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ragl liked jonathonag's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
A handful of shots from yesterday's leg over the West Highland Line. [img]Black 5 No. 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' - Glen Falloch by Jonathon Gourlay, on Flickr [img]Black 5 No. 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' - Tyndrum by Jonathon Gourlay,...
Apr 23, 2026 at 8:22 AM -
ragl liked David likes trains's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
My photographs of days 1 & 2 with 34028 down in the South West. First time I've ever been to Penzance, with the lovely weather I think it was worth the chase. Day 1 Climbing Whiteball near Backways Farm. [IMG] [IMG] Approaching Starcross...
Apr 23, 2026 at 8:22 AM -
ragl liked 46223's post in the thread East Lancs Railway.
Nipped over to the ELR at Heywood this afternoon, I had a couple of items of memorabilia to donate to the railway. Got some shots of 60163 while there before she leaves on Tuesday. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Apr 22, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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ragl liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
A pleasant day in the Sussex countryside on Sunday. 2999 sounded and looked good, even if a tad out of place on green Mk.1 stock. 65 on the vintage set was very nice. [img]2026-04-19 GWR SAINT 4-6-0 2999 HORSTED HOUSE FARM - BLUEBELL RLY 040 by...
Apr 22, 2026 at 11:46 AM -
ragl liked Johnb's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Each heritage railway has its own niche where it excels, the Bluebell is unsurpassed with its collection of vintage locos and rolling stock. Yesterday's charter with Fenchurch was a good illustration of that. A few results from the day show what...
Apr 22, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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ragl liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
After seeing this post, and the train arrive at Swanage just after 15:00 as I left my dad's flat, I thought I at least ought to get a record shot. A nice mix of stock as well.[ATTACH] least ought to get a record shot.
Apr 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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ragl liked 26D_M's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Prodigious loads up lengthy, twisty, steep gradients was the bread and butter for an Austerity at many NCB locations, just without the pesky timetable to worry about ........ Does 'Linda', aka 'Dave', have any of the blastpipe mods which have...
Apr 22, 2026 at 11:39 AM -
ragl liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Was thinking about the comment on loading. The issue with the MHR is being shorter and therefore the stations being closer together, the problem isn’t that Dave couldn’t haul 6 coaches, but that it cannot keep time with that number. 3, possibly 4...
Apr 22, 2026 at 11:38 AM -
ragl liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
The route of this year's Great Britain appears to have taken some considerable trouble to avoid setting foot (wheel?) in Lancashire. Day 3 with its roundabout but interesting journey from Chester to Carlisle offered my best, and only chance to...
Apr 21, 2026 at 9:47 PM -
ragl liked jsm8b's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
A 'bucket list' location for Tangmere at Plumley in Cheshire. [ATTACH]
Apr 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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ragl liked frazoulaswak's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Unrebuilt Bulleid Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 No. 34067 Tangmere passes through the former Cheshire Lines station at Greenbank on Monday 20th April 2026 with the Railway Touring Company's Great Britain XVIII railtour, running from Chester to...
Apr 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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ragl attached a file to the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Under a waxing Moon, 34028 forges past Felhampton, on the way to the summit at Little Stretton. Almost dark as the Sun had set ages ago, there was but a smidgen of data on the histogram............. [ATTACH] Cheerz, Alan
Apr 19, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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ragl liked I. Cooper's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Came through Salop with plenty of pressure for the ascent of Hencott [ATTACH] ...along with some interesting occasional sparks from the brakes of the type 4 on the rear.
Apr 19, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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ragl liked horace's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
34028 on the outskirts of Bridgwater on day 2 of the tour.https://www.flickr.com/photos/79185888@N04/55217237511/in/dateposted-public/
Apr 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM -
ragl liked TheModster's post in the thread 35028 + British Pullman 2026.
Clan Line seen out on today's run captured at Shortlands and providing a Doppler at Westenhanger: [MEDIA]
Apr 18, 2026 at 9:48 AM
