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Sheff replied to the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Reached Carlisle 50 down.
Apr 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Now left over an hour down. Doesn’t look good.
Apr 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Possibly an RTT glitch, but appears to an hour late leaving Hellifield?
Apr 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM -
Sheff liked Bikermike's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Wiki says built in 1906, so I'm afraid you have missed contractual limitation by a mere 120 years. Unless the contract was executed as a deed, it's only 114 years late. That's before you get to the problem of privity of contract. I hate to...
Apr 20, 2026 at 10:07 AM -
Sheff liked brennan's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
In LTC Rolt's autobiography he recounts that in about 1955 the line, beside which he lived at Stanley Pontlarge, was closed for six months for major civil engineering works. He had discussion with the chief civil engineer who said that the...
Apr 20, 2026 at 10:05 AM -
Sheff liked ragl's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Under a waxing Moon, 34028 forges past Felhampton, on the way to the summit at Little Stretton. Almost dark as the Sun had set ages ago, there was but a smidgen of data on the histogram............. [ATTACH] Cheerz, Alan
Apr 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Sheff replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Thanks. He does like to splash the cash. Seen him on the Jacobite amongst other places.
Apr 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM -
Sheff liked Dan Hill's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I think the MHR owns something like a 75% stake in the loco, with the original owning group owning the remaining 25%. I think the Swiss individual has just provided funds for the overhaul.
Apr 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM -
Sheff liked 26D_M's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Think he has underwritten the overhaul to a significant extent. Also a Director of R&S (E) Ltd, Bury, where the loco is being overhauled. He's German, but lives in Switzerland, heir to a fortune made from chocolate .... "34007 is owned by...
Apr 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM -
Sheff replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Is 34007 owned by that Swiss? guy, Alex Chromeni (or similar)?
Apr 19, 2026 at 12:18 PM -
Sheff liked 26D_M's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Reading the latest SLL bulletin, it is mentioned that the proposed tender swap with 34007 has been revived because there is a new plan for the loco to 'go mainline'. https://southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/news.html in the section for 34072...
Apr 19, 2026 at 12:17 PM -
Sheff liked Duty Druid's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Blessed are the wagon bashers! with apologies to M Python...... :) It were a good day, dear reader, atop the hill on Friday - yep, you read that right, Friday! Muggin's 'Ere had decided that three lies in's in a row would make a nice change to...
Apr 19, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Sheff liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Was also the head code for Churchill’s funeral train
Apr 19, 2026 at 9:50 AM -
Sheff liked Paul Grant's post in the thread Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion.
My heart hurts for the Churnet Valley. These sort of incidents can be broadcasted within minutes of what happened. No time for the heat to come out of the sting of the incident before it appears online.
Apr 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM -
Sheff liked Kje7812's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It definitely looked shut at the Steam Gala.
Apr 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
