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  1. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение marshall5 в теме Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    It strikes me that Sharpethorne is the ideal candidate for a cosmetic restoration and placing in the museum - after all it helped build the line did it not? Ray.

    1 мар 2026 в 22:41

  2. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    No, you want full Wainwright livery to match the tender ... https://www.derekhayward.co.uk/BluebellRailway-1/Bluebell-Railway-Eric-Kemp/i-wW6Cqpm (Not my photo). Tom

    1 мар 2026 в 11:16

  3. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение Hunslet589 в теме Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    GWR 4-4-0s were indeed daily visitors to the Southampton area - usually on trains into Southampton Terminus. There was a daily early evening return working from Reading - worked by Dukes in early years and Bulldogs latterly. Recorded sightings...

    28 фев 2026 в 21:06

  4. Mark Thompson ответил(а) в теме Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    How about a Billinton cab and chimney, gamboge livery, and a painted name?;):eek::Drool: (Ducks to avoid incoming Swindon paperweight)

    28 фев 2026 в 19:01

  5. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I'm sure serious proposals would be considered. But the starting point would surely have to be that that anyone proposing such a deal has the wherewithal to see the job through to completion, and store the loco under cover when not in use. The...

    28 фев 2026 в 11:59

  6. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I'm sure it will steam again. But with 30 locos in the collection and an operational need for only around 8, on average most locos will spend about 3 years out of traffic for every year running. That's just the nature of the collection. And that...

    27 фев 2026 в 14:12

  7. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение burnham-t в теме Rother Valley Railway.

    There was holiday accommodation ("commodious camping huts") for rent on the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire.

    27 фев 2026 в 14:09

  8. Mark Thompson нравится сообщение jnc в теме Rother Valley Railway.

    The URL given here is to the latest post on the RVR blog - which will of course change the instant something new is posted! If one wants to link to a particular post, one needs to find it in the panel on the left, and get the URL from that. I...

    24 фев 2026
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