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  1. 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...

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  2. 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 regularly headed out to see her many...

    Apr 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. John Petley attached a file to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I must admit, I was a bit disappointed to read of the plans to turn 80151 to face north. Facing south does offer opportunities away from the more popular spots for north facing engines. However, a trawl through my photos made me realise that...

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  7. John Petley replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Furthermore, had the T3 remained in service into BR days, it would have been carrying a Drummond-style lipped chimney rather than the Adams stovepipe. All the same, a pretty convincing spoof!

    Apr 2, 2026

  8. John Petley liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    The purists will be complaining about the LSWR headcode with a BR livery :rolleyes: Tom

    Apr 2, 2026
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