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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
The mind boggles ;) (What happens in Wittersham stays in Wittersham …) Tom
May 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM -
Paul42 liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
It's how we laid the Bodiam extension. The Northiam extension was laid with track panels, assembled at Wittersham.
May 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM -
Paul42 liked torgormaig's post in the thread 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
May 23, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Paul42 liked WorkingPressure225's post in the thread 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...
May 23, 2026 at 12:20 PM -
Paul42 liked Rail Rover's post in the thread 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...
May 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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
May 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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...
May 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM -
Paul42 liked Paul Grant's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Trickle fill with a large version of the mechanism in a cistern to stop it overflowing.
May 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM -
Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 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...
May 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM -
Paul42 liked Kje7812's post in the thread 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.
May 21, 2026 at 10:44 AM -
Paul42 liked JBTEvans's post in the thread 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.
May 21, 2026 at 10:44 AM -
Paul42 liked Tobbes's post in the thread 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...
May 21, 2026 at 10:40 AM -
Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread 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...
May 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread 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.
May 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
