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  1. Sheff ответил(а) в теме West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    Yes, we Chemicals are indeed the chameleons of the profession ;)

    3 июл 2026 в 12:13

  2. Sheff нравится сообщение Michael Rowe в теме West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    [ATTACH] Please find attached attached above a note I wrote in 2024 on this subject of locos permitted to run on the WSR. Regrettably I am afraid there has, as with other Heritage Railways been no financial miracle Michael Rowe

    IMG_1471.png 3 июл 2026 в 12:12

  3. Sheff ответил(а) в теме Saphos Trains 2026.

    Making it look easy. Lovely clean exhaust, Tangers take note!

    1 июл 2026 в 16:23

  4. Sheff нравится сообщение nige757 в теме Saphos Trains 2026.

    60532 Seen from high above Helwith Bridge by kind permission of the landowner. [MEDIA]

    1 июл 2026 в 16:23

  5. Sheff нравится сообщение Oswald T Wistle в теме Saphos Trains 2026.

    If last week was "El Scorchio!" this week saw temperatures fall to more sensible values, throw in some periods of rain and it had become a very much more typical summer. "Flaming June" had gone, into July and the days are becoming shorter,...

    1 июл 2026 в 16:18

  6. Sheff ответил(а) в теме Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    Halcyon days indeed.

    1 июл 2026 в 10:58

  7. Sheff нравится сообщение The Gricing Owl в теме Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    The extended caption that will go with this photo in my South African steam loco memoirs book is below. 22 April 1985 and 25NC 3436 ‘Molly’ looked and sounded in superb condition flat out storming past Kalkbult on the 19 coach afternoon stopping...

    C-11-207-01-1985.jpg 1 июл 2026 в 10:58

  8. Sheff нравится сообщение The Gricing Owl в теме Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    The heaviest I saw on Kimblerley to De Aar was 21 coaches on the Oranje Express in 1991. When steam had been put back on that train for certain weekends. I think that would have topped 800 tons. Utter thrash from 25NC 3467 most of the way from...

    1 июл 2026 в 10:56

  9. Sheff нравится сообщение cksteam в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Great memories both, thanks for sharing.

    1 июл 2026 в 08:58

  10. Sheff нравится сообщение 21B в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Back when I worked on the W&L in the late 80s there were several locals who used the train every market day to go shopping in Welshpool. The last return was often late while we waited for them to struggle back with their shopping. And one old...

    1 июл 2026 в 08:58

  11. Sheff нравится сообщение Steve в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    We used to stop at Farwath several times a week to take the lady who lived at the farm there to and from Pickering. She didn’t drive and used to make besom brooms which she sold in the market. All part of a service long gone.

    1 июл 2026 в 07:13

  12. Sheff нравится сообщение garth manor в теме North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Pity as walkers they never tried to open Farwath as a halt, pleasant trek from Pickering, slightly tricky from Levisham.

    30 июн 2026 в 22:35
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