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Matt78 reageerde op het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
Late change in the roster, L150 will be out now over the weekend.
28 aug 2026 om 18:28 -
Matt78 reageerde op het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
yes, we expect that steam will return on Sunday with Haulwen doing the honours. Matt
27 aug 2026 om 21:20 -
Matt78 vond flying scotsman123's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Back to steam for the bank holiday weekend! We've had a good lot of rain over the last 24 hours with more forecast, some quite impressive thunderstorms too. I understand it'll be the two 2-8-0s out to start with, seen as the safest to begin with.
27 aug 2026 om 18:58 -
Matt78 reageerde op het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
there may be hope then! Matters are under regular review. Matt
26 aug 2026 om 19:55 -
Matt78 vond Steve's post leuk in het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
The Natural England fire severity index says you should be Ok by the weekend. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/328554206f114fc98c707bfc1b880cf7
26 aug 2026 om 19:45 -
Matt78 reageerde op het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
it’s still tinder dry. Both Haulwen and L150 are good to go but they won’t be moving until we have more rain. Matt
26 aug 2026 om 19:10 -
Matt78 reageerde op het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
not looking hopeful at the moment sadly. Matt
26 aug 2026 om 18:58 -
Matt78 vond GWJ's post leuk in het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
Visited yesterday - due to the fire risk the 03 was the motive power for our 4 coach train which ran as far as Llwyfan Cerrig. Apparently it had difficulty reaching 4th gear and we pootled along at about 15mph. At Llwyfan Cerrig the engine...
26 aug 2026 om 17:57
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Matt78 vond acorb's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I think everyone is on the same sheet here. For too long Mk 1s have been cinderella vehicles and 30 years ago there was a good supply, so if one got a bit tired you could easily get another in reasonable condition. As @Bikermike says that supply...
25 aug 2026 om 07:35 -
Matt78 reageerde op het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
to respond to the “rude” paragraph…. the point I was making is that many MK1’s have beeen in service for 30 years (plus) on some heritage lines without major repairs. Case in point our TSO 4420 - arrived in 1993 and in constant use since...
24 aug 2026 om 21:16 -
Matt78 vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
The point about Mark 1s coming to the end of their BR life has been made sporadically on the forum over the last few years (I know I have raised it a few times (*)) There is a looming issue that railways are not putting enough into carriage...
24 aug 2026 om 18:53 -
Matt78 vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Yes, I'd heard similar figures on the Bluebell - and as you say, that is just for getting some stuff attended to externally, we still do significant work ourselves once they come back. Agreed. At the Bluebell we do trimming work as a contract...
24 aug 2026 om 18:31 -
Matt78 reageerde op het topic GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Repairing carriages on a contract basis is expensive. We have spent a six figure sum on 2 MK1’s which were both operating prior to repairs. In both cases we could have done even more work to them. Many MK1’s are coming to the end of their...
24 aug 2026 om 07:54 -
Matt78 heeft een bijlage toegevoegd aan het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
Aberaeron signal box is now open to the public after a comprehensive restoration.
23 aug 2026 om 15:57
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Matt78 vond Chris M Jones's post leuk in het topic The Gwili Railway thread.
GREAT news indeed. Please thank every involved in the planning, preparation and actual spadework.
23 aug 2026 om 10:06
