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ragl liked nige757's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
60532 seen at a thoroughly miserable Helwith Bridge and on the return in between showers at Crosby Garrett. [MEDIA]
Jun 4, 2026 at 8:43 AM -
ragl liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
[ATTACH] The S&C really did itself proud weather wise today, wind, rain and plenty of it greeted the inaugural 'Fellsman' rail tour headed by No. 60532 'Blue Peter' as it worked 1Z46 away from Helwith Bridge over the River Ribble heading for...
Jun 4, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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ragl liked 45698Mars's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
With torrential rain off and on all day, most of my shots today were, in my opinion, below par. Below are the best of a mediocre bunch. https://www.flickr.com/photos/90397953@N02/55312687859/in/photostream/...
Jun 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM -
ragl liked Oswald T Wistle's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
After last week's heatwave we came back to normality with a bump. The weather forecast for today was not good, in fact it was bad, with rain forecast for much of the day. Would the weather gods be kind? Probably not! Would Oswald be able to...
Jun 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM -
ragl liked 242A1's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
Some capabilities might have improved but capacity is another matter. Who would you approach to make such a monoblock casting? You would want it defect free and the original design would be in need of examination and adjustment to eliminate any...
Jun 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM -
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
