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Mick45305 liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
Very nice to meet up at Medstead and Four Marks station, great chatting with you. And I do like your varied coverage of today. My day didn't go to plan after my 09.00 arrival for a full day at Medstead. On parking my car I noticed some minor...
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Mick45305 liked DanielsTrains's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
Footage from a fantastic 2 days at the Gala, Lots of Sunshine resulted in some fabulous shots. Enjoy [MEDIA]
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:17 PM -
Mick45305 liked 6026 King John's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
Beautiful day down in Hampshire today. The countryside really does look glorious when the sun comes out! Gala went went well today - everything ran almost to time and the locos all seemed to behave themselves! It was obviously the right move...
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Mick45305 liked James McLeish's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Little theatrics from 34028 at Hasland this afternoon; understandable given the conditions, but still nice to see her on the mainline for the first time nonetheless! [MEDIA]
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:15 PM -
Mick45305 liked Karlh's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Some of mine from the tour and a video too. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [MEDIA]
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Mick45305 liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 34028 going well up the climb through Lidlington this evening. The box on the back was noticeably quiet.
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Mick45305 liked staffordian's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
A couple of shots taken from Bennerley Viaduct 'The Iron Giant' as 34028 Eddystone crawls towards an adverse signal caused by the preceding train having just left Ilkeston Station... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Mick45305 liked 5944's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
I assume you've not noticed the lack of rain this month then? Hertfordshire has had 0.8mm this month so far. So much for April showers! Warm, dry and windy weather plus lack of recent rainfall mean old growth is still there and there hasn't been...
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM -
Mick45305 liked Bulleid Pacific's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
A little bit heart in mouth getting to Euston, and then powering across to Kings Cross only to find it's a shambles. Nevertheless, a great few days, and thanks to everyone who made it happen.
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM -
Mick45305 liked free2grice's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
A bit harsh. The lineside is as dry as a bone at present. I was at the Mid-Hants yesterday and saw 3 fires burning at the same time, one was quite serious. <BJ>
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM -
Mick45305 liked TH Railway Videos's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
You wouldn’t think there was a fire risk from the performance and clag heading up the gradient from Lidlington on the Marston Vale Line![ATTACH]
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Mick45305 liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread Northern Belle 2026.
[ATTACH] Making up for lost time, SR BoB Class No.34067 'Tangmere' speeds the 'Northern Belle' through Beckfoot towards Tebay and onward to Carlisle with Craig Todd driving. Matt Anderson on the shovel and Matt Miller Guard. The crew will also...
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Mick45305 liked nige757's post in the thread Northern Belle 2026.
34067 Seen from above Tebay running through the Lune Gorge and under the Motorway. [MEDIA]
Apr 25, 2026 at 11:09 PM -
Mick45305 liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
Another month rolls by! We finally have an idea of the final cost to complete the boiler from here on in, but before that’s published we’re looking at how we finance this and of course let our shareholders and supporters know. In Devon, work has...
Apr 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Mick45305 liked Wozzy18's post in the thread Sandringham New Build.
I hope members of this Forum will not mind me posting this. We are a family of like minded enthusiasts so apologies if this is not allowed. I will remove it if the moderators ask. As many will know, Brian Hall, our chairman and founder of the...
Apr 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
