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242A1 liked Roger Farnworth's post in the thread The Nidd Valley Light Railway.
The short paragraph immediately below appeared in the February 1952 edition of The Railway Magazine in reply to a question submitted by G. T. Kaye. “The Nidd Valley branch of the former North Eastern Railway (which was closed to passengers on...
Mar 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM -
242A1 liked Aberdare's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
When 6024 came out of service in 2012 (?) a "Rent of workshop space" contract was agreed between the WSR and 6024 Pres Soc so that the society had space to overhaul the locomotive in the workshops at Minehead. This suited both parties as they had...
Feb 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM -
242A1 liked torgormaig's post in the thread Railways and People.
Thought you might like this one from the archives - Easter Monday 1978 and the first southbound steam working over the S&C in preservation pauses at Garsdale for water. Passengers had an opertunity to get out, stretch their legs, take photographs...
Feb 23, 2026
