Rail Magazine Crossword

[TEDDYC]

Hi,

Any help appreciated-‘RAIL’ magazine.

17a. Home to Shanklin and Brading stations-familiarly. 1,1,1,1,1.
I have ?, O, ?, W, ?. (They are on the Isle of Wight)

18a. Abbreviation for when a line is blocked to electric traction. 1,1,1,1.
I have ?, T, ?, T.

The letters I have are correct.

Thank you.

[TheWinner]

18a. could be BETET

[Captain2]

(4) in 18a, TheWinner?

[Captain2]

But it looks like it is BTET


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[TheWinner]

Sorry should have typed BTET (blocked to electric trains/traction). my bad typing.

[TEDDYC]

Thanks to ‘TheWinner’ . The answer to the clue has only 4 letters ?.T.?.T.

Thank you “Captain2”- but sorry, cannot understand your answer.

[TEDDYC]

Thanks again BTET is a great answer!

Still stuck on 17a.

[TheWinner]

TEDDYC, I spelt it wrong it should have read BTET.

[TheWinner]

TEDDYC, are you sure about your letters for 17a.?
I would have suggested IOWSR (Isle of Wight steam railway)

[TEDDYC]

Hello.
The letters are correct. The steam railway doesn’t serve these stations. I.o.w must be there somewhere. Why does the clue finish with - familiarly? Just cannot solve it.

[TheWinner]

don't worry, we'll keep thinking.......

[bobbinwales]

familiarly might mean how its referred to by locals

[bobbinwales]

item stations are on the south western railway

[TheWinner]

Buenchico might know this if he's around.

[J3rpc]

Not sure if this helps but I suspect it will end with IWR which is the initials of the company that built the line originally (Isle of Wight Railway). Still can't figure out the first letter though.

[TheWinner]

TEDDYC, did you solve 17a? We would all like to know the answer.

[TEDDYC]

Hello,

I have just received the latest RAIL magazine. The answer to the clue is IOfWR. Sorry, I still cannot understand the answer. Their were winners- so they knew!
Thanks for your help.

[TheWinner]

Thank you for letting us know the answer. After much googling, I still can't find what is stands for. Maybe someone else will.

[mallyh]

Isle of Wight steam railway?

[TheWinner]

I suggested that on 28/Apr. mallyh. It doesn't match the letters of the answer.

[mallyh]

just found ...isle of wight railway