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Paul42s letzte Aktivitäten

  1. Paul42 gefällt Miffs Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.

    I think Fireline’s post shows it’s rather more than the paperwork. There’s also ballasting & tamping of the whole line. Installing & commissioning the signalling (both rail and road) for 3 level crossings, plus a passing loop and a terminus...

    27 August 2026 um 10:53
  2. Paul42 gefällt meeees Beitrag in dem Thema FR & WHR & WHHR News.

    There are quite a few extra things going on. Britomart will double head Welsh Pony on the 12:30 Port - TYB train on Saturday. Also footplate rides with Vellinheli at Porthmadog that day. Sunday and Monday there are two Aberglaslyn services with...

    27 August 2026 um 10:53
  3. Paul42 gefällt Brevas Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.

    When we first relaid the track we saw all these drainage ditches alongside the miniscule embankments, and some people thought we ought to clear them. Then we realised they were borrow ditches, left and right, to win material for the little...

    26 August 2026 um 18:44
  4. Paul42 gefällt Firelines Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.

    The intention is that it will be first used in 2028. I suspect that the track will be complete before then. However, there's fencing, wiring, tree planting, crew training, route proving and a whole host of imponderables to be dealt with before...

    26 August 2026 um 15:12
  5. Paul42 antwortete auf das Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Lynwood tunnel takes the railway under the B2028. See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4513763 I believe the railway had a lease on the tunnel and had to make a decision whether to renew it or not.

    26 August 2026 um 15:10
  6. Paul42 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    AIUI just standard maintenance. The Bluebell owns the trackbed and is maintaining fencing, drainage etc so that the option is there in the future to extend if desired, but I don’t believe there is any significant change beyond that watching...

    26 August 2026 um 11:13
  7. Paul42 gefällt simons Beitrag in dem Thema Fakeography.

    Reminds me of a concert at the Camden Roundhouse. A security guard came up to me and said oi, no flash photography. I replied, there's nothing flash about my photography.

    25 August 2026 um 20:50
  8. Paul42 gefällt Steves Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    Nothing's good if you drive a Reliant Robin. I once had a lift in one so am speaking from experience.:)

    25 August 2026 um 20:50