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The 125 At 30 - 493/1447 Written by Lee on Friday, 15th September 2006 The workhorse of the intercity rail network , the 125 , turns 30 this year (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5348976.stm "The InterCity 125 has cast its spell over Alison Forster, the forthright managing director of First Great Western. Post-privatisation executive she may be, even she can't escape the emotional thrall of big trains." "I can absolutely identify with those steam [train enthusiasts] because I will be like that with the High Speed Train when it is no longer in passenger service. I think they're absolutely fabulous and I so want one in my garden when they come out of service." It must be Friday........... Re: The 125 At 30 - 493/1448 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Friday, 15th September 2006 And I have a certain affection for the 153s too, Lee ... but clearly Alison doesn't based on her "big train" quote. Perhaps that's why she's not very supportive of the important services away from the Paddington main llines ;) Re: The 125 At 30 - 493/1570 Written by Lee on Wednesday, 4th October 2006 The InterCity 125 is 30 today (links below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/5407016.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/5405830.stm Although I frequently warn of the possible dangers of stopping trains making way for passenger expresses / freight trains , I am also a rail enthusiast and I will admit to having a soft spot for the 125. Problem is , my garden just isnt big enough........ Re: The 125 At 30 - 493/1576 Written by Nick Field on Thursday, 5th October 2006 I must confess to also having a soft spot for the 125's. Re: The 125 At 30 - 493/1581 Written by Lee on Friday, 6th October 2006 [quote author=Lee link=topic=493.msg1570#msg1570 date=1159982456]Although I frequently warn of the possible dangers of stopping trains making way for passenger expresses / freight trains , I am also a rail enthusiast and I will admit to having a soft spot for the 125. Problem is , my garden just isnt big enough........[/quote] Here is an interesting article entitled "The dangerous world of rail enthusiasts." (link below.) http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2006/10/the_dangerous_world_of_rail_en.html#more It definately must be Friday.......... link to index of articles |
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Save the Train was the campaign to bring an approriate train service back to and through Melksham. Most big contributors are still around writing at the Coffee shop forum where new members are very welcome. The train has been saved - sort of - we have stepped back up from an unusable service to a poorish one but it's doing very well. We did that through setting up the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership. That fulfilled its early objectives; it has been taken over by local and regional government types who are now doing medium and long term work. The team from this forun can also be found at the Melksham Rail User Group (which was the Melksham Rail Development Group at the time these articles were written and we had no users. We mustn't loose sight, though, that the train service remains poor and needs our community support in marketing and campaigning to keep it going in a positive direction ... and all the more so when we're expecting to find a different normallity once we get out of the Coronavirus Pandemic and head for zero carbon via the climate crisis. Yes, it's saved ... it's now a key community facility ... the need for enhancement and the strong and near-universal local support remain, and the rail industry and goverment remain slow to move and provide the enhancements even to level us up with other towns. Please support the Melksham Rail User Group - now very much in partnership rather than protest with the rail industry and local government, including GWR, TransWilts and unitary and town councils. And please use the trains and buses, and cycle and walk when you can. -- Graham Ellis, (webmaster), February 2021 | |||
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