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Bluenosejohn liked jnc's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Great images; thanks for posting them! They show excellent progress! There's enough stone down now that the chances of the sides of the excavation collapsing seem now (to this total amateur at geotechnical engineering) to be minimal. The...
May 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
More pictures of the slip remediation including some drone shots: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Meanwhile Manston has landed at Toddington and is straight into service every day this bank holiday weekend over the full length of the...
May 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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Bluenosejohn liked 60017's post in the thread Steamtown Carnforth.
The 80 tank was owned by Ulrich Kroll who was the Bahn Direktor for the DB Essen area. He was a good friend to Steamtown and a contact point that allowed Peter Beet to bring the 012 pacific to 10A. I got along well with him, to the point he...
May 1, 2026 at 10:37 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked free2grice's post in the thread 1014 - County of Glamorgan.
Latest update. <BJ> 'Boiler cladding nearing completion'. [IMG] [IMG]
May 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked alexl102's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.
Important to note regarding Embsay’s finances is that they are not cash rich. Historically money has been tight, and they've had an ongoing overdraft with the bank, loans from members etc. In the last few years, the board have done a brilliant...
May 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
D2090 working its first passenger train on the railway with assistance from L150at the other end.
May 1, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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Bluenosejohn liked pwsw5054's post in the thread 80064 Overhaul at ESR.
The following has appeared on the WSRA website: https://wsra.org.uk/80064-chassis-moved-to-cranmore/ Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
May 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Also because we were able to have confidence in being able to pay the bill up front, not something we've always been able to do! Doesn't mean donations are not still gratefully received though, not only is £100k a big dent in our reserves, but...
May 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked jnc's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Excellent news - and progress! It's going better than dealing with previous slips on the line, I think - but maybe that's just that this one has caused much less upset to ordinary goings-on on the line than the Chicken Curve one did. I guess the...
May 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
