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  1. 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

  2. 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.

    98.jpg 98text.jpg Aug 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. brmp201 liked Old Kent Biker's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Who would be on the planning committee eh? Damned if you do, damned if you don't. The planning process does have to be somewhat subjective, but in the examples I have seen, particularly those involving the L&B, much weight is normally given to...

    Aug 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM

  6. brmp201 liked Breva's post in the thread Barnstaple and Yeo Valley Railway Trust - B&YVRT.

    I've just published the July blog update. https://yeovalleylines.blogspot.com/2026/08/july-update.html It contains an open invitation to the next track walk, and subsequent info meeting in Barnstaple on Saturday 26th September. You don't have...

    Aug 4, 2026 at 7:57 AM

  7. brmp201 replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    According to this article - Northbridge Level Crossing -4 The rails go in | RVRailway News - it's the glue used to fix the rails in place!

    Aug 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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