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mdewell replied to the thread Oswestry Update.
In case anyone was wondering why I volunteer at Oswestry. . . . :D
Jul 6, 2026 at 10:05 AM -
mdewell liked James Hewett's post in the thread 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...
Jul 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM -
mdewell replied to the thread 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....
Jul 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM -
mdewell liked 5944's post in the thread Oswestry Update.
08220/D3290 arrived this morning, according to a photo I was sent by another Coney Green crossing keeper!
Jul 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM -
mdewell liked Nathanjw032's post in the thread 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...
Jul 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM -
mdewell replied to the thread 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...
Jul 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM -
mdewell liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread 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...
Jul 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
