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Nick C 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 8:34 PM
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Nick C liked green five's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
Things are going well today even though 68067 was apparently playing up again this morning when we arrived. She was taken off her service with 41312 and put in the yard again while the class 20 hauled her train to Alton. She returned to her...
Apr 25, 2026 at 7:24 PM -
Nick C liked 5944's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18X5fbm3C7/ C17 passing over No.4 this afternoon as captured my heroic fireman wing commander Will Bradley north of Castletown Station #aceshigh [ATTACH]
Apr 25, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Nick C liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
I bottled it up a lot and let it take over my life. I won't go into details as this isn't the place for it, and it wasn't just the heritage railway sector that did it; at the end of January, I was in a very dark place, hence why I've been so...
Apr 23, 2026 at 8:52 AM -
Nick C replied to the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
2,5,3&5 respectively. RMB in the bar set, Griddle in the other 5-set
Apr 22, 2026 at 1:43 PM -
Nick C liked 73108's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
Not wishing to hijack the Spa Valley thread or, indeed, the fantastic achievement of replacing the Broom Lane bridge. But... As someone all-too-familiar with such things, I often hear and read similar sentiments. However in my experience (and I...
Apr 22, 2026 at 1:37 PM -
Nick C liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
The following is a copy-and-paste from a report I've just sent to our volunteers on HOPS. Hello everyone, Saturday and Sunday saw the first trains operating over the new Broom Lane Bridge. It was certainly great to see the whole railway open...
Apr 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM
