#west somerset railway

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A GWR HST approaches Blue Anchor on the West Somerset preserved railway.

[the-time-lord-oracle]

6960 Raveningham Hall at the West Somerset Railway in July 2018.

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At Minehead Station

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No. 88 W.S.Rly. 30/05/2010 por Woolwinder Por Flickr: A side view Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 2-8-0 No 88. Stood in Bishops Lydeard Station waiting to depart to Minehead. West Somerset Railway. As of today No. 88, running as BR 53808 is now located at the Mid-Hants Railway.

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Love this! Not *quite* the real thing, it's the West Somerset heritage railway, but it recaptures the 1950s/1960s era well, an archaic diesel shunter plodding along with a short freight train on a rural west country branch line.

September 1986

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A man has been arrested in Bristol after human remains were discovered in two suitcases by Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Police launched a manhunt after making the horrifying discovery late on Wednesday evening. They are no longer looking for anyone else after armed police detained a 34-year-old in the early hours of Saturday morning at Temple Meads railway station in Bristol.

Elsewhere, forensic officers were photographed at a crime scene at a property in Shepherd’s Bush, West London, and at the site of some nearby bins, on Saturday. Officers said on Friday that they had discovered more human remains at the West London property.

It is believed that the remains in London are connected to those found in Bristol and that they are both of two male victims.

Avon and Somerset Police received a report of a man with a suitcase acting suspiciously on the Clifton Suspension Bridge just before midnight on Wednesday.

When officers arrived, the man had left with the two cases soon found.

The investigation was taken over by the Metropolitan Police after human remains were found at the property in Shepherd’s Bush.

On Saturday, the force’s deputy assistant commissioner Andy Valentine thanked the public for their support, saying the arrest was “a significant development in our investigation”.

Witnesses who saw the suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge described them as “tatty”, with one woman saying she saw one of the pieces of luggage “leaking blood”.

A suspected serial killer has allegedly confessed to murdering 42 women, including his wife, and dumping their bodies at a rubbish tip in the Kenyan capital.

The discovery of nine mutilated bodies at the disused quarry, in the Mukuru slum in Nairobi late last week, horrified the country and triggered a huge manhunt.

The 33-year-old prime suspect was arrested in the early hours of Monday at a bar where he had been watching the Euro 2024 final.

Police said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha had confessed to more than three dozen killings with his wife being his first victim.

Mohamed Amin, head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, said: “We are dealing with a serial killer, a psychopathic serial killer who has no respect for human life.”

“The suspect confessed to have lured, killed and disposed of 42 female bodies at the dumping site.”

Another passer-by described how he had joked with a woman who was helping to move the suitcases that they could have bodies inside.

Giles Malone, 61, said he recalled the woman saying: “These are the heaviest suitcases that I have ever lifted I suppose there could be a body in there.”

He described the suitcases as “real tatty, really beaten up and [they] had straps around them like in a criss-cross.”

He added: “They were maxxed out, it was like they were bursting at the seams.”

Another man, 36, was arrested in Greenwich, south London in connection with the discovery on Friday but they have since been released without charge.

The Metropolitan Police are leading the investigation and working with officers at Avon and Somerset Police.

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Bristol City Centre and Harbour

Bristol is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Areais the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Built the first Iron Clad steam ship here in the city docks "The Great Britain" the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 - 1854 The Ship is now restored as a museum in its original build dock in the City. Brunel also engineered The Great Western Railway from London To Bristol and South Wales, He also built the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge that spans the Avon Gorge at Clifton in Bristol.

A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship "The Mathew" out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetian, became the first European to land on mainland North America, and In 1499, William Weston, a Bristol merchant, was the first Englishman to lead an exploration to North America. At the height of the Bristol slave trade, from 1700 to 1807, more than 2,000 slave ships carried an estimated 500,000 people from Africa to slavery in the Americas. The Port of Bristol has since moved from Bristol Harbour in the city centre to the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock.

Bristol's modern economy is built on the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries; the city-centre docks have been redeveloped as centres of heritage and culture. The city has two universities: the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). There are a variety of artistic and sporting organisations and venues including the Royal West of England Academy, the Arnolfini, Spike Island, Ashton Gate and the Memorial Stadium. It is connected to London and other major UK cities by road and rail, and to the world by sea and air: road, by the M5 and M4(which connect to the city centre by the Portway and M32); rail, via Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway mainline rail stations; and Bristol Airport. Bristol has two football teams Bristol City & Bristol Rovers. A major new Entertainment venue is now under construction at Filton (north of the city) The YTL Arena will open in 2024

Bristol was named the best city in Britain in which to live in 2014 and 2017; it won the European Green Capital Award in 2015.

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for any traveller to the united kingdom. you cannot trust fish and chips in the southeast as it is more seafood territory (oysters cockles etc). London you need to be careful: there are very few places. Only one i trust currently is Poppy's who have branches in Spitalfields and Camden market, though marked down for price. In a regular climate, a regular fish and chips should not exceed £10, though due to cozzie livs i can forgive £12. i think Poppy's is at £14...

Up next is the area I didn't expect to be so good which is the south west (excluding cornwall but thats okay cornish cuisine is good). In somerset is where the big money is but you have to go out of the way (i.e. off the railway lines and onto a bus) for it. it's called Tuckers and is the best fish and chips outside of the north IN MY OPINION spongebobscared. it is executed nearly as good as northern fish and chips with the chips tasting like they're fried in beef dripping which makes them taste bloody lovely. they have 2 shops, one in Cheddar (yes like the cheese they age the cheese in the caves nd shit) and another in nearby Wells, which is easier to access by means of many buses from Bath. price falls around the £11 mark for a pretty precisely filling meal.

In the north, the fish and chips game is absolutely head and shoulders above the world. My personal go-to because its not a.far detour from the M1 is the Wetherby Whaler's original shop in Wetherby, though they have multiple other branches in small towns nearby in Yorkshire. this falls very much further on the affordable scale, with my large haddock and chips falling squarely on the £12 sum and a regular being only £8.30 (!!). the point of caution here is for my cod girlies, since the Whaler sole-ly serves haddock because in particularly Yorkshire it is the fish of choice (in my opnion for good reason; its a tastier fish than cod). the benefit of the Whaler is that it serves scraps for free if you ask for them, with scraps for the uninitiated being the bits of batter that come off in the fryer and which are stored for order in the best chippies. Though. Word of warning if you see the Jumbo and think you can eat it. you must not have eaten all day. because that shit is very near as long as my arm and i am over 6 feet tall. if you're just famished and not ravenous settle for the large. it'll be more than enough i promise it's like 14 inches long

also its not in the nicest town in the world but if you're in redcar id recommend Oliver's because its on par with the Whaler on price though ill caveat that with the fact ive not been there for around 8 years because redcar i must reiterate is not a nice place to go by choice.

[peaksport]

From dream to reality: Go-op, Britain’s first cooperative railway | Rail industry

The idea of ​​the country’s first cooperative rail works came to Alex Lawrie in 2004 after another frustrating trip. Somerset. Having moved to Yeovil four years earlier with his young family, his job as a development manager for a cooperative involved daily trips across the west west, trying to set up his own business. A reluctant motorist, he quickly became frustrated with waiting for the…

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Lords Vote

On: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Lord Moylan moved amendment 5, in clause 2, page 2, line 15, after “Regulations” to insert “or by the competitive award of a contact in the form of a concession to a private sector entity”. The House divided:

Ayes: 95 (90.5% Con, 7.4% XB, 1.1% , 1.1% DUP) Noes: 138 (87.0% Lab, 10.1% XB, 2.2% , 0.7% Green) Absent: ~596

Likely Referenced Bill: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill

Description: A Bill to make provision for passenger railway services to be provided by public sector companies instead of by means of franchises.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Lords Bill Stage: Report stage

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (86 votes)

Altrincham, L. Ashcombe, L. Bellingham, L. Borwick, L. Cameron of Chipping Norton, L. Camoys, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Clarke of Nottingham, L. Colgrain, L. Courtown, E. Crathorne, L. Cumberlege, B. De Mauley, L. Dobbs, L. Dundee, E. Effingham, E. Elliott of Mickle Fell, L. Evans of Rainow, L. Fookes, B. Fraser of Craigmaddie, B. Fuller, L. Garnier, L. Geddes, L. Goldie, B. Goodman of Wycombe, L. Hannan of Kingsclere, L. Harlech, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Hooper, B. Howe, E. Hunt of Wirral, L. Jackson of Peterborough, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jopling, L. Laing of Elderslie, B. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lancaster of Kimbolton, L. Lansley, L. Lawlor, B. Leicester, E. Lingfield, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Mancroft, L. Markham, L. McInnes of Kilwinning, L. Mobarik, B. Monckton of Dallington Forest, B. Morris of Bolton, B. Moylan, L. Moynihan of Chelsea, L. Murray of Blidworth, L. Naseby, L. Neville-Jones, B. Norton of Louth, L. Owen of Alderley Edge, B. Penn, B. Pickles, L. Pidding, B. Polak, L. Porter of Spalding, L. Risby, L. Roberts of Belgravia, L. Rock, B. Sandhurst, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Sharpe of Epsom, L. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Stedman-Scott, B. Stowell of Beeston, B. Sugg, B. Taylor of Holbeach, L. Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. True, L. Vaizey of Didcot, L. Vere of Norbiton, B. Verma, B. Waldegrave of North Hill, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Wolfson of Tredegar, L. Wrottesley, L. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Crossbench (7 votes)

Butler-Sloss, B. Chartres, L. Craigavon, V. Dannatt, L. Mair, L. Peel, E. Somerset, D.

Non-affiliated (1 vote)

Livingston of Parkhead, L.

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Dodds of Duncairn, L.

Noes

Labour (120 votes)

Adams of Craigielea, B. Alli, L. Amos, B. Anderson of Swansea, L. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Ashton of Upholland, B. Bach, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beamish, L. Blackstone, B. Blake of Leeds, B. Blower, B. Boateng, L. Bradley, L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Browne of Ladyton, L. Bryan of Partick, B. Campbell-Savours, L. Carter of Coles, L. Chakrabarti, B. Chandos, V. Chapman of Darlington, B. Coaker, L. Collins of Highbury, L. Crawley, B. Cryer, L. Davidson of Glen Clova, L. Davies of Brixton, L. Donaghy, B. Drake, B. Dubs, L. Falconer of Thoroton, L. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Giddens, L. Golding, B. Goldsmith, L. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Hacking, L. Hannett of Everton, L. Hanson of Flint, L. Hanworth, V. Harris of Haringey, L. Haskel, L. Hayman of Ullock, B. Hazarika, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hendy of Richmond Hill, L. Hendy, L. Hermer, L. Howarth of Newport, L. Hughes of Stretford, B. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jordan, L. Keeley, B. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kingsmill, B. Kinnock, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Lennie, L. Leong, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. Liddle, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Livermore, L. Mandelson, L. Mann, L. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. McNicol of West Kilbride, L. Merron, B. Mitchell, L. Morgan of Drefelin, B. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Nye, B. O'Grady of Upper Holloway, B. Pitkeathley, B. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prentis of Leeds, L. Prosser, B. Ramsey of Wall Heath, B. Rebuck, B. Reid of Cardowan, L. Rowlands, L. Sahota, L. Sawyer, L. Shamash, L. Sikka, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Cluny, B. Smith of Malvern, B. Snape, L. Spellar, L. Stansgate, V. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Taylor of Stevenage, B. Thornton, B. Timpson, L. Touhig, L. Tunnicliffe, L. Twycross, B. Vallance of Balham, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Watson of Wyre Forest, L. Watts, L. Wheeler, B. Whitaker, B. Whitty, L. Wilcox of Newport, B. Winston, L. Winterton of Doncaster, B. Wood of Anfield, L. Woodley, L. Young of Old Scone, B.

Crossbench (14 votes)

Aberdare, L. Butler of Brockwell, L. Carlile of Berriew, L. Hampton, L. Hayman, B. Jay of Ewelme, L. Kakkar, L. Kerr of Kinlochard, L. Kidron, B. Low of Dalston, L. McDonald of Salford, L. Ravensdale, L. Singh of Wimbledon, L. Walker of Aldringham, L.

Non-affiliated (3 votes)

Cashman, L. Patel of Bradford, L. Uddin, B.

Green Party (1 vote)

Bennett of Manor Castle, B.

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Sir Lowry's Pass is a mountain pass on the N2 national road in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It crosses the Hottentots Holland Mountains between Somerset West and the Elgin valley, on the main route between Cape Town and the Garden Route. A railway line also crosses the mountain range near this point

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D182 waits for the signal onto the single line section at Crowcombe Heathfield on the West Somerset Railway.

[the-time-lord-oracle]

7822 Foxcote Manor at Bishops Lydeard in July 2018.

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Train Sim World 4: BR Class 52 Add-On | West Somerset Route | 'Gala Gathering' scenario

Built to work top-link expresses across British Rail’s Western Region, featuring unique and ambitious technologies, the BR Class 52 now spends its days in retirement on heritage railways and enthusiast excursions, and is primed for diesel gala duty on Train Sim World 4’s freshly remastered West Somerset Railway!

Please note: Train Sim World® 4: West Somerset Railway is required, as a separate purchase, in order to utilise the content featured in this add-on.

Scenario: Gala Gathering Map Add-On: West Somerset Railway

Train Sim World® 4: BR Class 52 Add-On on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2375890/Train_Sim_World_4_BR_Class_52_AddOn/

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A break in the wall por Jean-Marc Frybourg Por Flickr: Mid way between Bishops Lydeard and Norton Fitzwarren on the West Somerset Railway, this break in a wall at the end of a bridge allows for a glimpse on a double header heading to the wye to turn the train around. Photo © JM Frybourg – 240503-2948

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Cleeve Abbey, Somerset

CLEEVE ABBEY,

SOMERSET.

Blog by Lynne Pearl

It had poured with rain most of the day, but there was a gap in the clouds and the sun came out, so we made a dash for it.  We left behind Halsway House, the National Centre for the Folk Arts, which is on the road from Bishops Lydeard (Home of the West Somerset Heritage Railway, and Taunton, direct to Minehead.  Somewhere on that road we knew there was an abbey and we wanted to find it.  Just a few miles outside of Minehead we found the signs to Cleeve Abbey at Washford. 

We parked the car where it was dry and approached the area on foot.  The first building we came to was a gatehouse and there was a notice there from the ‘Almoner’ to say that this was where food was given to the poor.  In other words, until 1539 or thereabouts the monks helped the local people when they were in trouble, needed food.  It was encouraging that the virtual beginnings of a much later welfare state had existed so long ago, an ethos of giving to others less fortunate.  Then beyond the gatehouse there is nothing until one reaches a building that looks like a later farm house. A drainage ditch or water supply leads from the gatehouse to the main buildings or the ruins of them that are left. 

Although Henry the eighth would have shut this monastery down three hundred years ago, there is still the most complete cloister intact inside the grounds.  The four sides of the cloister exist and the upper storey, which is much more than in many more famous abbey ruins.  At Glastonbury the cloister does not exist but one can see breadth and depth of it by the markings of foundations in the grass where it once stood. 

There isn’t the size or grandeur of Tintern Abbey and the poetry attached to it or the fame of King Arthur’s burial place at Glastonbury but maybe that is why so much of the cloister is left at Cleeve.  The abbey is situated in an out of the way place, a farming community on the edge of Exmoor.  Probably it was left alone and forgotten.

Outside the abbey grounds the local river was running high with red brown mud from the rain.  We drove on towards magnificent Dunster Castle that overlooks the ancient Yarn Market and central square.  

Beyond that were the mysterious beaches of Minehead where Exmoor meets the sea like a Swiss mountain running down to the black rocks of the sea and the funicular railway that sits at Lynmouth, rising to Lynton above.