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  1. ragl liked andyjhatton's post in the thread Oil Firing.

    If you want an insight into the use of arable land, I'd suggest watching a few of Harry Metcalf's "Harry's Farm" YouTube videos. The short of it is that the government are increasingly pushing farmers into turning land over for "rewilding" and...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM

  2. ragl liked acorb's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I would suggest when a very small number of people are getting ridiculously rich; while normal folk worry about turning on the cooker or boiler, when rivers are environmentally dead, when 25% of all drinking water is lost in leaks and a country...

    Aug 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM

  3. ragl liked 35B's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    And I'd accept most of that analysis, with the caveat that consumers were very happy when the structure of the market combined with regulation held their prices down - and that the political reaction you describe is in part a response to the...

    Aug 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM

  4. ragl liked toplink's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.

    …… so long as it runs!

    Aug 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM

  5. ragl replied to the thread BR Double blastpipes.

    There were two LM Region double-chimney locomotives that actually did demonstrated improved performance, they were the very last of the Black Fives, 44686 and 44687. These two locomotives were built at Horwich in 1951 with the improved British...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM

  6. ragl liked The Green Howards's post in the thread Oil Firing.

    I remember the large number of trains that used to run out of Hitchin carrying scrap from the huge processing plant nearby that were ultimately destined for China. The steel we got in return was, shall we say, not the best...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:49 AM

  7. ragl liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Fellsman 2026.

    A couple of phone pics from Wednesday's trip [ATTACH] Easing in to Blackburn station with the northbound train [ATTACH] Fellsman Weather pt1 (Northbound) - The "view" down Dentdale [ATTACH] Fellsman Weather pt2 (Southbound) - Crossing the...

    IMG_2205.JPEG IMG_2206.JPEG IMG_2213.JPEG Aug 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM

  8. ragl liked 45698Mars's post in the thread Fellsman 2026.

    D213 Andania climbing through Horton in Ribblesdale this morning, between a couple of heavy showers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/90397953@N02/55443722892/in/photostream/

    Aug 9, 2026 at 7:19 AM

  9. ragl liked iancawthorne's post in the thread Fellsman 2026.

    [IMG] Andania at Low Baron Wood

    Aug 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM

  10. ragl liked ribble's post in the thread Fellsman 2026.

    [ATTACH] D213 Andania takes the Hellifield line at Daisyfield junc with the Fellsman to Carlisle on 5/8/2026 David

    DSC_7129lrcopy.jpg Aug 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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