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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

  6. ragl liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread WCR Rail Tours.

    [ATTACH] Under a threatening sky, with a strong strong cold wind blowing SR BoB class No.34067 'Tangmere' heads today's 'Dalesman' 1Z42 away from Ribblehead Station and onwards to Carlisle with Mick Kelly driving and Rob Russell on the shovel...

    Dalesman 34067 1 NP.jpg Dalesman 34067 2 NP.jpg Jul 8, 2026 at 8:57 AM

  7. ragl liked David Mylchreest's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.

    As I mention last month on the thread, I spent a week in and around North Wales based in Porthmadoc. On the Wednesday I took some film on the Ffestiniog which I have uploaded to YouTube. I hope all enjoy it! [MEDIA]

    Jul 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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