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« on: Yesterday at 21:27:14 »

Travelling exhibition. Presumably, many destinations to be added to the schedule. (This is another reason why a terminus needs multiple platforms, it'll be disappointing if the Inspiration Train doesn't rock up at Newquay.)

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A fantastic idea to help celebrate this massively significant year for the railways, and the catalytic reaction it had on the country.
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« Reply #2 on: Today at 14:15:01 »

Travelling exhibition. Presumably, many destinations to be added to the schedule. (This is another reason why a terminus needs multiple platforms, it'll be disappointing if the Inspiration Train doesn't rock up at Newquay.)

It seems to miss out the current GWR (Great Western Railway) territory completely ... Moor Street and Severn Valley Railway are sorta-close.    Wouldn't it be nice if they laid a platform for it to visit at Westbury, where people can visit from 6 different directions, then leave the siding as a legacy to be used to ease congestion at the station and improve services for years to come.
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