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  1. Robin liked Steve's post in the thread 2026 Entries/Returnees and Withdrawals.

    HC 1544 'Slough Estates No.3' has quietly slipped back into service at the Middleton Railway after a 10 year overhaul which included a new main frame stretcher between the cylinders, a new cab roof, bunker and tank repairs, a retube and the usual...

    Oct 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM

  2. Robin replied to the thread 2026 Entries/Returnees and Withdrawals.

    To paraphrase the old saying, the first 90% of the overhaul takes 90% of the time, and the last 10% takes the other 90%. On the good news front, 7714's withdrawal has been postponed from November 2026 to Summer 2027 (hopefully I won't jinx...

    Oct 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM

  3. Robin liked JBTEvans's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    That's not a direct quote of what they have stated, this is what it actually says The railway introduced diesel locomotives in 2013 as a way of reducing costs associated with running steam services. Dunster said enough trains had to operate...

    Oct 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM

  4. Robin replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Timetable C has included diesel hauled services since the 1990s, and the 2013 timetable was basically the same mix of steam/diesel as 2012, so I'm not sure why he refers to the introduction in 2013 (unless it was because that was the year that...

    Oct 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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