CH 19's Recent Activity
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CH 19 liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
The last time I drove a train over Broom Lane Bridge at 25mph was in 2017 when the speed restriction came into force. It was certainly a real privilege to be the first to drive 31430 over our brand new bridge at 25mph this evening! Chris...
Apr 18, 2026 at 8:44 AM -
CH 19 liked Wozzy18's post in the thread Sandringham New Build.
If anyone is interested, here is a short video of the last weekends Open Day at Diamond Engineering in Sheffield [MEDIA]
Apr 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM -
CH 19 liked Johnb's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Each heritage railway has its own niche where it excels, the Bluebell is unsurpassed with its collection of vintage locos and rolling stock. Yesterday's charter with Fenchurch was a good illustration of that. A few results from the day show what...
Apr 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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CH 19 liked 5944's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
[ATTACH] https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18Xw6Q7qc2/ Class 31/4 31430 ‘Sister Dora’ stands proudly on Broom Lane Bridge as it becomes the first locomotive to pass over the brand new structure! We reopen to Groombridge and Eridge this...
Apr 17, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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CH 19 liked nigelss's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Thanks again to all for the advice. To be honest, I'm on the brink of abandoning the idea, much as I would like to go. Where I live, you go into a car park, enter your vehicle registration number, how long for, and tap with a debit/credit card....
Apr 17, 2026 at 11:17 AM -
CH 19 liked NWRail's post in the thread Oswestry Update.
I personally think it's a generational thing, what most people associate with their formative years and experiences, naturally they would like reenact their youthful years, Steam, diesel locos, DMU and EMU all have their followings and played a...
Apr 17, 2026 at 11:14 AM -
CH 19 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Oswestry Update.
You can't preserve everything though ... I think on museum / curatorial grounds, there is an argument that says a Pacer should be preserved as an example of a particular strand of rolling stock development - you can see them as the spiritual...
Apr 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM -
CH 19 liked std tank's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Surely, to put propping underneath the bridge then you need scaffolding platforms either side of the bridge in order to build the propping.
Apr 15, 2026 at 11:23 AM -
CH 19 liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
We're quite lucky in that we haven't any cables between High Rocks and Groombridge that need to go over the bridge. It is rather a plain structure that'll now be gradually paid off over two years and fade into memory as a significant project...
Apr 14, 2026 at 9:55 AM -
CH 19 liked Pymothy's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
We left the lead 37 at Goathland presumably to help work the diner back. No issue with the loco failure, as I say I accept these things happen, totally understandable.To leave a packed train standing for 25 minutes without a single person...
Apr 12, 2026 at 7:22 AM -
CH 19 liked torgormaig's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
The picture shows that both trains should have been pull-push operated but the incoming train is hauled by a BR Class 3 tank deputising for an unavailable M7. This makes for a more interesting picture as had a pull-push loco been available it...
Apr 11, 2026
