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beavis liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread Northern Belle 2026.
[ATTACH] Making a fine sight and sound, Ian Riley's Class 5 No. 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' works the return 'Northern Belle' through Kirkby Stephen and onwards eventually to Darlington with Mick Rawlings driving, Cameron Overend on the...
May 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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beavis liked torgormaig's post in the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.
Well thanks for making the train crew's life even more difficult than it already is. If for some unlikely reason the ORR have not already seen this they will have now and the Guard and Train Manager will be called to account for not policeing the...
May 28, 2026 at 4:55 PM -
beavis liked Mike S's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Perfect summary Alex, but got to pick out this bit as it really sums things up. The volunteer kindly dashing out to grab a takeaway for us all to fuel the planning was also very much a key part in all this!! At times the issues were coming so...
May 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM -
beavis liked MAPLE CHRIS's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
thanks to the owners and helpers of Gotherington Station who kept passengers sustained with curries cake and drinks the station is lovely to look around
May 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM -
beavis liked horace's post in the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.
With Clan Line hauling the ACE on Saturday it reminded me of this post from 2009.https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/bulleid-memories-and-my-story-of-the-atlantic-coast-express.19509/
May 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM -
beavis liked Romsey's post in the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.
As the ACE was running out of course, all sorts of unexpected pathing issues were thrown up. The ACE was booked via Basingstoke platform 4 but that was occupied by 5L85 21+31 Barton Mill CS - Waterloo additional empties from 2132 to 2139. The...
May 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM -
beavis liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
The following is a copy of an email I have just sent to our volunteers, and is a great piece of news from the Spa Valley Railway. "Good evening, everyone, I have some extremely good news that I am delighted to pass on. I've just got off the...
May 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM -
beavis liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
A day of many trials today. Not really things that putting a little more slack into the timetable would really solve either. We'll have another go tomorrow. Thank you for the positive comments despite everything, it really does mean a lot to...
May 24, 2026 at 8:59 AM
