However, such a train with panoramic windows would also require lineside trees & vegetation to be cleared (and kept clear).
Can’t see the tree huggers allowing that!

Babcock, the Devonport Royal Dockyard operator, is actively reducing the amount of on-site car parking for staff. They are paying for an extensive network of bus routes morning and evening.
Maybe this has resulted in an increase in Dockyard Station use? Is there a similar increase at Devonport and Keyham stations?

Long article in the latest Rail magazine 1056 of an interview with GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Programme Director Barry Milsom about the 175 delays.
In summary, outside storage for years has caused damage requiring repair, plus other issues.

I did that on the Zambesi many years ago….maybe I should have waited to do it on the East Looe River!

The Cornwall duty NR^» (Network Rail - home page) MOM^▸ (Mobile Operations Manager), the well known Craig Munday, has described his shift for the night on the CRS daily news here https://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc
It’s currently (0845 10/1/25) at the top but later readers may have to scroll down to the 10 Jan section.

And many more on the CRS news page: http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc

Thanks for the link.

Mods: we already have a thread on the Okehampton line.

But at the penalty of Yardees being late for work!!

TG^▸ (TaplowGreen - a respected member of this forum), I’ve suggested mods amend thread title to reflect issues posted beyond 26 August.

The CRS website reports the lifting in of the bridge deck, with images:
http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc
Go to 12 August 2024 (below the interesting article about rail served public executions at Bodmin!).

A very interesting set of moves.

There are photos of various stages of this on todays (9 June 2024) news on the CRS website: http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc

bob, this is Saltash not Liskeard! The sleeper does not stop there any day, even Wednesday!

Both.
Exeter does to and including Totnes.
Plymouth west of there.

Thread already running on this:
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=25152.0

Thanks Richard for this.
However those of us that don’t do FB cannot see the full letter. Would it be possible for you to copy it in full here?
Cheers,
Paul