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ragl liked 73108's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sorry @Drewry Car but this did make me chuckle. And yes, as a professional writer*, I've been hoist by my own petard in that manner many times ;) One only has to take a cursory glance at the BBC news and sport web sites (two words) to see how...
Jun 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM -
ragl liked Sheff's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
I was an engineer in the chemical industry all my working life and firstly for our sins they were always referred to as vacuum pumps, be they recip, liquid ring or whatever. However, in design and specification, we always used absolute pressure...
Jun 2, 2026 at 8:28 AM -
ragl liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Northern Belle 2026.
I'm really late with my homework, but it is half term, and no the cat did not eat it! On Monday it was Maisie's birthday; as Maisie was a stray we don't really know her true birthday, but the vet at the rescue centre estimated that she was 18...
May 30, 2026 at 9:15 AM -
ragl liked LittleRedTrain's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2026.
Ready to go at Snow Hill. Not sure what's on the back. [ATTACH]
May 30, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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ragl liked Britfoamer's post in the thread Railways and People.
Well it's down there somewhere![ATTACH]
May 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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ragl liked Mrcow's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Miff is entirely correct. I'm Maddie, I am currently responsible for looking after 120. It is most likely to steam next, although as you would imagine it is a slow process. 120 is in good condition with a recent works visit in South Africa...
May 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM -
ragl liked marshall5's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
Once part of Collection X the restoration of MNR No.16 (later IMR F37) approaches completion and it was out for a test run yesterday evening. M.N.Ry. No.16 was built in 1899 by Hurst-Nelson of Motherwell and is one of only two bogie carriages...
May 28, 2026 at 1:54 PM
