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  1. Paul Grant replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    My bad, I had assumed it was written gospel. All the post said was: "Next project news. Our next project has started its journey, watch this space for details."

    Jun 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM

  2. Paul Grant replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Reported over on the NELPG Faceache that they are taking on 68030, the Austerity that has stalled and could be a potential for oil burning (edit because I was wrong. More details to follow.

    Jun 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM

  3. Paul Grant replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Thank you. I wasn't sure with it being extracted if the work done would warrant a fresh ticket or not.

    Jun 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM

  4. Paul Grant liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    If you mean on 506 then no, the work is not so extensive as to enable that. That boiler will require a fairly significant overhaul next time, so I wouldn’t expect any extensions either. The focus is on getting her back into traffic as soon as...

    Jun 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM

  5. Paul Grant replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Watching the latest In The Loop, the focus is on the ULS and the various work on 499 and 506. With all the work done to the boiler, is a fresh boiler ticket being sought?

    Jun 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM

  6. Paul Grant replied to the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    Deleted because this can of worms isnt worth opening again.

    Jun 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM

  7. Paul Grant liked torgormaig's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway Cuckoo Line Gala - June 13-15 2025.

    In that case is it going to appear in the grubby state that the original ran in on the Wealden Railtour - I understand that it was a last minute substitute for the booked loco that was failed on shed. And while we are at it is the BR Standard 4...

    Jun 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM

  8. Paul Grant replied to the thread 1589 "Newstead".

    A huge and hearty congratulations to the team that have been restoring it. Its been a long road but hopefully they can start enjoying the fruits of their labour.

    Jun 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM

  9. Paul Grant liked Wagoniester's post in the thread 1589 "Newstead".

    Well, things have taken a huge step forward. On Monday it was crunch time as the boiler inspector came to do what we hoped would be the final steam test - and gave the boiler a clean bill of health! That could only mean one thing, and so today,...

    IMG-20250606-WA0002.jpg Jun 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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