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  1. marshall5 liked jamesd's post in the thread Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.

    I had exactly the same experience at Llanfair. I was told the train was full and I couldn't travel even though I could see it was at best 1/3 full about 2 mins before departure. I queried this and was told it was the return from Welshpool that...

    24. Ožujak 2026. u 09:36

  2. marshall5 priljepljuje datoteku u temu Southall Toad 68766.

    Lindsay in it's working days. Ray. [ATTACH]

    Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Lindsay.jpg 23. Ožujak 2026. u 18:42

  3. marshall5 odgovara u temi Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates.

    My wife and had a similar experience at the W&L a couple of years ago. In the queue to buy tickets at Llanfair the family in front of me was told that the train was fully booked. They turned around and went back to their car. I was then told the...

    23. Ožujak 2026. u 17:43

  4. marshall5 odgovara u temi Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    ISTR that 3612 was pretty well stripped by the time it left Barry in Dec.1978 and the SVR primarily wanted it as a spare boiler for 5764 & 7714. The frames lay at Eardington for many years and were cut up after any useful parts were removed such...

    23. Ožujak 2026. u 17:23

  5. marshall5 priljepljuje datoteku u temu Steamtown Carnforth.

    SNCF 231.K22 and DB 80.14 at Steamtown in 1975 and 1973 respectively. Ray.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]

    JH a-75-13 231K22 Carnforth Spr.75.jpg 02-73-10 DB 80 014 Carnforth 1973.jpg 22. Ožujak 2026. u 20:40

  6. marshall5 priljepljuje datoteku u temu Rolling Stock For Sale.

    Anyone fancy a partly restored Hawksworth Bk. 3rd for sale on Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/298141867809? Looks like it's at Wallingford? Ray. [ATTACH]

    s-l1600.jpg 22. Ožujak 2026. u 17:45

  7. marshall5 liked Big Al's post in the thread Roger Farnworth Articles.

    These have been deleted from this thread and the National Prerservation site. If you are interested in these writings then please go to a dedicated thread run by the author, as below: https://rogerfarnworth.com/

    22. Ožujak 2026. u 09:26

  8. marshall5 odgovara u temi Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    GWR4707 is correct in that 9629's boiler was obtained as a spare for 3650 when 9629 was cosmetically restored and plinthed outside the Cardiff Holiday Inn. The Dean Goods boiler was originally bought by the KWVR (no idea where from tho') as a...

    20. Ožujak 2026.
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