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  1. 26D_M нравится сообщение GOEdwards в теме The Dinting Railway Centre.

    You could probably include Bulmers in Hereford under this; only visited once but it was interesting to mooch around.

    7 авг 2026 в 12:20

  2. 26D_M ответил(а) в теме The Dinting Railway Centre.

    Wasn't there some idea about using the Stocksbridge branch or part of the Woodhead?

    7 авг 2026 в 09:54

  3. 26D_M нравится сообщение Selsig в теме The Dinting Railway Centre.

    Was that the erstwhile South Yorkshire Railway at Meadowhall? I think that had a brief stint in Penistone. John

    7 авг 2026 в 09:53

  4. 26D_M нравится сообщение Steve в теме The Dinting Railway Centre.

    Theee was a short lived scheme at Penistone which later moved to a site in north Sheffield (Chapeltown?). Didn’t Harry Needle have some of his locos there?

    7 авг 2026 в 08:35

  5. 26D_M ответил(а) в теме SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    Thinking more of a one off under VT than on the Jacobite itself but I agree it would be logistically difficult. There was a proposal to try the mogul up there though at one time, as I recall, but it fell through. Very well suited I would imagine.

    6 авг 2026 в 22:43

  6. 26D_M нравится сообщение Ploughman в теме The Dinting Railway Centre.

    Steamport could have been a decent centre, but the place does not qualify as it was not new to rail having been a shed. The state of the roof was a major problem. A Scarborough Spa type service to Wigan and Manchester or maybe to Preston and...

    6 авг 2026 в 21:21

  7. 26D_M нравится сообщение 2J66 в теме The Dinting Railway Centre.

    Your memory is correct. I started as a volunteer there in c1969 when the intention was to open the line between Stubbins Junction (on the current ELR) and Haslingden Grane Road where the overbridge had been taken out. The removal of the track...

    6 авг 2026 в 21:20

  8. 26D_M нравится сообщение 3855 в теме SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    I was privileged to be rostered driver on 2968 during it's post gala appearance at the ELR last autumn. I was impressed by it, a very nice machine. Having driven 42765 on many occasions i would describe the Stanier version as being sure footed...

    6 авг 2026 в 15:34

  9. 26D_M нравится сообщение 3855 в теме ELR | Autumn Steam Gala | 16th-18th October 2026.

    i'd go for Jan 94. Santa operations would have got in the way during December

    6 авг 2026 в 15:34
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