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26D_M liked jsm8b's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.
On the day I acquired my first SLR camera (Zenit B for anyone interested) first stop was Dinting to expose a roll of colour film, how extravagant for a mere schoolboy. I must have made a dozen visits over several years, 30925 was present for a...
Sep 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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26D_M liked 46223's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.
I visited Dinting Railway Centre many times from the late 1960s onwards. Here is just a selection of photos I've taken there over the years. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sep 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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26D_M liked duncananderson's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
Although, actually, there isnt!
Sep 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM -
26D_M liked 46223's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.
Ray, we must have been standing side by side!! Here's my shot of 5305 that day. I also have a similar one of 532. [ATTACH]
Sep 2, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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26D_M liked marshall5's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.
Here's a couple of mine taken in April 1979. 5305 was on a railtour and came in for servicing IIRC while 532 Blue Peter was outside the exhibition hall. Bittern, also owned by Geoff Drury at the time, was on display inside. Ray. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sep 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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26D_M liked 3855's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.
This is correct, but the passage of time and poor storage meant that by the time use was to be made of it the steelwork had rotted past the point of no viable return and it was scrapped.
Sep 2, 2026 at 8:58 AM -
26D_M liked Steve's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
My experience of S15’s is limited to 825/841 but I have nothing but admiration for them. They may not have the ease of prep and comforts of the BR Standards but they are strong, sure footed and fantastic steamers.
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM -
26D_M liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Looking from the outside in and having but only the basic knowledge of the 34105 situation. If the railway evicts it, then surely they are admitting that they have no claim of ownership of it?
Sep 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM -
26D_M liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Never had an issue with the purchase. It was a very attractive price for an engine with 4 or so years left (if memory serves). For the rest I agree. I was against the overhaul, at the time we could have sold it for more or less what we bought it...
Sep 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM -
26D_M liked pmh_74's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.
You must have gone on a day when there were loads of locos out on the main line then. I went to Steamtown a few times as a child - the first time in about 1977 remains one of my earliest childhood steam memories - and over those various visits I...
Sep 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
