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  1. Davo liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread SVR Spring Steam Gala - 18th-21st April 2025.

    Good things come to those who wait, well, in regards to having two Jubes on the Valley that is ! I'm reliably told that the last time was the mid 1980's. [MEDIA]

    Apr 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM

  2. Davo replied to the thread Heritage Railways, are they in trouble, generally?.

    Thanks Tom as one of my family's coal mines we had 3 in Yorkshire 1 in Wakefield and 2 in South yorks at Silkstone wharncliffe colliery the other at at Silkstone village barnsleynear old pilley Tankersley s yorks thar was on the alignment of the...

    Apr 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM

  3. Davo liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Heritage Railways, are they in trouble, generally?.

    I totally agree Tom....I started my preservation passion with the dream of the Main Line Preservation Group ....to preserve a Main Line and run steam engines at realistic speeds...This sowed the seeds for preserving a section of the Great Central...

    Apr 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM

  4. Davo attached a file to the thread Steam Dreams 2025.

    From when i travelled on the S.D. Shoeburyness to Cardiff tour: My pics of 70000 Britannia at Cardiff Central after a nice fast run out across the suburbs of London via Reading and Swindon and a nice climb up Sonning cutting. Although setting...

    20250416_134111.jpg 20250416_134116.jpg Apr 18, 2025

  5. Davo replied to the thread Oswestry to Gobowen extension ?.

    Personally either a shallow cut and cover tunnel or restoring the crossing wouldn't be a cheap option especially bridging the A5 over a rail tunnel would be the dearer option for the C.H.R. and would probably need gov funding even if it got past...

    Apr 18, 2025
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