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jnc liked beavis's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
May 2nd 2026. Something Different at Toddington.[ATTACH]
May 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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jnc replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Some more images of the slip repair: GWSR Infrastructure — Drainage - Off with their heads!; half way down the page (includes details of drainage installed in the repair). Noel
May 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
Yes; everyone might want to note that many of the more successful lines have in-house covered spaces. I was going to say that if there are two smaller lines close together, they might share a common facility for that - although I suppose they'd...
May 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM -
jnc liked 6024KEI's post in the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
I disagree. There is a financial crisis albeit mostly due to criminal activity so you need to cut costs and increase revenues. Extending the line to Kelston/Saltford is a good ambition but realistically most visitors aren't going to pay much more...
May 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM -
jnc liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
57 marketing staff? Not enough in my opinion. I think they should employ at least 50 more, use the Station Hotel for office space, treble the admin budget, double the CEO's salary, buy a more diesels, abandon all steam, book a gala dinner every...
May 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM -
jnc liked alexl102's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry if this is already been covered, but I’ve just noticed that at least one of the posters for the Thomas event appears to be AI generated. When you have 57 marketing staff on your payroll I’d expect them to do a bit more than typing a prompt...
May 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM -
jnc liked Miff's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
It’s back: https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/2026/04/passing-loop.html?m=1
May 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM -
jnc replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Great images; thanks for posting them! They show excellent progress! There's enough stone down now that the chances of the sides of the excavation collapsing seem now (to this total amateur at geotechnical engineering) to be minimal. The...
May 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM -
jnc liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
More pictures of the slip remediation including some drone shots: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Meanwhile Manston has landed at Toddington and is straight into service every day this bank holiday weekend over the full length of the...
May 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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jnc liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
lost missing post found but our web master is on a long drive so will post again soon as he can.
May 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM -
jnc liked Kingscross's post in the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
I’m a trustee of the Avon Valley Railway Heritage Trust, and we’ve just launched our “Fit for the Future” Appeal, focused on safeguarding the long‑term future of the railway. The aims are deliberately forward‑looking: investing in essentials...
May 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM -
jnc replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
A new entry has appeared (Northbank Headshunt reinforcing improvement), but the 'disappeared' entry ('Passing loop') is still missing. (Not complaining - you all do a marvelous job of keeping us informed - just observing. Did it perchance 'let a...
May 1, 2026 at 11:31 AM -
jnc liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Thanks Mike Goodwin. In reply. Plans aren't to lay the P Way in two phases as finished trackbed becomes available. Phase one of track laying will comprise the section from the old Salehurst Halt site back to Junction Rd with plans to complete...
May 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM -
jnc liked RichardSalmon's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
It's interesting to note that we are constantly amazed at the proportion of legacies which come in to the Trust where the individual is neither a shareholder nor a member, let alone a life member! And those are also sometimes the larger legacies...
May 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM -
jnc replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Removed, apparently. (Perhaps temporarily?) The Wayback Machine hadn't caught it, alas. Noel
Apr 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
