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Paul42 liked marshall5's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
As you say the service starts tomorrow, initially Th -SuO. I haven't been into Douglas this week but photos posted last week on the Supporters FB page (below) showed that work was still ongoing on roads 1 & 2 (the platform and loop normally...
19. Ožujak 2026. u 12:48
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Paul42 liked TH Railway Videos's post in the thread RTC 2026.
The brave few up at an ungodly hour to join the tour at 0542 from Kings Cross for a less than 100 min stay in Whitby, at least the sunshine made a welcome appearance! [ATTACH]
19. Ožujak 2026. u 12:47
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Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I read there as being confusion here. What people are writing of the user journey suggests that tickets are not being sold as Gift Aid tickets, but that purchasers are being invited to make additional donations, which would be eligible for Gift...
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Paul42 liked 35B's post in the thread Jacobite 2026.
As discussed at length, that precedent is a poor match for the West Highland Extension.
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I believe they also tried to say that the Bluebell couldn't have an engine named "Stepney", until it was pointed out that the loco had first borne that name around 90 years before the book was written and therefore had prior claim! It always...
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Paul42 liked alexl102's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
From my house just south of Leeds at 15:50 on a normal working Tuesday, Pickering is 70 minutes whilst the ELR station at Bury is 99 minutes. But the point is absolutely valid, that there's a section of West Yorkshire where they're in...
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Paul42 liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Saphos: Blue Peter to Carlisle - 12/02/26; Sir Nigel Gresley - 11/03/26; Britannia - 8/04/26.
I inadvertently touched a bit of a nerve with my comment about the chap wandering about alongside SNG and agree with most of what has been said. I chose the location as, I like the angle, the close up view and the sun was shining on that side of...
16. Ožujak 2026. u 13:21
