Title: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: JayMac on May 31, 2020, 16:48:22 Early one morning prior to lockdown, contractors working for SWR staged a dawn raid and removed three benches from the unused platform at Templecombe station. These were NSE era benches, and there were five in total, all firmly bolted to the old platform. It looks as though attempts were made to remove all five, but two stubbornly refused to be seperated from the platform. No details of the job were given to the local manager. The Friends of Templecombe Station (FoTS), who care for and maintain the fixtures and fittings on the unused platform side, were not informed either. They had maintained and painted these benches.
As there was no local communication that this removal work was going to take place, it was initially thought the benches may have been stolen for their scrap metal value. It was only after a member of the permanent way team for the area saw social media posts and commented about seeing the work order, was it learnt locally that SWR were responsible for the removal. It is still unclear who made the decision, and there's been no explanation given to FoTS or the local manager. The saga continues however. A person in Hook, Hampshire, had seen the social media posts about the missing Templecombe Station benches and contacted the FoTS. Two of the three benches taken from Templecombe have been repainted and installed at Hook Station. One of our benches is still missing. :-\ Title: Re: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: grahame on May 31, 2020, 18:28:30 Don't TOCs just manage the station and have a responsibility of care, having to return it in the condition it was when they took it on to their Network Rail landlord at the end of the franchise?
Title: Re: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: johnneyw on May 31, 2020, 18:34:28 I must say it's a very strange way for SWR to show gratitude for FoTS maintenance of the benches.
Title: Re: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: Bmblbzzz on May 31, 2020, 19:37:03 Is SWR responsible for the whole station and it's a lack of communication? Or are FOTS solely responsible for the unused platform and SWR have, in effect, stolen your benches?
Title: Re: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: JayMac on June 01, 2020, 11:02:21 As far as I'm aware SWR manage the whole station site and remain the ultimate guardians of the buildings, of the assets, fixtures and fittings.
Title: Re: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: JayMac on June 01, 2020, 18:04:08 Here's two of the three 'missing' benches in their new location:
(http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/BenchesAtHook_zps11df7cca.jpg) I fully understand that benches are made for sitting on, and they weren't being used for that purpose on the closed off platform at Templecombe, to which only staff and volunteers have access. They did though add a nice symmetrical look to the front of the Art Deco signal box, and despite being from a later era they fitted the 1930s aesthetic. Title: Re: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: onthecushions on June 30, 2020, 22:24:53 They looked much better in their Network South East colour scheme, as did most things... OTC Title: Re: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: infoman on July 01, 2020, 02:54:53 Not knowing the true cost of the seats,
can it be really worth it to remove the bench's from one station and re-locate them to another station? Title: Re: Templecombe - The saga of the seats. Post by: JayMac on July 02, 2020, 09:37:03 Not knowing the true cost of the seats, can it be really worth it to remove the bench's from one station and re-locate them to another station? Probably cheaper than buying new. And it's recycling. Also, SWR would probably argue that they weren't being used at Templecombe. Title: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: JayMac on October 09, 2021, 13:16:57 I may be biased, living in Templecombe, but this signal box is glorious. One of few remaining 'Modern Movement' architectural style boxes. Or, in railway language, a Southern Type 13 box.
The Templecombe box is externally well maintained by the Friends of Templecombe Station, but it remains the property of Network Rail. It's not under any current threat of removal but who knows the future... My personal take is that it should be listed for its architectural merits. (https://i.ibb.co/nnQW9px/IMG-20211009-123241.jpg) Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: GWR 158 on October 09, 2021, 13:37:54 I couldn't agree more. Railway history needs to be protected for future generations to experience.
Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: PhilWakely on October 09, 2021, 14:21:13 Couldn't agree more. Definitely should be listed.
At the other end of the scale, the 'new' platform has ruined the look and appeal of the station and probably killed any prospect of re-doubling through the station and onwards towards Buchkorn Weston. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: Lee on October 09, 2021, 14:36:34 I agree the signal box should be listed, but I wont forgive Friends of Templecombe Station for what they did to the waiting room on that platform.
I used to use Templecombe quite a bit as a kid on my through to Wincanton Racecourse when my dad used to take me in the 1980s, and later on my own as a young adult in the early 1990s. The original friends group made that waiting room so homely and welcoming, with books to borrow, quirky little heater, and toilets open for most of the day. It was proudly resplendent in Network SouthEast colour scheme, with a list of awards the group deservedly won during that period. Along with the signal box doubling as a ticket office, the station was such a joy to use. It remained like that right up to a few years ago, and I used to love to visit from time to time and reminisce. Then the new platform - although modular and probably movable for redoubling purposes - was built with its limited opening hours travesty of a impersonal ugly ticket office/waiting facility and platform "shelter", and the original platform was locked out of bounds, with its waiting room and its priceless reopening period memories hollowed out and replaced with horrific faux-heritage decorative items and pieces. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: JayMac on October 09, 2021, 15:56:51 Lee, all that reopening period ephemera is still there. Some in the waiting room, some in the signal box and some in storage.
FoTS are not to blame for the lack of access. That's down to SWR/Network Rail. Visit Templecombe Station on one of FoTS coffee mornings and chat with the members. They're happy to bring out some of the ephemera. Join the group, as I did, and you can get accompanied access to the old up platform, waiting room, and signal box. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: Lee on October 09, 2021, 16:46:34 Lee, all that reopening period ephemera is still there. Some in the waiting room, some in the signal box and some in storage. FoTS are not to blame for the lack of access. That's down to SWR/Network Rail. Visit Templecombe Station on one of FoTS coffee mornings and chat with the members. They're happy to bring out some of the ephemera. Join the group, as I did, and you can get accompanied access to the old up platform, waiting room, and signal box. I appreciate what you are trying to say, and all of it may be true, but it doesn't change the fact that as it was, that waiting room was a little bit of crucial living rail history, and it should have been left as it was IMHO. Many thanks for the offer, but I will stick with my memories. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: JayMac on October 09, 2021, 16:53:53 Just had a chat with a FoTS member who was gardening as I returned to Templecombe.
Much of the old ephemera was from a personal collection, returned to family when that person passed on. Other stuff was removed at the behest of SWT/Network Rail prior to the station remodelling. It was a couple of years after that before FoTS were again granted access to the up side buildings. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: bradshaw on October 09, 2021, 17:03:23 We managed to get the station and signal box at Maiden Newton listed some years ago. My role was to write the listing submission based on the reasoning for its listing. If you go down this road, please ket me know if I can be of any help.
Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: JayMac on October 09, 2021, 17:07:03 We managed to get the station and signal box at Maiden Newton listed some years ago. My role was to write the listing submission based on the reasoning for its listing. If you go down this road, please ket me know if I can be of any help. An attempt at listing Templecombe box was made in 2011. I'm looking at collecting the info from that application. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: Lee on October 09, 2021, 17:38:00 Just had a chat with a FoTS member who was gardening as I returned to Templecombe. Much of the old ephemera was from a personal collection, returned to family when that person passed on. Other stuff was removed at the behest of SWT/Network Rail prior to the station remodelling. It was a couple of years after that before FoTS were again granted access to the up side buildings. Even if it is true that FoTS had no control over what happened to some of the fittings, why on earth did they transport - or accept the decision to transport - the building into faux-heritage hell? Anything would have been better than what they subsequent did with the waiting room, which effectively transports an 80s building back into the steam age, like Dr Who gone wrong ;D That's what really annoys me about it, this awful tendency for so much of the memory of the NSE era - my formative era - to be cast aside as "80s/90s tat" to be hidden or removed at every opportunity. Or was that another case of "Not us guv, blame SWR/SWT/NR" ? I'm sorry everyone, I know it sounds like I am ranting - even to my ears - but a lot of people my age's rail memories have suffered from this in the intervening years, and it really gets to me >:( >:( Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: broadgage on October 10, 2021, 03:18:42 I couldn't agree more. Railway history needs to be protected for future generations to experience. I agree, and not just the older history as may be found on a heritage line, but the somewhat more recent history such as this. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: REVUpminster on October 10, 2021, 09:45:53 Bachman Branchline used to sell an art deco model signalbox, so it will be preserved on someone's model railway.
Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: bradshaw on October 10, 2021, 11:11:05 I think this might be the report on a previous listing attempt
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1541602&resourceID=19191 From Historic England Research Records Monument Number 1541602 This quote is the significant part of the entry: Quote As set out in the English Heritage Selection Guide (2007) for Transport Buildings to merit designation, signal boxes should either represent a relatively early phase of architectural design or technological development, or should demonstrate some significant later technological novelty and innovation, or new architectural design. One of the operators to adopt the architecture of the Modern Movement was the Southern Railway. Many of its stations and signal boxes were built in this style; Surbiton being the earliest type 13 signal box, erected in 1936. These signal boxes were adopted widely by the Southern Railway (SR), but odd examples were also used on the Great Eastern and later by the London & North Eastern Railway, and the design continued to be employed into the 1950s, albeit with power rather than mechanical frames. Post-war examples of this design survive at Streatham, South Croydon, Balham and Purley. There are currently two type-13 signal boxes on the SR that are listed: Woking in Surrey (1937, Grade II), and Horsham, West Sussex (circa 1938, Grade II). English Heritage has undertaken a Thematic List Review of Railway Structures looking at a wide variety of structures in a national context. As part of this assessment, Woking was identified the best surviving example of a type-13 box. Horsham was also considered to be a good example which had additional interest for its historic association and group value with a listed railway station. The Railway Review does not recommend any further type-13 signal boxes for listing. The signal box at Templecombe Railway Station is understood to be the most westerly example of this type of box and its architecture reflects the characteristic features of the International Modern style including the flat concrete roof, overhanging eaves, and moulded corners. However, it has crucially lost its operating room windows. Much of the architectural interest of signal boxes lies in their fenestration, and the loss of the original timber glazing detracts significantly from the interest of the box. That said the operating floor windows at both Horsham and Woking appear to have also been replaced, and it must be acknowledeged that changes such as this are reversible. During the mid-20th century the interior of type 13 boxes was described as being spacious and modern. In 1983, when Templecombe Station was re-opened to passenger traffic, the signal box was sub-divided to provide a waiting area and a ticket office. Although a new waiting room has since been installed on the platform, the booking office arrangements continue. Intactness is a very important consideration when assessing signal boxes for listing, and the changes that have taken place at Templecombe have significantly compromised the layout of the operating floor. In addition the original lever-frame has been reduced in length from 60 to 16 (including four spare) levers. Most of the station structures at Templecombe have been demolished, only the signal box, former mainline platforms and the goods shed (which is now in commercial use) remain from the pre-1967 period, reducing the signal box¿s group value and claims to special interest. In summary, Templecombe signal box is not recommended for listing. Whilst it is a striking example of a signal box in the International Modern style, it is not of sufficiently early date to be notable as a mechanical signal box, and does not represent an important phase in the development of signal boxes and signalling technology. Its internal layout has been altered and the signalling equipment has been much reduced and is not sufficiently rare or intact to qualify in its own right for designation. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: Lee on October 10, 2021, 11:50:27 I think this might be the report on a previous listing attempt https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1541602&resourceID=19191 From Historic England Research Records Monument Number 1541602 This quote is the significant part of the entry: Quote As set out in the English Heritage Selection Guide (2007) for Transport Buildings to merit designation, signal boxes should either represent a relatively early phase of architectural design or technological development, or should demonstrate some significant later technological novelty and innovation, or new architectural design. One of the operators to adopt the architecture of the Modern Movement was the Southern Railway. Many of its stations and signal boxes were built in this style; Surbiton being the earliest type 13 signal box, erected in 1936. These signal boxes were adopted widely by the Southern Railway (SR), but odd examples were also used on the Great Eastern and later by the London & North Eastern Railway, and the design continued to be employed into the 1950s, albeit with power rather than mechanical frames. Post-war examples of this design survive at Streatham, South Croydon, Balham and Purley. There are currently two type-13 signal boxes on the SR that are listed: Woking in Surrey (1937, Grade II), and Horsham, West Sussex (circa 1938, Grade II). English Heritage has undertaken a Thematic List Review of Railway Structures looking at a wide variety of structures in a national context. As part of this assessment, Woking was identified the best surviving example of a type-13 box. Horsham was also considered to be a good example which had additional interest for its historic association and group value with a listed railway station. The Railway Review does not recommend any further type-13 signal boxes for listing. The signal box at Templecombe Railway Station is understood to be the most westerly example of this type of box and its architecture reflects the characteristic features of the International Modern style including the flat concrete roof, overhanging eaves, and moulded corners. However, it has crucially lost its operating room windows. Much of the architectural interest of signal boxes lies in their fenestration, and the loss of the original timber glazing detracts significantly from the interest of the box. That said the operating floor windows at both Horsham and Woking appear to have also been replaced, and it must be acknowledeged that changes such as this are reversible. During the mid-20th century the interior of type 13 boxes was described as being spacious and modern. In 1983, when Templecombe Station was re-opened to passenger traffic, the signal box was sub-divided to provide a waiting area and a ticket office. Although a new waiting room has since been installed on the platform, the booking office arrangements continue. Intactness is a very important consideration when assessing signal boxes for listing, and the changes that have taken place at Templecombe have significantly compromised the layout of the operating floor. In addition the original lever-frame has been reduced in length from 60 to 16 (including four spare) levers. Most of the station structures at Templecombe have been demolished, only the signal box, former mainline platforms and the goods shed (which is now in commercial use) remain from the pre-1967 period, reducing the signal box¿s group value and claims to special interest. In summary, Templecombe signal box is not recommended for listing. Whilst it is a striking example of a signal box in the International Modern style, it is not of sufficiently early date to be notable as a mechanical signal box, and does not represent an important phase in the development of signal boxes and signalling technology. Its internal layout has been altered and the signalling equipment has been much reduced and is not sufficiently rare or intact to qualify in its own right for designation. I would argue that they got some of this the wrong way round. The 1983 subdivision of the signal box to provide a waiting area and ticket office was a critical part of a business case for one of the very first of the 1980s "new wave" of rail reopenings, and it could therefore be convincingly said that it does indeed represent an important phase in the development of signal boxes. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: rogerpatenall on October 10, 2021, 16:34:04 We used to use Templecombe frequently in the 50s and early 60s. Opposite the bottom of the stairs to the up platform was a well stocked bookstall. That man was a hero of mine - he could read anything absolutely fluently whilst it was upside down to him on the counter. An art that I have never really mastered, not that it would have made much difference to my life if I had. And whilst I am rambling, one of my early memories is of my Dad taking me to watch the last down Devon Belle race through. Still a vivid memory, for some reason.
Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: Bmblbzzz on October 10, 2021, 17:27:21 The replaced windows are what immediately struck me looking at the photo at the top of the thread. They really do alter the look of the building. And it's not just signal boxes, modern windows are one of the most obvious changes to art deco commercial properties; original windows perhaps survive more in houses. But it's not all bad; modern windows keep buildings warmer of course and it's possible that without modern double glazing, we'd have lost more old buildings as being unfit for purpose.
Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: CyclingSid on October 11, 2021, 07:45:16 On the way back from a cycling trip to London on Saturday, we discussed this style of Southern signal boxes. I presume they were all designed in the 1930's, but who was the designer? In the early days of the Southern Railway James Robb Scott was the chief architect, personally noted by me for Bishopstone station that had two pillboxes added to the roof during WWII.
I have to admit if only one of these signal boxes were preserved it would be the one at Portsmouth Harbour station. The conversation drifted to more ephemeral parts of the Southern. I have an ongoing fascination for the "mass produced" concrete components that were used on the Southern: platform backs, bridges, plate layers huts, lighting standards, etc. Not sure how you would preserve a representative collection, and where. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: Clan Line on October 11, 2021, 08:42:53 (https://i.postimg.cc/jj6K7Wfd/Screenshot-2021-10-11-083954.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v1mpRZXp)
Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: Lee on October 11, 2021, 09:41:09 One assumes that if the box is turned into a community facility, then the local community will take over paying for its upkeep.
That being the case, one must also assume that the Network Rail spokesman who tries to justify their position on money being spent on preserving the box being better used on improving services didn't have his 3 Shredded Wheat this morning. Title: Re: Templecombe Signal Box. Should it be listed? Post by: Bmblbzzz on October 11, 2021, 09:43:15 Where signal boxes become redundant for their original purpose, as I should imagine most now are, there's almost bound to be a new opportunity for some of them as "community" objects, just as has happened with phone boxes. Could they not be sold to community groups for a symbolic sum, as was done with phone boxes, thus saving NR/GBR/whoever the cost of maintenance (or demolition) and preserving the structures? Cafes, community centres, village halls and whatever. The trouble would be they'd have to be moved, and although I'd imagine that's possible with many of the timber structures, it's not going to be easy or cheap (and requires land to move them to).
Title: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: grahame on January 05, 2022, 23:54:54 From ITV (https://www.itv.com/news/2022-01-05/four-hunting-hounds-killed-after-running-onto-railway-track)
Quote In what could have caused “terrible injuries to people”, four hunting hounds have been killed by a train after running onto a railway line on New Year's Day in Somerset. Network Rail said: “The driver of a train reported seeing a pack of dogs. Sadly, the train collided with four dogs near Templecombe, Somerset. Article continues Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: PhilWakely on January 06, 2022, 10:23:05 At the risk of provoking a for/against hunting debate, of which I have no intention!
IF the hunt was obeying the law and trail-hunting, then those who laid the trail must have been extremely irresponsible to lay it anywhere near the railway (or major road for that matter). I guess that the hounds picked up the scent of a live quarry and those in charge of the hunt either couldn't or didn't want to attempt to control the pack. In either case, extremely irresponsible! Whilst I, in common with at least two members of this forum, am (or would like to think I am) a responsible dog owner and love the four-legged member of our family, I have absolutely no sympathy for those associated with the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: froome on January 06, 2022, 11:17:56 At the risk of provoking a for/against hunting debate, of which I have no intention! IF the hunt was obeying the law and trail-hunting, then those who laid the trail must have been extremely irresponsible to lay it anywhere near the railway (or major road for that matter). I guess that the hounds picked up the scent of a live quarry and those in charge of the hunt either couldn't or didn't want to attempt to control the pack. In either case, extremely irresponsible! Whilst I, in common with at least two members of this forum, am (or would like to think I am) a responsible dog owner and love the four-legged member of our family, I have absolutely no sympathy for those associated with the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt. Just as an aside to this, your comments made me wonder whether one of the reasons why railway embankments have become important havens for some wildlife over the decades is because they offered a place to escape hunting dogs. Obviously the habitat they offer, and its general lack of disturbance from humans especially, is the main reason. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: AMLAG on January 06, 2022, 11:42:31 It was at one time and certainly still in the 1970/80's, regular practice on at least the BR WR Reading Division daily passenger operations notice to advise staff, principally for the attention of traincrews, of hunting fixtures near the railway to enable a sharp lookout to be kept for hounds that might have followed the scent of a fox onto railway land etc. The vast proliferation of scavenging foxes in London and other urban areas, has often been said to be due to the overgrown Railway linesides and land, that since the 1960's/70's has provided ideal cover and corridors from the countryside into the Cities. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: eightonedee on January 06, 2022, 14:04:27 Quote Just as an aside to this, your comments made me wonder whether one of the reasons why railway embankments have become important havens for some wildlife over the decades is because they offered a place to escape hunting dogs. Obviously the habitat they offer, and its general lack of disturbance from humans especially, is the main reason. I very much doubt that hunting with dogs has had any material impact, as so little of the countryside is (or was, before the ban) actually hunted. The lack of human disturbance is certainly the most important factor, combined with the lack of periodic destruction by fire since the disappearance of steam in the 1960s. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: RichT54 on January 06, 2022, 15:30:04 At least the hunt supporters can't aggressively ride their quad bikes onto the railway tracks and hold up the trains; unlike what I've seen them do on a busy major road.
Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: JayMac on January 06, 2022, 18:39:12 100% sympathy for the dogs.
Zero sympathy for those that train them. Just like the animals they continue to illegally hunt they have zero concern for the welfare of the dogs they use for their barbaric pleasure. Scum. The lot of them. And idiots. Trespassing on the railway to recover the dead dogs rather than reporting the incident. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: grahame on January 06, 2022, 18:59:10 At the risk of provoking a for/against hunting debate, of which I have no intention! Phil, I posted the original report as no more than a newspaper quote because I feared that any more I might add would colour the story with my personal disgust at those people who have set up and propagate the whole wide situation that led to the dogs being on the railway line. I see no reason why members should not share their own views - be they in line with the ones I have just alluded to, or to explain to members why the activities that led to this accident (and not for the first time, by a long stretch) should be considered acceptable. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on January 06, 2022, 19:45:38 100% sympathy for the dogs. Zero sympathy for those that train them. Just like the animals they continue to illegally hunt they have zero concern for the welfare of the dogs they use for their barbaric pleasure. Scum. The lot of them. And idiots. Trespassing on the railway to recover the dead dogs rather than reporting the incident. Agree. I used to be "neutral" on the issue of fox hunting but I am now opposed. I USED to believe that despite the animal cruelty concerns , that fox hunting was an important part of rural life and the rural economy and was PERHAPS worth keeping. I NOW believe that the benefits of fox hunting were greatly exaggerated, it has now been banned for some years with very little impact except on those directly involved. When foxes need controlling in order to protect sheep or for other GOOD REASON I favour shooting them by suitably trained persons. In the absence of good reasons to kill foxes then "live and let live" I still have mixed feelings about drag hunting. On balance I support a ban, but feel less strongly about this than about the hunting of live animals. Incidents like the one reported are a powerful argument in favour of a ban. The National Trust have banned, or are about to ban drag hunting on their land, a positive step IMHO. Hopefully other land owners will adopt similar policies. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on January 06, 2022, 19:54:40 On a lighter, but related note, I recall a primary school exam intended to test general knowledge/common sense.
One question was Which of the following is the odd one out ? Fox hunt. Hare coursing. Whist drive. Grouse shoot. Stag hunt. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: Phil on January 06, 2022, 20:23:04 There seems to be an assumption here that it was members of the hunt who allowed the dogs to stray on the line. That may well be the case. I don't know. However I am personally aware of an incident near Erlestoke in Wiltshire some five or six years ago when hunt saboteurs deliberately redirected a pack of hunt dogs onto the main Westbury-Pewsey line.
I don't have a great deal of sympathy with those who hunt living creatures for recreational purposes; but ever after that I have nothing but revulsion for the sick individuals who feel it to be necessary to intentionally put the lives of both animals and the travelling public at risk. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: grahame on January 06, 2022, 21:05:27 On a lighter, but related note, I recall a primary school exam intended to test general knowledge/common sense. One question was Which of the following is the odd one out ? Fox hunt. Hare coursing. Whist drive. Grouse shoot. Stag hunt. Was it the Grouse Shoot because in those days it was the only one that switched between "illegal" and "legal" in early August each year? Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: TaplowGreen on January 06, 2022, 22:10:34 There seems to be an assumption here that it was members of the hunt who allowed the dogs to stray on the line. That may well be the case. I don't know. However I am personally aware of an incident near Erlestoke in Wiltshire some five or six years ago when hunt saboteurs deliberately redirected a pack of hunt dogs onto the main Westbury-Pewsey line. I don't have a great deal of sympathy with those who hunt living creatures for recreational purposes; but ever after that I have nothing but revulsion for the sick individuals who feel it to be necessary to intentionally put the lives of both animals and the travelling public at risk. Absolutely. I've seen "animal loving" hunt saboteurs scattering marbles and ball bearings in an attempt to bring down horses. Saboteurs & huntsmen (those who continue to break the law as opposed to legal drag hunting) are two cheeks of the same arse. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: JayMac on January 06, 2022, 22:38:10 There seems to be an assumption here that it was members of the hunt who allowed the dogs to stray on the line. That may well be the case. I don't know. However I am personally aware of an incident near Erlestoke in Wiltshire some five or six years ago when hunt saboteurs deliberately redirected a pack of hunt dogs onto the main Westbury-Pewsey line. I don't have a great deal of sympathy with those who hunt living creatures for recreational purposes; but ever after that I have nothing but revulsion for the sick individuals who feel it to be necessary to intentionally put the lives of both animals and the travelling public at risk. The Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt would be shouting from the rooftops if there was even the tiniest bit of evidence that Sabs were responsible for the deaths of these dogs. I too have revulsion for those who endanger the lives of animals and the travelling public. Like the B&SVH failing to control their hounds. Laying deliberately weak trails so that the pack can continue to sniff out foxes. Then blaming the hounds when they do what the hunt have trained them to do. Hunts continue to use captured foxes to train hounds. They continue the barbaric practice of cubbing. Yes, there are one or two Sabs who go too far in disrupting hunts. But if the hunts weren't acting illegally in the first place there'd be no need for hunt monitoring and disruption to continue. I find it just a little incredulous that there are these anecdotes of hunt saboteurs acting illegally yet so little evidence and few prosecutions. On the flip side its really easy to find evidence of huntspeople and their supporters acting illegally, and being prosecuted. You'd think that huntspeople would be doing all they can to prove that Sabs are acting illegally. Oh, and trail hunting and breeding dogs to hunt need banning too. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on January 07, 2022, 05:12:57 For those who insist on hunting, alternatives exist :D
Not certain that direct link to the video is appropriate, but here is a news report https://metro.co.uk/2007/08/13/outrage-at-chav-hunting-videos-26824/ (https://metro.co.uk/2007/08/13/outrage-at-chav-hunting-videos-26824/) In very poor taste, but it made me laugh I am afraid. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: grahame on January 07, 2022, 19:11:15 I have just seen on local BBC that the new Police and Crime Commissioner elected last August has asked the chief constable to report to him on how the altercations between the hunt and those who want to protest against it which happened just up the road in Lacock a few days ago.
Simple answer - stop the hunt [from going though - or, better, complete ban] Except it won't be that simple. The previous PCC selection (elected last May, but then stood down because of a previous conviction which disqualified him) was a former master of than hunt, and the new PCC comes from the same political pedigree. I bet they don't come up with my simple answer. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on January 08, 2022, 02:12:16 I suspect that any inquiry will produce two results.
Firstly that further studies are needed, including many consultations and the conducting of surveys. Secondly, that more money is needed. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: TaplowGreen on January 08, 2022, 08:25:48 Simple answer - stop the hunt [from going though - or, better, complete ban] ..............not without a full consultation exercise, surely? ;) Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on January 08, 2022, 18:22:57 Consider the impact on newts also.
Does hunting disturb and stress the newts, not to mention some being killed under the hooves of the horses. On the other hand, perhaps hunting actually benefits newts in some way ? Horse dung fertilising plants that shelter newts perhaps ? Do horse hoofprints perhaps create micro-environments that newts like. Is the reported decline in newts in fact due to the hunting ban and nothing to do with railways. More research is needed. Then repeat for bats, badgers, whists, great bustards, and the increasingly threatened wild haggis. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: JayMac on January 17, 2022, 23:57:28 Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt at it again this last weekend.
From the North Dorset Hunt Saboteurs: Quote The Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt almost chased a fox onto the railway line at Templecombe again! A monitor known as Wildlife Warrior, witnessed hounds following a strong scent across Temple Lane towards the tracks, but thankfully they lost the scent before they reached the railway. They searched rough hedges there for a while until terrier men noticed the monitor watching and quickly phoned the huntsman! The British Transport Police are currently investigating the BSV for 3 instances of railway trespass. The "Marsh Farm fox" they chased along the railway twice at Buckhorn Weston on December 13th, and the horrific New Years Day incident below Bowden Lane, Templecombe that got 4 dogs tragically killed by a train! Scum. The lot of 'em. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on January 18, 2022, 05:38:04 I would not consider a hunt saboteur group to be an entirely accurate or impartial source of news about this sort of thing.
If the report is accurate, and I suspect that it is PROBABLY accurate, then I agree that the hunt are scum. I am becoming increasingly opposed to allegedly legal drag hunting. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: TaplowGreen on January 18, 2022, 06:55:57 Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt at it again this last weekend. From the North Dorset Hunt Saboteurs: Quote The Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt almost chased a fox onto the railway line at Templecombe again! A monitor known as Wildlife Warrior, witnessed hounds following a strong scent across Temple Lane towards the tracks, but thankfully they lost the scent before they reached the railway. They searched rough hedges there for a while until terrier men noticed the monitor watching and quickly phoned the huntsman! The British Transport Police are currently investigating the BSV for 3 instances of railway trespass. The "Marsh Farm fox" they chased along the railway twice at Buckhorn Weston on December 13th, and the horrific New Years Day incident below Bowden Lane, Templecombe that got 4 dogs tragically killed by a train! Scum. The lot of 'em. There are a lot of groups whose habits, views and/or activities I strongly disagree with, but I manage to draw the line at hurling abuse at them on a collective and/or individual basis, especially when based on uncorroborated accounts. The Deputy Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition recently had to apologise unreservedly for similarly intemperate and unpleasant behaviour, using remarkably similar language to yours. I thought that one of the rules of this Forum was that discussions should take place in a civil manner - I may have broken that rule (albeit less offensively/vociferously) in the past for which I apologise if I've offended anyone.. As a Moderator, perhaps you should set a better example. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on January 18, 2022, 11:27:29 The insulting term used is fairly minor and is in my view acceptable under the circumstances.
I would not consider it acceptable to refer to a named individual as scum, but in my view the term is acceptable if applied to a group or organisation of which one strongly disapproves. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: ChrisB on January 18, 2022, 12:08:33 Hmm.
So someone getting fed up with a TOC removing services finally slides into using that language against the company. Do you find that just as acceptable? I think the original suggestion ought to stand, and that the Moderators should take a joint view. There’s no need for calling anyone (singular or joint) scum in my view. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: grahame on January 18, 2022, 12:23:11 We should probably take this as a reminder to all of us not to get too emotional about things and move on.
Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: ChrisB on January 18, 2022, 12:27:15 And/Or move threads that disappear off-topic quicker.
Just to be clear, I am against all this too Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: JayMac on January 18, 2022, 16:37:44 I stand by my comments.
Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on January 18, 2022, 16:58:18 I stand by my comments. Such remarks are not to be made routinely, nor without careful consideration, but in this case I agree with you. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: grahame on November 02, 2022, 09:55:28 And another - a Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/sonosabs/posts/pfbid02A3U7WzQ73bU3pa74JipzLG256ibAcJoXVhBLHGkaNGBUsNb3qPmRHhjvzcq29vrHl) from yesterday
Quote Details of train collision involving dogs. No people were physically harmed. Following yesterday's devastating incident where Wacton based hunt, the Dunston Harriers, allowed the death of hounds and the trauma of train passengers as the two collided. Our thoughts are also with the train driver and any member of staff that witnessed or had to respond to the event. We extend this to the locals who are now living next to the aftermath and our gratitude for sending pictures of the reality hunting hounds face. The forgotten victims of hunting. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: JayMac on November 02, 2022, 17:24:10 And another - a Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/sonosabs/posts/pfbid02A3U7WzQ73bU3pa74JipzLG256ibAcJoXVhBLHGkaNGBUsNb3qPmRHhjvzcq29vrHl) from yesterday Quote Details of train collision involving dogs. No people were physically harmed. Following yesterday's devastating incident where Wacton based hunt, the Dunston Harriers, allowed the death of hounds and the trauma of train passengers as the two collided. Our thoughts are also with the train driver and any member of staff that witnessed or had to respond to the event. We extend this to the locals who are now living next to the aftermath and our gratitude for sending pictures of the reality hunting hounds face. The forgotten victims of hunting. I refer readers to my sign off on reply #19 above. Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: broadgage on November 05, 2022, 00:58:35 And I refer readers to my reply in post #27, which I also stand by.
Title: Re: Hunting dogs killed on track near Templecombe, 1.1.2022 Post by: ellendune on November 05, 2022, 09:16:33 An interesting feature of the Coffee Shop software is that if you select the option in the settings to see the most recent post at the top, it numbers them all from the the most recent, so the post numbers other posters give are unintelligible. If only the thread gave the current number of posts in the header.....
Title: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: JayMac on June 11, 2023, 21:15:20 Later this year will mark the 40th anniversary of the reopening of Templecombe Station.
It had closed on 7th March 1966 and the original station buildings were demolished in 1968, leaving just the platform faces and the signal box. The station reopened on 3rd October 1983, initially for a three year trial. The services proved so successful that a new waiting shelter was provided in 1988, and an extension with toilets was added two years later. A 'new' footbridge was erected to connect the platform with the car park; it had originally been erected in 1893 at Buxted. The signal box doubled as a ticket office, and for many years the station was staffed full-time because of the need for a member of staff to operate the points and signals for the double track west of the station. After the commissioning of a new signalling system, controlled from Basingstoke, in March 2012, ticket office staffing hours were reduced. However, because the platform was only accessible by crossing the track, staff were still required to operate a level crossing for wheelchair users and other passengers unable to use the footbridge. To resolve this, the disused platform on the south side, where there is level access to the car park and streets beyond, was extended out across the disused trackbed up to the active set of tracks, and was provided with a ticket office, basic shelter, an automatic ticket machine, information boards and passenger information dot matrix display. The Friends of Templecombe Station are making plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the reopening. More information on that in the coming months. Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: TonyK on June 12, 2023, 20:43:08 I shall watch this space!
Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: RichardB on June 21, 2023, 05:15:57 Here's a fabulous video I hadn't seen before about the campaign to reopen the station. A really great record of what was done and the people involved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI) Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: JayMac on June 21, 2023, 11:49:14 Here's a fabulous video I hadn't seen before about the campaign to reopen the station. A really great record of what was done and the people involved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI) Great find Richard! Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: ChrisB on June 21, 2023, 15:32:18 Templecombe The Station That Refused To Die
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lPV9tWbgCs Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: Red Squirrel on June 21, 2023, 18:05:20 Here's a fabulous video I hadn't seen before about the campaign to reopen the station. A really great record of what was done and the people involved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EsXAxKh9SI) Truly awesome! Favourite bits: * The bloke from Plessey describing how it slowly dawned on him that if the station - 2 minutes walk away - were reopened, they would't have to have a member of staff tied up all day ferrying people to and from Sherborne; * The debate around 'ooooooze gonna pay for it...'. The sum in question being a princely £30,000, which the Templecombe Station Working Committee (TSWC) whittled down to £9000 by doing most of the work themselves; * The local kids being conscripted to grouting the station paving slabs. It was more Titfield Thunderbolt than the Titfield Thunderbolt. Heartwarming stuff! Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: JayMac on September 21, 2023, 20:06:59 (https://i.ibb.co/VDJqqL1/FB-IMG-1695323028813.jpg)
I'll be down there for a hot beverage and a piece of cake I expect. Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: JayMac on October 03, 2023, 10:53:27 I've had my coffee and cake. Finn had a few Mini Cheddar. Bought a book.
Nice to see SWR's area manager in attendance. I think there was some wonder at my ticket combination purchase. (https://i.ibb.co/vwH15F1/IMG-20231003-103411005-HDR.jpg) (https://i.ibb.co/Lg6RkJG/IMG-20231003-103423046-HDR.jpg) (https://i.ibb.co/Qp6FF0v/IMG-20231003-103426514-HDR.jpg) (https://i.ibb.co/cvMhdY4/IMG-20231003-103451938-HDR.jpg) Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: Mark A on October 03, 2023, 12:43:09 For some reason I read 'Mini-cheddar' and thought 'Cheese footballs' and was worried on Finn's behalf. Can you still get cheese footballs though...
Mark Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: JayMac on October 03, 2023, 22:41:11 Former Network SouthEast MD Chris Green made an appearance at Templecombe today. Seen here stood on the right. Most of the rest of the folk pictured are from the 'Friends of Templecombe Station' group.
(https://i.ibb.co/qDK4dTS/IMG-20231003-223706.jpg) There should be a feature on BBC Radio Somerset tomorrow, 5th October 2023, around 8.30am. Something to listen to while you don't catch a train. Title: Re: Templecombe Station reopened October 3rd 1983. Post by: bobm on October 03, 2023, 22:43:55 Chris Green - one of the most inspirational railwaymen I have met.
Title: Huw Merriman at Templecombe Post by: bradshaw on May 16, 2024, 17:46:33 Huw Merriman paid a visit to Templecombe station yesterday
Quote After Transport Questions, it was a train to Somerset and an unplanned stop at Templecombe station. A wonderful station and winner of multiple National Rail Awards. Volunteers working hard for another one Three photographs can be seen in the link belowhttps://x.com/huwmerriman/status/1791143460541493277?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ Title: Re: Huw Merriman at Templecombe Post by: bobm on May 16, 2024, 18:36:41 Yesterday? Transport Questions were this morning.
Title: Re: Huw Merriman at Templecombe Post by: CyclingSid on May 17, 2024, 06:54:46 Quote an unplanned stop Which suggests the question what had gone wrong with what bit of the infrastructure. Title: Re: Huw Merriman at Templecombe Post by: Mark A on May 17, 2024, 08:44:50 Quote an unplanned stop Which suggests the question what had gone wrong with what bit of the infrastructure. And also, echoes of an Adlestrop moment. "... because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly..." Title: Re: Huw Merriman at Templecombe Post by: bradshaw on May 17, 2024, 08:55:28 The only disruption was that the 14.20 exWaterloo, running 15 late, was cancelled beyond Honiton due to weather (heavy rain), and stopped at Templecombe for three minutes. Everything else was stopping for just the minute.
Title: Re: Huw Merriman at Templecombe Post by: Ralph Ayres on May 17, 2024, 13:42:58 "Unplanned" possibly because he was lucky enough not to be using a booked-train-only Advance ticket and so could make a spontaneous stop mid-journey? One of the benefits of walk-up tickets, but at a cost unless you're travelling on expenses of course!
Title: Re: Huw Merriman at Templecombe Post by: grahame on May 17, 2024, 14:08:54 "Unplanned" possibly because he was lucky enough not to be using a booked-train-only Advance ticket and so could make a spontaneous stop mid-journey? One of the benefits of walk-up tickets, but at a cost unless you're travelling on expenses of course! Ah - he could have been on a ranger or rover ticket or an Interrail pass if he's not domicile in the UK. I suspect that latter doesn't apply to him. Title: Re: Huw Merriman at Templecombe Post by: bradshaw on May 17, 2024, 17:56:14 https://x.com/huwmerriman/status/1791507446080434185?s=61&t=VlafMC5gF9tidw36b1Y8JQ
Posted on Twitter this afternoon, with photos Quote Yesterday, I visited Mendip Rail in Somerset to find out how innovations are delivering improved safety, resilience and efficiency to freight trains, as well as our wider rail network. Viewing the spectacular Torr Quarry as aggregate goes from quarry to rail. One freight train is carrying enough aggregate to deliver 9 new homes. Rail freight has a huge role to play keeping our economy moving in an environmentally friendly way - that's why we've set an ambitious 75% growth target by 2050. Title: Re: Templecombe station Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 22, 2024, 17:33:59 There have been many posts relating to Templecombe station on this board, over the years, so I've taken the opportunity to do yet more of my famous 'merging'.
I've merged several of those historic topics here, to provide one hopefully definitive source of information about Templecombe station. I have, however, retained the original topic headings within those historic posts, for context and clarity. I hope this helps. CfN. ;) Title: Re: Templecombe station Post by: JayMac on June 22, 2024, 19:42:19 I hope this helps. CfN. ;) Finn approves. ;D (https://i.postimg.cc/Y0ZhnbHs/IMG-20221122-174726.jpg) Title: Re: Templecombe station Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 22, 2024, 19:49:54 There can be no higher level of approval than that. Thank you, Finn. ;)
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