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  1. brmp201 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Thanks. We took a couple of trips either side of lunch, and - having spent the previous week in Cornwall - my wife and I split the difference on the correct sequence of scone / cream / jam for lunch in between! I think what really struck me was...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM

  2. brmp201 liked mgp's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Tom I also called at Woody Bay for a lunchtime pasty and a train ride on my way home from holiday yesterday - I was on the 1.30 train. Thanks for your feedback, be it complimentary or constructive criticism. Did you see the glass display...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM

  3. brmp201 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I dropped in and paid a first visit yesterday on our way back from holiday, so a few impressions. Firstly, on the positive side - the setting of Woody Bay is divine, and the place oozes SR atmosphere. [ATTACH] The necessary additions that...

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  4. brmp201 liked mdewell's post in the thread Oswestry Update.

    73129 now back in service at Cambrian Heritage Railways. [IMG] https://www.heritage-railways.com/locosdb/locosdb2.php?RefNo=3388 It was out of use since early July due to a change of ownership (It previously being owned by one individual). CHR...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:57 AM

  5. brmp201 liked saddle-tank's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I will do my best but it's s difficult to not get personal at this point where so few are trying to use opinions , personal thoughts and interpretation of things and are doing more harm than good on an open source website ( national preservation...

    Aug 8, 2026 at 9:50 AM

  6. brmp201 liked mdewell's post in the thread Oswestry Update.

    A new locomotive has recently arrived at Oswestry, built in 1907 at the Cambrian Railway’s Oswestry Workshops [ATTACH] [ATTACH] PS. Have you spotted the mistake on the label? PPS. On loan from the National Trust, that's their label.

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  7. brmp201 liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    On the GWSR Broadway extension we levelled the original trackbed, then ferried out ballast from a central point with two big dumpers. A JCB then levelled the ballast piles, on terram, to 8 ins high. We tried a laser attachment to the JCB, but our...

    Aug 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM

  8. brmp201 liked Jonnie's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Preservation is all about working together. Yesterday evening, I popped over from the Spa Valley Railway and spent some time at the Bluebell, re-familiarising and assessing two of their Driver Inspectors on Hastings Diesels Limited's Class 201...

    Aug 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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