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Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2026.
[ATTACH] Screen grab of 71000 near Baldock at lunchtime today. 3 seconds after the class 47 went by, a pair of class 379s came the other way - phew!
13. Lipanj 2026. u 17:34
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Paul42 liked guycarr360's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
A seasoned accountant said to me a while ago "any business that relies on grant funding, is destined for failure, it should rely on its own funding, and any grant funding should be seen as icing on the cake"...
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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/
12. Lipanj 2026. u 22:45
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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]
12. Lipanj 2026. u 13:39
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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]
12. Lipanj 2026. u 10:23
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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...
11. Lipanj 2026. u 19:50
