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green five liked Sheff's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
Great turn out for the Clan Hengist / B17 Sandringham open day yesterday, car parks full to overflowing. Lots more stands there too, inc George V, Gowrie, GCR gap viaduct model, and Advanced Steam’s 10.25in Revolution which showcased some really...
Apr 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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green five liked ianh1's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
[ATTACH] It is with great sadness that the Standard Steam Locomotive Company have to announce the death of Geoff Turner, our Engineering Director. Geoff passed away on Saturday 28 March 2026. Geoff was a key member of the team that reorganised...
Apr 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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green five liked Sheff's post in the thread BR Standard class 6 No. 72010 'Hengist' and Clan Discussion Thread.
Terribly terribly sad. I’ve known Geoff from our days at Peak Rail in the 70s & 80s. A lovely chap and an extremely able mechanical engineer. He would have been a great asset to any new build project and he was totally invaluable in...
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green five liked Sidmouth's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
As I understand matters 60007 and 61306 will be at Bishops lydeard for the Riviera's and presumably northbound Marches 70000 and 71000 at Southall for tours with steam on from the London area and presumably 60532 and 34046 at Crewe for tours...
Apr 16, 2026 at 1:18 PM -
green five liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Llangollen Railway.
A little moment of history today as 1369 took the first goods train (excluding engineering ones) to Corwen since before this section of line's closure in 1965. Doubled up as a test run for both loco and the recently refurbished wagons ahead of...
Apr 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Needless to say I have an inbox filling with submissions for the next issue of Bluebell Times! (As running foreman last Sunday I also had a small part to play in ensuring that 80151, 72 and the carriages were left in the right place and ready to...
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green five 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 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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green five liked acorb's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
I think we established a long time ago that 'profit' and 'business sense' have not been at the forefront of recent decision making. If it were they would have prioritised fitment of CDL for the Jacobite several years ago, rather than putting it...
Apr 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM -
green five liked 5944's post in the thread Riley and Son Ltd: Locomotive Engineers.
Now that it's public knowledge (posted by the owning group earlier), 45163 has replaced 44871 in the works today. https://www.facebook.com/share/18bwGwY3wE/ [ATTACH]
Apr 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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green five liked free2grice's post in the thread Riley and Son Ltd: Locomotive Engineers.
Good news from Ian Riley at the works today. Amazing how quickly the locos are overhauled. <BJ> ''Close on the heels of 45407, 44871 Leaves The Works today following overhaul'' [IMG] [IMG]
Apr 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM -
green five liked 26D_M's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
No, in their own words they've "decided to fit CDL", any "agreement" is to comply with the law, which is kind of a prerequisite for running a business in a regulated sector of industry ....
Apr 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM -
green five liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I know the Grosmont Post Office team and they always try and "look after" the village in the nicest possible way. I also know from bitter experience that the NYMR Park Street Mafia deceive, distort and obfuscate at every opportunity. I wasn't at...
Apr 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM -
green five liked 5944's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It's certainly a lot easier getting information out of them!
Apr 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM -
green five liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Is the Grosmont Co-op now the NYMR's official communications agency? Tom
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green five 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 1:06 PM
