John Petley's Recent Activity
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John Petley liked torgormaig's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Good to see it coming on steadily. I can't wait to see it out and about, not because I particularly admire the little loco but because work can then start in earnest on 488 (or 30583 as the forum's favourite Owl would prefer). Roll on the return...
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:54 AM -
John Petley liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Thank you! We're getting back to where we want to be again slowly but surely, combination of Covid and a couple of badly overrunning projects now finished definitely have us on the back foot at the moment but we're doing our best. Was an...
Apr 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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John Petley liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
The Eddystone move to 81C with its and the WCRC support coach was scheduled to clash with out weekly Tesco delivery. So I did walk up to Northbrook Road Bridge at 08:15. However Tesco driver was early at 09:50 and even allowing for having to take...
Apr 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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John Petley liked green five's post in the thread RTC: Edinburgh Flyer - 04/04/26.
34067 was a brilliant performer and reliable in the early part of her preservation Main Line career. We always looked forward to a trip behind her on the ML as the performance could be quite spectacular and we regularly headed out to see her many...
Apr 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM -
John Petley liked pwsw5054's post in the thread 46447 Overhaul.
The boiler is now reunited with the frames.[IMG] Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
Apr 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM -
John Petley liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
[img]34072 "257 Squadron" at the Swanage Railway by Martin Creese, on Flickr Back in the Strong Country [img]34072 "257 Squadron" at the Swanage Railway by Martin Creese, on Flickr Quarr Farm Crossing [img]34072 "257 Squadron" at the...
Apr 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM -
John Petley liked free2grice's post in the thread 46447 Overhaul.
I was fortunate to be able to visit Cranmore engine shed yesterday. 46447 was outside in the sunshine with more parts being assembled. What struck me was the average age of the young fitters as it was probably only in the mid twenties. Well done...
Apr 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
