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  1. ragl liked Johnb's post in the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.

    You mean like this? It ain't going to happen. The driver looking out of the cab is the well known Bert Hooker btw [ATTACH]

    22S-35028 Waterloo 25-2-67.jpg Jul 11, 2026 at 7:23 AM
  2. ragl liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.

    A few images from yesterday. It was really only the novelty of the 33 hauling the loco and support coach that got me any further than Wareham, and the fact I could combine it with the return leg of the Statesman trip without having to go out...

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  3. ragl liked Fred Kerr's post in the thread LSL Private Train: 18-19/05/26; 10/07/26.

    A delayed passage of the trainset at Lostock Hall Junction; a 30 minute delay for an unknown reason [ATTACH]

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  4. ragl liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread LSL Private Train: 18-19/05/26; 10/07/26.

    Was it hot? Yes, bloody hot! Probably too hot for a sensible Oswald to venture out, lucky I'm not (too) sensible. Had NR got a red level fire risk in place? Yes, for some reason that does not match the conditions here in the NW. [It appears...

    Jul 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
  5. ragl liked NGChrisW's post in the thread The Vale of Rheidol Railway - News.

    I wasn’t necessarily expecting to see the Heisler (or many of the collection) restored to working order as that simply isn’t practical for a number of reasons, but I think the “clean up and conserve” approach taken with Sotillos and others so...

    Jul 11, 2026 at 7:06 AM