Paul42s letzte Aktivitäten
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Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
The mind boggles ;) (What happens in Wittersham stays in Wittersham …) Tom
23 Mai 2026 um 12:22 -
Paul42 gefällt Brevas Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
It's how we laid the Bodiam extension. The Northiam extension was laid with track panels, assembled at Wittersham.
23 Mai 2026 um 12:21 -
Paul42 gefällt torgormaigs Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I was on the first train that day, aged nine. It was the only railway event that my dad ever took me to - and here is my ticket (actually my dad's in all probability) to prove it[ATTACH] A day I remember well Peter
23 Mai 2026 um 12:20
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Paul42 gefällt WorkingPressure225s Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I would argue that the event will be even better than the Bluebell 65 event last year - not least because there’s 9 engines running over the weekend! Can’t wait for people to see what’s in store for this one… ;) Arguably the best bit of the...
23 Mai 2026 um 12:20 -
Paul42 gefällt Rail Rovers Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I make no comment on the structural works as I do not possess any relevant facts & I am not suitably qualified. However this view may help people to see a more complete picture & address some concerns: [ATTACH] Please note that the picture was...
23 Mai 2026 um 12:19
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Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
August 7 1960 was the first day that trains ran, so that weekend nearly always has some kind of "internal" type event. Tom
22 Mai 2026 um 22:41 -
Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Isn’t there a question of reversibility? That is, hypothetically you could remove the existing cylinder block and preserve it; and replace with a new set of cylinders (of any construction method, it wouldn’t matter visually); but doing so...
22 Mai 2026 um 13:47 -
Paul42 gefällt Paul Grants Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Trickle fill with a large version of the mechanism in a cistern to stop it overflowing.
21 Mai 2026 um 21:27 -
Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It does slightly surprise me that the NYMR doesn't arrange water at its intermediate stations - it doesn't have to be grand, a tank wagon in a siding with a submersible pump and a fire hose would do. It would give more peace of mind, particularly...
21 Mai 2026 um 20:01 -
Paul42 gefällt Kje7812s Beitrag in dem Thema SVR Spring Diesel Festival 14th-17th May 2026.
Quite often rail staff (mainline or preserved) are the worse for it. They think they know best.
21 Mai 2026 um 10:44 -
Paul42 gefällt JBTEvanss Beitrag in dem Thema SVR Spring Diesel Festival 14th-17th May 2026.
The guy works for a TOC too it's been said on social media, unbelievable, Mr Dunster has been able to identify him and will be contacting him directly.
21 Mai 2026 um 10:44 -
Paul42 gefällt Tobbess Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I don't want to pour cold water on these things, but speculation of which bits of land Mike Buse and co are targeting doesn't strike me as very helpful. Mike's astonishing record in achieving things deemed "impossible" (most recently the Scout...
21 Mai 2026 um 10:40 -
Paul42 gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It could have been. When there were previous problems with the bridge, some 40+ years ago, NYCC argued that the bridge was the responsibility of the railway as it was built out of rails by the NER and on the old formation and was thus railway...
21 Mai 2026 um 10:30 -
Paul42 gefällt 5944s Beitrag in dem Thema Paddle Steamer Waverley.
https://archive.is/20260520104235/https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/historic-waverley-paddle-steamer-rescues-stranded-calmac-passengers-after-isle-of-mull-ferry-breaks-down-8554544 Good bit of publicity for them.
20 Mai 2026 um 18:57
