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mdewells letzte Aktivitäten

  1. mdewell antwortete auf das Thema Oswestry Update.

    In case anyone was wondering why I volunteer at Oswestry. . . . :D

    6 Juli 2026 um 10:05
  2. mdewell gefällt James Hewetts Beitrag in dem Thema Southwold Railway.

    A reminder about the upcoming Blythburgh Station Open Day on Sunday July 26th - 10.30 'til 15.45, all free apart from a small charge for (short!) train rides. Latitude Festival is on, just up the road, so avoiding Henham and approaching us via...

    6 Juli 2026 um 09:56
  3. mdewell antwortete auf das Thema Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.

    The perils of an unofficial collecting of special event dates is that you don't usually get notified when things change. :( I aim to give an overview of all events on all railways, but always go by the railways own website when planning a visit....

    5 Juli 2026 um 20:39
  4. mdewell gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema Oswestry Update.

    08220/D3290 arrived this morning, according to a photo I was sent by another Coney Green crossing keeper!

    3 Juli 2026 um 17:24
  5. mdewell gefällt Nathanjw032s Beitrag in dem Thema Nene Valley Railway.

    Hi all, As chairman of the newly formed European Steam Preservation Society, I thought I’d address the points made above to clarify our position :) Firstly, the group is made up of volunteers who have been involved with heritage steam and...

    2 Juli 2026 um 20:49
  6. mdewell antwortete auf das Thema Oswestry Update.

    Further to the above, D3290 is now expected to arrive tomorrow (Friday) and is expected to be with us for at least 1 year. :) PS. I hope it arrives promptly in the morning, as we have a fuel delivery later in the day, part of which is for the...

    2 Juli 2026 um 20:43
  7. mdewell gefällt FearOfManchesters Beitrag in dem Thema Oswestry Update.

    Agreed, having to take pacers daily on the hope valley line as much as I resent what I decided was typical northern under-investment/cast offs they are a part of railway history and an example of savvy cost effective engineering, it’s nice to see...

    2 Juli 2026 um 20:37
  8. mdewell antwortete auf das Thema Oswestry Update.

    A lot of chat in many threads about the need for steam, but talking to people at Oswestry today, it seems that the CHR Pacer Gala was very successful and attracted people from quite a distance (at least 1 from Deal in Kent). It takes all sorts I...

    30 Juni 2026