Recent content by Meole

The promised benefits outside the SE never materialised, the subsidies outweigh the gain for most of the UK.

Bradford awaits a solution.

Winter services are populated by OAPs on the free tickets.

Parts of the museum are closed until 2025 for the big celebration so its not such a long visit, however York itself is very interesting and you can reasonably assume you will be occupied until any given time in the evening so a fixed ticket would be an option if the cost was favourable. Whilst...

The Jacobite could run to Glenfinnan at 25 mph and then return to FW, satisfying the movie fans who want to travel over the viaduct.

Excellent chip shop at Arnside.

Watched a passenger being fined for having a valid e ticket but not printed out on a GN service to Stevenage from Moorgate last weekend. A long discussion centred around avoiding fraud.

The long term viability of this route must now be in doubt.

There was extensive remedial work by contractors on the sea wall a couple of years ago, concrete spraying, ground nails, culvert rebuilt with new guard rail. At this location the coastal path is seaward crossing inland soon after because the viaduct is not available to walkers.

Sad to see 153s being phased out, remain extremely popular.

BP has departed Kidderminster on a test run up the line with passengers in the bubble car.

Top news item everywhere today, everything else is fine.

Should be cancelled.

Hackney Downs/Central

Statfold Barn have an event on 16/17 March, there is a free vintage bus service from Tamworth rail station. Largest collection of old steam locos in UK. https://www.statfold.com/spectacleofsteam