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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 26D_M liked 73108's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Which, ironically, is exactly what we do. Train to Newtondale, walk to Levisham (a very pleasant one along easy terrain and, as a bonus, almost all downhill). Then we sit on the station and eat a picnic while enjoying the glorious peace and...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM

  5. 26D_M replied to the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.

    I'm fairly sure it went to ELR, there was often discussion of the "Dinting shed" being part of the grand Buckley Wells schemes of the late 90s/2000s.

    Aug 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM

  6. 26D_M liked pete12000's post in the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.

    Anyone wanting to learn about the Dinting Railway Centre might consider reading the story from those who were there... "The story is brought up-to-date through the rise and fall of the Dinting Railway...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 1:22 PM

  7. 26D_M replied to the thread The Dinting Railway Centre.

    I thought ELR acquired it but failed to make use of it. Perhaps it was a different building.

    Aug 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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