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jnc liked Steve's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
'Dave' may be an industrial and is essentially a Hunslet Austerity. Similar Hunslet Austerity 'Antwerp' used tl handle 6 coach trains on the NYMR, which is a steeper and longer line than the MHR so there's no reason why Dave shouldn't do the...
Apr 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM -
jnc liked Swan Age's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Sad to learn on the excellent 80150 Facebook blog that there was a recent post Easter break in at Ropley, several containers were forced open and loco parts stolen. There really are some low life's around and sadly it is unlikely the parts will...
Apr 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM -
jnc liked Alex Productions's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I would put it down to mainly Can Pac being such a huge undertaking and probably took up more time then expected and then Covid. It really set alot of Railways back, Mid Hants is no exception.
Apr 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM -
jnc liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The crane is there to lower the heavy timbers that will form the foundations for the propping. I can see that there will be logistics problems in having too many large vehicles in the village at the level crossing so I guess it will be a case of...
Apr 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM -
jnc liked WorkingPressure225's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
The B Set has had a shuffle after the arrival of the GW Inspection Saloon, with the Mk1 TSO being removed from the set and the Inspection Saloon replacing it. The Maunsells and Bulleid CK have also been reordered. I can only presume it’s running...
Apr 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM -
jnc replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Luckily the state of the embankment is seemingly such that the poor-quality material can simply be removed, without the remaining material of the embankment (including the active track-bed) collapsing (as seen in bottom image, there). Equally...
Apr 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM -
jnc replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
No signs of any of the propping yet, though. (Which all rests, per the circulated drawings, on 4 piers in the riverbed.) I wonder how long it will take to put that all in, once they get going on it? Noel
Apr 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM -
jnc liked Bikermike's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Wiki says built in 1906, so I'm afraid you have missed contractual limitation by a mere 120 years. Unless the contract was executed as a deed, it's only 114 years late. That's before you get to the problem of privity of contract. I hate to...
Apr 20, 2026 at 10:32 PM -
jnc liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Bit more info on the slip here https://bridgestobroadway.blogspot.com/2026/04/gotherington-slip-repairs-week-1.html Sent from my PGT-N19 using Tapatalk
Apr 20, 2026 at 10:31 PM -
jnc liked brennan's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
In LTC Rolt's autobiography he recounts that in about 1955 the line, beside which he lived at Stanley Pontlarge, was closed for six months for major civil engineering works. He had discussion with the chief civil engineer who said that the...
Apr 20, 2026 at 9:08 PM -
jnc liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
More modern technology and techniques don’t always result in a better job, not the GWSR but your post reminded me of the bridge replacement at Ashchurch when they built a new bridge over the mainline to carry the A46 (previously the A438). They...
Apr 20, 2026 at 8:33 PM -
jnc liked paul1609's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
Think you'll find that most heritage railways are like this and help out where possible, there's very much a all of one "company" ethos in my experience.
Apr 19, 2026 at 9:56 PM -
jnc liked ghost's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
3? :)
Apr 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM -
jnc liked Alex Productions's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I think the plan is eventually for 34007 to go mainline. I doubt it'll happen straight away, it's too needed on the Mid Hants. With 41312 going out of ticket this year that only leaves 35005 & 30506, with no loco in reserve in case one fails. I...
Apr 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM -
jnc liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Good film! A flange greaser would be an idea on that curve!
Apr 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
