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  1. mdewell liked 5944's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/192G5aXJSD/ Swanage Railway Secures Charitable Status in Landmark 50th Anniversary Year Swanage Railway is delighted to announce that it has officially been granted charitable status by the Charity Commission,...

    Jun 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM

  2. mdewell liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Thanks. I guess comments are largely out of viewing the RVR web/blog site pictures of the area where we laid the 350m of track a week ago? If that's correct then the parallel roadway you were looking at is actually the part finished formation...

    Jun 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM

  3. mdewell attached a file to the thread Oswestry Update.

    And if you need a drink after that. . . [ATTACH] PS. Don't count on the steam. . . Barclay 2261 has passed it's hydraulic test, but boiler still to pass the steam test . . . and then there the little task of putting it back on the frames!

    beerfest.jpg Jun 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM

  4. mdewell liked Ivatt2MT's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.

    So based on the recent pieces from Steam Railway and the continued updates from various owners, I believe this is the current database in terms of where things are at. I decided to split the "active restoration" tag up between locos we've had...

    Jun 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM

  5. mdewell liked 5944's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BCb386xfg/ MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT How good is this!!! The High Weald Steam Working Weekend team are immensely excited to announce that the Bluebell Railway's Manning Wardle 0-6-0T "Sharpthorn" of 1877 will be...

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