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  1. banburysaint replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    According to Steam Railway 2253 is going mainline although the date of the first test is 1st April........... Sent from my LGN-NX1 using Tapatalk

    Mar 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM

  2. banburysaint liked acorb's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    And given the number of families I saw it did a good job at that, mine included at 3 generations. The Auto Train BTW was a source of much fascination from my daughter (age 13) to my mum (whose 68th birthday we celebrated on the railway). I also...

    Mar 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM

  3. banburysaint liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    I would have to disagree I’m afraid. Branchlines was succesful, infact very succesful. It transformed what would have been a very average weekend of revenue, in to something extraordinary. It’s given us a platform to boost the event from next...

    Mar 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM

  4. banburysaint liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Boogie Lights is a family attraction, and a very good one too! Like a lot of things these days the family element is huge, and the market is heavily swayed towards that sector. It’s not an enthusiast heavy market these days, as there is a finite...

    Mar 3, 2026 at 7:28 PM

  5. banburysaint liked andyjhatton's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Sorry to hear you taking a bit of flak here @2857Harry I like the insight into planning such an event. Inevitably you can't keep everybody happy. Don't let the haters bring you down.

    Mar 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM

  6. banburysaint liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Oh a lot to discuss here, so let’s have a go…… 4 coach MK1 set - We were very limited with stock. All the MK1 opens were in use on the Boogie Lighte Express. This set won’t change much next year, as Boogie will happen again. The timetable...

    Mar 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM

  7. banburysaint liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    For an event in February? It's really hard to gauge demand for such an event - on the one hand, there is a constituency who might think "there's been no steam all winter, I'll go"; on the other had had the weather been poor, it might have killed...

    Mar 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM

  8. banburysaint liked nick813's post in the thread Poole Park Railway.

    Alan Keef have delivered a 'Exbury Garden Railway' style carriage to Poole Park Railway. This is a 12 seater carriage. The train can now accommodate 40 passengers. PPR is offering three of the older carriages for sale. The sale includes a number...

    IMG_5796AA.jpg Feb 28, 2026 at 9:22 AM

  9. banburysaint liked marshall5's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.

    A very pleasing news item from IoM Today :-...

    IMG_3602a.JPG Feb 28, 2026 at 9:21 AM

  10. banburysaint liked 2J66's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    There's an interview with NYMR Trust Chairman Jeremy Swift on the Green Signals podcast starting at ~24:50. [MEDIA]

    Feb 27, 2026 at 6:20 AM

  11. banburysaint 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
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