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  1. Matt78 liked oldmrheath's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I was looking at some reviews for another railway last night and the recent negative reviews were from people who had been expecting steam but got diesel. Yes the balance may be shifting but for many steam is still the expectation Jon

    Jul 10, 2026 at 7:44 AM

  2. Matt78 liked NeilL's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

    L150 in the heat today [ATTACH]

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  3. Matt78 replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

    yes the B10 structure is wrought iron and believed to date from 1860. B11 and 12 and 13 are all stone arch. It is clear doe to the width of the abutments that the beams were originally further apart. Bridge 10 is stated to be 1m lower in...

    Jul 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM

  4. Matt78 replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

    L150 in use this week and next subject to usual caveats.

    Jul 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM

  5. Matt78 replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

    the girders are wrought iron and are believed to date from 1860. Options are to repair or replace. Leaning towards the latter at the moment but will have to see.

    Jul 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM

  6. Matt78 replied to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

    with respect to Bridge 10 this was recently inspected by our usual engineer and we are looking at a scheme to repair the bridge. As ever this will be subject to funding being available.

    Jul 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM

  7. Matt78 liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.

    Only money! It seems to be disappearing at a very quick rate with some hefty bills coming in from leaky finders. What’s great to see though is the progress they have made. I’ll post some boiler pics soon but in the meantime here are the latest...

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  8. Matt78 attached a file to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

    Taff 28 has received a makeover back into TVR black.

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  9. Matt78 liked Andy2857's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    4150 sounds fantastic. Hard to beat a prairie on the valley.

    Jul 4, 2026
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