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mdewell attached a file to the thread The Volunteer - 2/11/26.
I was on the train and it was a great day out. Good weather and everything running close to time (even our train home from Brum departed 17 late, but made time up to only be 10 late at Ruabon) :D I didn't mind 7029 not taking us up the SVR, as...
Nov 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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mdewell replied to the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
And a excellent job it did too. :)
Nov 3, 2026 at 12:16 PM -
mdewell liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
quote a few aspects, as follows - many of our passengers have said they would like a longer ride ; - for coach companies which is an increasing line of business for us there is the prospect of a “drop off, pick up” one way trip, - The GR as...
Nov 3, 2026 at 11:52 AM -
mdewell replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
But they appear to have a practical plan to resolve the situation, so will presumably not 'continue making losses on this scale'.
Nov 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM -
mdewell liked 73108's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
I'm assuming by 'you', you mean 'one' and not me personally? Mind you, as soon as someone announces "Well I won't be watching" - whether it's videos, films, TV series or whatever - it does rather beg the question why they believe they are such a...
Nov 3, 2026 at 11:43 AM -
mdewell liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread The Volunteer - 2/11/26.
A great day out with 7029, a shame it didn't make it up the Valley but good to see it on the turntable at Kiddy. For the return up Old Hill, 7029 produced a sure footed climb with just the one audible slip. Very much a cautious climb given the...
Nov 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM -
mdewell liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Exactly my thought. As soon as I saw “from ..” my mind jumped to “much more than …” Tom
Oct 31, 2026 at 7:59 AM -
mdewell liked Drewry Car's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
As soon as I see "from" in a price for anything the seller has put a serious dent in my interest in pursuing the transaction further. Adding "effectively you pay.." into the equation means the seller has pretty much lost my custom.
Oct 31, 2026 at 7:59 AM -
mdewell liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Dynamic pricing has given me an idea. How about dynamic salaries? At a rough estimate our CEO, FD and other Directors owe the railway about £1.5 million due to overpayments for the last three years.
Oct 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM -
mdewell replied to the thread Boiler tubes.
Have you read the HRA 'Tubing of Locomotive Boilers' guidance note? https://www.hra.uk.com/storage/HGR-B9001-Is03-%20Tubing%20of%20Locomotive%20Boilers.pdf
Oct 30, 2026 at 12:01 PM -
mdewell liked NathanP's post in the thread 82045 The way ahead?.
It's because the website doesn't have an SSL certificate, and Google is on a crusade to make all websites have one. But from what I can see you don't collect any personal data on your website, so you don't technically need one. There are no forms...
Oct 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM -
mdewell replied to the thread 82045 The way ahead?.
Exactly. I had the same (non-existent) problem on my website and only 'resolved' it when my website host offered free SSL certs.
Oct 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
