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As far as I am aware, no not really. They inspect heritage lines often.

You are taking up space a paying customer could use, so yeah I'd say so. Alternatively do what others do. Buy the cheapest drink or item possible and nurse it for all it's worth. Can't ask you to leave if you paid them, can they?

The problem, as I could see it is the 5at folks tried to widen the appeal of the locomotive for funding. But I agree, it looks very alien to British eyes. There was some attempts at a more British outlined 8astt but these too have vanished, replaced once again with ugly continental practise...

Picking on the airline aspect a tiny bit... Changing ticketing on long haul trains to encourage pre booking by making them cheaper could be an option. Another would be a national oyster/mango card system, letting you use the public transport of your choice far easier than present faffing...

Stuff not pointed out by the BBC is about half the electoral commission is quitting/resigning due to their incompetence on numerous matters, including their earlier "gotcha" that got thrown out of court due to them giving wrong advice in the first place to a vote leave person. They've also...

Well for me I volunteer because it's fun and social. There's always going to be those types (murricans call them "foamers") but then I am a super laid back guy who's easy to talk to. Even to the foamers likes we get here. I say be chill, find a group of like minded folks at the railway and hang...

Company name: Britannia Rail Livery: passenger express blue, with the lady Britannia on the side of engines. Routes: National Forest line calling at Burton on Trent, Gresley (for Swadlincote)*, Heart of the National Forest (for Moira) Ashby de la zouch, Ashby Parkway*, Coalville, Ellistown*...

The Revolution VLR is supposed to do this as well with a sub million pound price tag and very light weight design. Also see "HS2" and the endless NIMBY whinging as to why pushing an old alignment is usually the path of least resistance.

I can't see a logical reason for it to be honest, Windhoff experimented with the cargo sprinter 20 years ago for a similar purpose and it didn't work. The market simply isn't there or the cost justified from running across unless for big bulk orders. I believe the goods yard that opened a few...

The company still exists according to companies house and has a mailing address in Stoke. From what I understand plans began to go slightly awry when there was the possibility of the two quarries coming under one owner, thus only the need for one loading yard. The track was scrapped due to life...

I will point out the Burton terminating services make sense from a commuting perspective. Lots of folks from Brum and Tamworth have moved into this general area buying cheaper homes in Stretton and Swadlincote, placing them within a five mile drive/bus commute of the rail head. Burton once had...

Biocoal (briquettes) might be a more long term solution with a UK company recently revealing a method to use any biowaste and turn it into an industrial grade coal suitable for powerplants. I personally reckon there will be some experiments from some lines if an enterprising company offered it...

I believe Mister Hosking had a private birthday train a few years ago using his stuff.So it's perfectly possible in theory.

Whenever I visit Nottingham these days I use the NET. So it works, but at present in areas with populations or incoming commuters seems the best model. The metro model becomes a bit harder to work with on more rural or semi urban areas. It's a shame as interurban systems were so rare in the UK...

Statfold barn railway. 1.5 miles big museum and various events through the year. Probably the biggest working home fleet in the country with up to 20 engines in steam at 3 enthusiasts galas.

The GWSR apparently has had similar experiences of people using the railway to do their shopping.

If the supertram reaches the site of the old Sheffield Victoria Station as has been proposed, then this could have potential legs. There were plans a while ago for a living history village out at Stockbridge as well. Looking at Google Maps there's certainly places where one could put in a half...

I hope they do succeed as any railway should look to diversify income streams wherever possible. That being said, the SWR shuttles into Corfe Castle were (apparently) rather popular. So there's hope yet, especially with how nice the DMU sets were looking at Eastleigh Works. When I travelled...

God what an utterly rotten attitude to a polite, if critical, review. If that's the standard of the volunteers there, glad I've never been!

The McAlpine Estate now holds the shares, and Jeremy Hosking's increased his shareholding in the company since then. In 2017 the company made a profit, post tax, of £406,916. The year prior the company itself made a record profit, but a huge portion of this came with a one off sale of £950k...