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  1. hyboy liked jnc's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    And here is the promised track laying visual summary: Section 5c Overview - 6 Aug 26 The plain images (in addition to the several pan- and zoom-able images) are worth enlarging; lots of interesting details to be seen there (e.g. stacked...

    Aug 27, 2026 at 1:03 PM

  2. hyboy liked Miff's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    I think Fireline’s post shows it’s rather more than the paperwork. There’s also ballasting & tamping of the whole line. Installing & commissioning the signalling (both rail and road) for 3 level crossings, plus a passing loop and a terminus...

    Aug 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM

  3. hyboy replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    I have clearly missed my cue by a couple of days but regarding that road and rail interaction... Every Concorde produced in Bristol ( Brabazon Hangars) had to negotiate the Filton to Hallen railway level crossing to reach the runway in...

    Aug 27, 2026 at 10:55 AM

  4. hyboy liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Wasn’t SPG Vyvyan’s pet hamster in The Young Ones? Tom

    Aug 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM

  5. hyboy liked Wenlock's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    So sorry, after 23 years (1974 - 1997) on the railways, the standard abbreviations are second nature. One forgets that others do not have that background.

    Aug 26, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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