Not doin the Dart and kingswear, They don't recognise volunteers from any other railway. The reception I have had in the past has totally put me off the railway. ignorance and arrogance I hate and that was the result. I will be visiting the South Devon Railway, I hope to see one of my old girlfriends there, 3205, many happy miles on that old bucket, and that;s from a midland man!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "peter" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:43 AM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Hols > To be a pedant it ony runs to Kingswear, Dartmouth is accessed via a > ferry! > > Dartmouth was the only GWR station that didn't have a railway running to > it > (just a ferry). > > Cheers > > Peter > > > > On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:28:38 +0100, "TonyW" <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> No Tel, it is best quality Devon Cream Teas you are thinking of - > delicious >> !!! In respect of steam railways, we went on the one that runs through to >> Dartmouth, just opposite the Royal navy training college across the River >> Dart, a few years back and that was most enjoyable as quite a lot of it >> runs >> alongside the beaches. I cannot remember the name of either the railway > or >> where we set off from, but if it isn't the South Devon, I can strongly >> recommend it ! >> >> TonyW. >> >> PS, just reading through my other emails, and seen Alan's reply, so it >> could >> well be the Paignton & Dartmouth one. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Terry Lane" <tel.47@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 3:53 AM >> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Hols >> >> >>> Dunno, but why do I have these mental images of devon sandwiches? Pass >>> the pickles! >>> On 30/07/2010 8:39 AM, Dave Beaman wrote: >>>> Hi Peeps, >>>> >>>> I am in South Devon at Slaptopn Sands for 2 weeks, is there any steam >>>> activity there, miniature or large around that time? I will be visiting >>>> the >>>> South Devon Railway during my stay, hopefuly to see my old ladyfriend >>>> 3205!! >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Dave. >>>> >> >> >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, >> modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject >> line. > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.