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    Is it time for a change of government and change of strategy?

    Have ten upticks for that one...8-)
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    Is it time for a change of government and change of strategy?

    Hardly the way to win any new support!
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    Is it time for a change of government and change of strategy?

    That really is quite a frightening thought - whatever happened to "conviction politicians"? Good post, BTW...
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    Is it time for a change of government and change of strategy?

    If the current government is making such a pig's ear of it as some people keep insisting loudly, then why do we hear nothing of note coming from the opposition? Probably there's a large dose of "There for the grace of God go I", but their tacit acceptance surely shows that they have nothing...
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    When did you first have a mobile phone?

    1994. A housebrick!
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    Are bus services now back to normal (i.e. at pre-Covid levels of service)?

    Cheltenham and Gloucester services back to normal as of 1st Sept - along with Stagecoach taking over the 853 Oxford service from Swanbrook...
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    GWR 4700 Class workings?

    I'm on "The Sauce"! :s
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    How was the "new normal" pub/cafe experience for you?

    Two visits so far, no problems with either. First a social club, members only - no problem with spacing, and the opaque screens between tables were worth putting up with for the steward's cheery banter and a couple of pints of Janet's Jungle Juice (strong cider for the uninitiated...) Yesterday...
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    Media Coverage of COVID -19

    Oh, I just love a good conspiracy theory thread...
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    West Somerset Railway

    Personally, I find that is the length of the line, and the fact it goes from seaside to hilly areas through changing scenery, that gives it it's attraction. Lose the Bishop's Lydiard end and you lose any chance of traffic coming from Taunton. Maybe there could be a marketing push for families...
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    EWR Talk: What services should run on the East West Rail and who should operate them?

    Do the poor residents of Wilmslow know that their town is being relocated from Cheshire?
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    West Somerset Railway

    I think this is so sad - although I haven't been for a few years, I have fond memories of several gala days...and several more beers...I hope they can come back, but I'm not sure how...
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    Lord Berkeley's ideas for a Great South West Plan

    Thought so... :s ...
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    Lord Berkeley's ideas for a Great South West Plan

    Did you mean "the centre of Wadebridge"? That is a massive conundrum, even with the now existing by pass. I still remember the traffic backed right up Gonvena Hill when the level crossing gates were closed on a summer day!
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    If there were a general election in a month, whom would you vote for to most effectively get us out of this mess?

    And yet, according to the latest poll of polls, Conservatives have only dropped 1% since the election, and Labour still remain 8% adrift, the "new leader" effect seeming to have flattened out...
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    GWR stabling points queries

    No, the IET's terminating at Cheltenham run ECS to Stoke Gifford, while the last Swindon stopper runs back ECS to Gloucester sidings.
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    Railway or Fairground Ride - Reopening our heritage railways

    ....is the correct answer! :s
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    Heritage Railways - Storage of rolling stock and locomotives?

    :sHats off to you for that one - made me chortle...
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    Email sent to Avanti CEO after bad experience at Stoke on Trent - thoughts

    I think the opposite of the phrase "You need to get out more" applies here...if this is genuine...
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    Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway to reopen on 15th August

    Make sure you take a friend...it's going to be all compartment stock at first, with a minimum booking of two people...This from a GWSR Facebook post - "Snippets are coming out though: All the carriages used will be 'Compartment' stock with the corridor along the side. The idea is that...

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