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  1. Matt78 liked Ivatt2MT's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    Apologies for the thread bump, but Steam Railway had a really good set of pieces in the latest issue covering the current state of the remaining ex-Barry locos. I was quite surprised to learn how close 5539 reportedly is to completion to the...

    May 29, 2026 at 8:09 PM
  2. Matt78 replied to the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    great to see another 55xx return to steam especially with the surviving examples achieving their centenary in 2027. I wonder if there will be a special event to mark this somewhere next year?

    May 29, 2026 at 8:08 PM
  3. Matt78 liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.

    The following is a copy of an email I have just sent to our volunteers, and is a great piece of news from the Spa Valley Railway. "Good evening, everyone, I have some extremely good news that I am delighted to pass on. I've just got off the...

    May 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM