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  1. green five replied to the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 2nd-4th October 2026.

    Could we see 6989 Wightwick Hall added to the gala lineup as it has been announced on her FB group that she is rostered for use on the railway for all of October.....

    Aug 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM

  2. green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    6989 Wightwick Hall added to the loco roster for October as the Hall returns to action after her boiler repairs. The loco is off for more filming duties in November.

    Aug 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM

  3. green five liked Duty Druid's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    We've been quiet of late due to excessive heat and lack of bodies making working party's atop the hill a non starter! Yesterday however, we made it to the yard, it was a bit of a slow day, but progress was made non the less on the workshop PMV....

    Aug 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM

  4. green five liked UP13's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    We appreciate everything that both the staff and the volunteers at the railway are doing during an extremely tough situation.

    Jul 31, 2026 at 1:26 PM

  5. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    ....and sadly, there are people out there who just don't understand what is needed to bring some stability back to our normal summer conditions. Add to that the odd person who might take a delight in firing up a bit of heathland and you have...

    Jul 31, 2026 at 1:26 PM

  6. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    The problem Tom is that an hour of heavy rain will do little for soil conditions and just dampen down any smouldering bits of heathland. If heritage lines are sensible, they will wait for several days with pretty consistent rain before thinking...

    Jul 30, 2026

  7. green five liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    With regard to the Pullmans going to Whitby, the K1 took them there in 10/10/1999 as seen here, but I forget what the occasion was. [ATTACH] Peter

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  8. green five liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I had a memorable run to Battersby one glorious spring evening firing to Fletch (the late John Fletcher) on Tornado. We only went from Grosmont, not Whitby, and as you say it was a short lived experiement but what a lovely evening turn it was - a...

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  9. green five replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    This event has now been removed from the What's On / Special Events page on the Bluebell Railway website. Hopefully this just means it will be rescheduled to a later date.

    Jul 30, 2026

  10. green five liked WorkingPressure225's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    You can expect an announcement regarding this in the next few days.

    Jul 30, 2026
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