Bluenosejohn's Recent Activity
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Bluenosejohn liked NeilL's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
The track is all installed and 33102 got all the way to the Leek buffer stop yesterday. Still some ballasting and track fettling to do but the rails are all done. The platform comes next.
Dec 4, 2024 at 1:35 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked free2grice's post in the thread RTC 2024.
Latest news from the MNLPS. <BJ> ''All set and ready to go for tomorrow's Railway Touring Company trip to Sherborne & Yeovil Junction. We look forward to it!'' [IMG]
Dec 4, 2024 at 1:06 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked 49010's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
I joined CVR's pway gang because I wanted to lay track into Leek. I haven't been as involved as I would have liked but even so, I'm chuffed to have done a bit of it. Run round loop and head shunt is for another day. For now, after some jacking...
Dec 4, 2024 at 1:01 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked Ash-SOT's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Doesn’t look far off! Outstanding progress
Dec 3, 2024 at 12:51 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked NeilL's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
I think the focus is on getting the track and platform done first.
Dec 3, 2024 at 12:51 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked DanielsTrains's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2024.
[ATTACH] Britannia this morning through Artington near Shalford Junction Guildford
Nov 30, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Bluenosejohn liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Manning Wardles "YEO" and "EXE" new-build.
There is news that the boilers for these engines have been ordered from Israel Newton and Sons Ltd.....so good progress!
Nov 30, 2024 at 12:49 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 6990 Witherslack Hall.
Witherslack Hall is back on Santa duties on the GCR this Christmas. [ATTACH]
Nov 30, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Bluenosejohn liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Proving that if something can go wrong it will, today was forecast to be the best day of the four days of running, with sunshine. So that implied if on time there may be enough light on the common when the first train returns and maybe even a...
Nov 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Bluenosejohn liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
With volunteers? No. In my experience people will turn up for odd or unusual turns every now and then. But a regular shift at unsociable hours with what's actually quite a boring duty, you quickly run through the few people willing to do them and...
Nov 30, 2024 at 9:58 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked 35B's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
That is before you consider the commercial implications of running at heritage railway speeds (the more so bearing in mind how far round the railway goes compared to the road), or the practical implications of upgrading the railway to work at...
Nov 30, 2024 at 9:56 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked 5944's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I think the whole idea is utterly ridiculous. The only one that vaguely makes any sense is extending services that terminate at Taunton to BL. Even that's going to require extra crews and units, as it's an hour round trip. Extending to Minehead...
Nov 30, 2024 at 9:56 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked Johnb's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2024.
Have a look at the state of the track, note the dropped joint on the near side rails in this picture, I’ve seen a Standard 5 having trouble getting away from there. [ATTACH]
Nov 29, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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Bluenosejohn liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2024.
[ATTACH] T'was a shade nippy out today as Ian Riley's class 5 works the ECS 5Z49 over Docker Viaduct towards Grayrigg and onwards to Edinburgh Joppa (diesel removed in PS) with Mick Kelly driving and Cameron Overend on the shovel
Nov 28, 2024 at 11:51 PM
