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  1. Paul42 liked Miff's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    I think Fireline’s post shows it’s rather more than the paperwork. There’s also ballasting & tamping of the whole line. Installing & commissioning the signalling (both rail and road) for 3 level crossings, plus a passing loop and a terminus...

    Aug 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM

  2. Paul42 liked meeee's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.

    There are quite a few extra things going on. Britomart will double head Welsh Pony on the 12:30 Port - TYB train on Saturday. Also footplate rides with Vellinheli at Porthmadog that day. Sunday and Monday there are two Aberglaslyn services with...

    Aug 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM

  3. Paul42 liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    When we first relaid the track we saw all these drainage ditches alongside the miniscule embankments, and some people thought we ought to clear them. Then we realised they were borrow ditches, left and right, to win material for the little...

    Aug 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM

  4. Paul42 liked Fireline's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    The intention is that it will be first used in 2028. I suspect that the track will be complete before then. However, there's fencing, wiring, tree planting, crew training, route proving and a whole host of imponderables to be dealt with before...

    Aug 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM

  5. Paul42 replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Lynwood tunnel takes the railway under the B2028. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4513763 I believe the railway had a lease on the tunnel and had to make a decision whether to renew it or not.

    Aug 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM

  6. Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    AIUI just standard maintenance. The Bluebell owns the trackbed and is maintaining fencing, drainage etc so that the option is there in the future to extend if desired, but I don’t believe there is any significant change beyond that watching...

    Aug 26, 2026 at 11:13 AM

  7. Paul42 liked simon's post in the thread Fakeography.

    Reminds me of a concert at the Camden Roundhouse. A security guard came up to me and said oi, no flash photography. I replied, there's nothing flash about my photography.

    Aug 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM

  8. Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Nothing's good if you drive a Reliant Robin. I once had a lift in one so am speaking from experience.:)

    Aug 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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