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  1. hyboy liked LMS2968's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    'Best' is a word rather open to interpretation; you need to specify from which point of view they were 'Best'. As you say the Compounds had their weaknesses and the main one was size - or lack of it. They were more than big enough for the...

    Jun 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM

  2. hyboy liked OldSchoolTrains2's post in the thread South Devon Mixed Traction weekend 20 & 21 June.

    I can see how some parts of the South Devon site could give the impression brennan and JBTEvans describe, but honestly I think for a general public visitor the railway's made huge progress in the last few years. It's my local line so I probably...

    Jun 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM

  3. hyboy liked stumpytrain's post in the thread South Devon Mixed Traction weekend 20 & 21 June.

    I was there on Sunday and my experience was rather different. The TKh proved very popular with visitors and it was great to see so many people scanning the QR code on the cab side to make donations to Children’s Hospice South West. It was...

    Jun 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM

  4. hyboy liked brennan's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    I suppose it must be the heat...........I thought this thread is about the West Somerset Railway.

    Jun 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM

  5. hyboy liked free2grice's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    From day one of my apprenticeship, my tutor would mention again and again, "measure twice, cut once". It certainly cut out the basic errors. But always remember, the person that never made a mistake was the person that never did anything. [BJ]

    Jun 20, 2026 at 8:40 PM

  6. hyboy liked ghost's post in the thread Bala lake Railway..

    Things that never happened, part 432

    Jun 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM

  7. hyboy liked ghost's post in the thread Bala lake Railway..

    Green Signals is a podcast - it's not trying to raise any money. Personally (as a non Welsh speaker), I thought the names sounded about right and not something that screamed as a mistake, or that had been deliberately treated with disrespect.

    Jun 20, 2026 at 10:38 AM

  8. hyboy liked 35B's post in the thread Bala lake Railway..

    It is perfectly normal for placenames from one language to be rendered differently in another. I refer to Rome, not Roma; Cologne, not Köln, etc. Different English speakers also have different accents -despite living here 20+ years, my father...

    Jun 20, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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