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Mark Thompson liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

Thanks Noel. We try not to hang about!! And here replacement beams for the repair of Bridge 18. More detail here: https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/ [ATTACH]

Mark Thompson liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

Latest up dates, including rapid progress with the loco preparation pit. Much more is at https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/ [ATTACH]

Mark Thompson replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.

As the Infrastructure Blog for some reason, really doesn't want me to log in to comment, I thought I'd post a message of congratulations here. The departments "Protect and Survive" model is very obviously one to look to for the rest of the...

Mark Thompson liked Nimbus's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

A couple of my pictures of Sharpthorne in 1982 (in green) and 2009 (in blue). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

Mark Thompson liked 5944's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

Sharpthorn update. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Xcm4z4kNG/ Quite aware there has been a lack of updates recently, but fear not, work in the background is being carried out. Bluebell Driver Bob Blake has done an immense amount of searches...

Mark Thompson attached a file to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

Many more updates since Wednesday, including the start of digging out the disposal pit for the new locomotive shed, clearance through the Salehurst section, and continued work on Robertsbridge station building. I particularly like this...

Mark Thompson liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

Good news from the HRA awards. Firstly, the team responsible for the restoration of Maunsell Brake 3rd No. 3687 won the rolling stock preservation award. Secondly, the https://www.setg.org.uk/ (custodians of the Bluebell-owned 4-VEP 3417) won...

Mark Thompson attached a file to the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

Mark Thompson liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

Part of me would really like to see that carriage restored. But a bigger part thinks we should concentrate on the vernacular, not the special - hence being pleased to see work on 971 after many years, a carriage I remember from early visits to...

Mark Thompson replied to the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

Asbestos removal was done, to the best of my knowledge, several decades ago, when a start was made, working alongside the old platform 1 at HK, of replacing the 1930s sliding toplights with original pattern LB&SCR replacements. Unfortunately,...

Mark Thompson liked lynbarn's post in the thread Rolling Stock For Sale.

Hi Mark, thinking about it overnight, yes, I do recall it was said at the time that it couldn't be used due to it having Asbestos inside it. Now I am sure there are many reasons why it is where it is in the restoration queue. Now I am not taking...