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Paul42 liked Robin Moira White's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
It has been a priviledge to act as Project Manager for this significant governance change, brought about by the vision and hard work of many people. The gradient now eases slightly but there is a fair amount still to do to bring the process to...
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Paul42 liked LMS2968's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
The story is that the GWR men told George Ivatt that he had a good engine in the Black Five, but it was a shame it couldn't be fitted fitted with Stephenson's gear like the GWR Hall class, which, they reckoned, would improve it. Ivatt was known...
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Paul42 liked 5098's post in the thread VT Cathedrals Express to Newcastle - 12/06/26.
Ackworth on the return: [ATTACH] https://richardstevens.smugmug.com/
Jun 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Paul42 liked JEB-245584's post in the thread VT Cathedrals Express to Newcastle - 12/06/26.
Through Sherburn-in-Elmet, a minute or so down, 37240 on the back just ticking over.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Jun 12, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Yes - though I guess the point is that the load limit is the load limit - so if it is raised to 160 tons, that means it has been deemed you can take 160 tons with that loco at any time, including in the carriage warming season. (The current...
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Paul42 liked ficksberglion's post in the thread VT Cathedrals Express to Newcastle - 12/06/26.
Same location 62 years earlier !! [ATTACH]
Jun 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
A Beattie Well Tank at 60? Where do I sign up? :) Tom
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Paul42 liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread RTC Portsmouth Flyer - 13/06/26.
From my experience most timings (these days even the regulars like a CME sometimes ) are different to the provisional ones. Cambridge Dictionary defines provisional as: "for the present time but likely to change:" I stewarded a Central Wales...
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Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2klxxk7k2o?fbclid=Iwb21leASWvm9jbGNrBJa-OWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHp5W55uCcYrPDdR0Ftnz4FrTIpCPABD5XVwIhBjXqhkMIpmhWWtatySW9Z1I_aem_5wBXxWhc1FTIULTbkD1EqQ Disgraceful behaviour! :D
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