Paul42s letzte Aktivitäten
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Paul42 gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Quite remarkable statement really given the size of the FR's fleet, only 3 locos are in long term storage, everything else is either active or under repair. I remember reading something that it is current policy to keep locos operational, as...
24 Juni 2026 um 09:19 -
Paul42 gefällt meeees Beitrag in dem Thema FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Yes the boiler and tanks are toast but an interesting museum piece . The bogies are an incomplete set of worn out bits.
24 Juni 2026 um 09:19 -
Paul42 gefällt SECR 65s Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Roster clerks must be some of the unsung heros of preserved railways. In my main department which I volunteer in (platform staff) our roster clerk often has to send out requests for vacancies. Pleasingly a few weeks ago I was able to help out....
23 Juni 2026 um 19:44 -
Paul42 gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Along with one other person, I looked after footplate rostering for 10 years and it was an interesting challenge. the NYMR uses HOPS for footplate rostering and it is a good tool for doing this. Footplate crews are categorised on a hierarchy...
23 Juni 2026 um 18:46 -
Paul42 gefällt RichardSalmons Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
When I asked one of the Atlantic Team on AGM day, they said it was simply in the works to have a little bit ground off one of the frame rivets, since there was insufficient clearance from the back of one of the driving wheels. This isn't a...
22 Juni 2026 um 16:28 -
Paul42 gefällt jncs Beitrag in dem Thema North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
Yes; also, one of the best reasons to keep things undercover is that it greatly retards decay, which will have to be rectified eventually, taking money and effort. Of course, providing covered storage also takes money and effort, which can't be...
22 Juni 2026 um 13:26 -
Paul42 gefällt rosss Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Hundreds of railway stations were built some distance from the place they purported to serve. After all, whilst those 19th century citizens might have been eager for the potential benefits a railway might bring, they would hardly have wanted to...
22 Juni 2026 um 13:19 -
Paul42 gefällt stumpytrains Beitrag in dem Thema South Devon Mixed Traction weekend 20 & 21 June.
I was there on Sunday and my experience was rather different. The TKh proved very popular with visitors and it was great to see so many people scanning the QR code on the cab side to make donations to Children’s Hospice South West. It was...
22 Juni 2026 um 11:26 -
Paul42 gefällt acorbs Beitrag in dem Thema FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Quite amazed no one on here has posted about the Extreme Steam event. Just got back from 3 superb days riding both railways. Spent Friday getting some Kalahari mileage in, then in the evening enjoyed a round trip to Caernarfon behind a Fairlie,...
22 Juni 2026 um 09:47
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Paul42 gefällt Sheffs Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
…. except in that case, the wagon belonged to a (very) local company, Budget Skips, and was being driven by a local 64 year old, who just happened to be the company owner. In his haste to get to his destination he was driving down a country lane...
22 Juni 2026 um 09:46 -
Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I was on Camelot today, and it was fairly hot, though not unbearable - though next week will be worse. An interesting point about open-cabbed locos, particularly 65, but I suspect the same applies to 2999 (I haven't been on it). When it is very...
21 Juni 2026 um 21:44 -
Paul42 gefällt Barrie Childss Beitrag in dem Thema West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
'09' diesel shunter hooked on the back and returned the train to Bishops Lydeard.
21 Juni 2026 um 16:16
