Paul42s letzte Aktivitäten
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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 -
Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Maybe North Yorks CC could provide a footpath diversion over a nice wide former-rail bridge parallel to the footbridge which, although no longer strong enough to bear the weight of trains, should still be plenty strong enough for pedestrians...
20 Mai 2026 um 18:55 -
Paul42 gefällt Deepgreens Beitrag in dem Thema Saphos Trains 2026.
Another problem for 34046 today...[ATTACH]
20 Mai 2026 um 18:54
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Paul42 gefällt kelsh002s Beitrag in dem Thema GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Spotted on Reddit. If that doesn't confirm things then don't know what will...https://www.reddit.com/r/uktrains/comments/1tiiu0r/spotted_lms_stanier_class_5_being_transported/
20 Mai 2026 um 15:13 -
Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
The LNERCA might have a few carriages knocking about under-used! ;) Tom
19 Mai 2026 um 22:42 -
Paul42 gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’d suggest that the so-called outer stone arches are more to make it look pretty than anything else. The Victorians were fond of decorative features on things that they built
19 Mai 2026 um 19:07 -
Paul42 gefällt Britfoamers Beitrag in dem Thema Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
A short group trip to the IoM and here are a few images I managed, including the C17 at Castletown:[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
19 Mai 2026 um 14:33
