silversteellady's Recent Activity
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silversteellady liked Dan Hill's post in the thread Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
New issue of Steam Railway has arrived today and has seemingly answered my question and the plans for it going mainline. According to them, the loco will carry it's 1948 transitional livery of Malachite Green with the number s21C107 on it's...
Aug 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM -
silversteellady liked acorb's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Whilst by no means an accurate measure, YouTube seems to continue to show trains with healthy loadings at the SVR - hopefully the steam ban is not impacting income too much. It helps that Kidderminster TMD has a very impressive allocation of...
Aug 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM -
silversteellady liked SVR C&W's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Blimey. Thats gilding the lily . 16202 was good project to allow volunteers to take the lead with paid staff involvement kept to a minimum. We are currently working on LMS TK 2300 using the same approach. Volunteers leading the way with paid...
Aug 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM -
silversteellady liked Dead Sheep's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Absolutely fantastic news from the Severn Valley Railway! What an incredible achievement by everyone involved in the restoration of BR Mk1 coach No. 16202. The sheer amount of work that has gone into this vehicle is remarkable, from the...
Aug 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM -
silversteellady liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Like the vast majority of railways we have now resorted to diesel haulage. How long the locos will remain in the siding is anyone’s guess right now.
Aug 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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silversteellady liked Breva's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
The fascia boards do have bolts in them already, I'm not sure why there are G clamps, except perhaps to wind you up? [ATTACH] In this picture the bolts are being fitted. You can also see the complicated layers of material to make everything fit...
Aug 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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silversteellady liked Breva's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
The canopy is being lifted in at the moment: [ATTACH]
Aug 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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silversteellady liked Groks212's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
Back in March 1999 80098 ran an evening railtour named The Night Owl, which was a circular trip from Nottingham to Sheffield, (out via Barrow Hiil and return via Dronfield). It was originally supposed to be an ECS run to test out a new spark...
Aug 18, 2026 at 2:01 AM -
silversteellady liked D7076's post in the thread 45212 goes mainline.
90733 not far off ..awaiting its overhauled boiler from IRE. Mainline gubbins has been gradually removed from 45212 in recent weeks .
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM -
silversteellady liked 46223's post in the thread 45212 goes mainline.
And here it is leaving Preston that night. I was on the very last one - to Liverpool with 45318. [ATTACH]
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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silversteellady liked Muzza's post in the thread Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The Atherton Herberton Heritage Railway opens its new track extension to Moomin, this coming Saturday. As you can see from the photos, Moomin is not exactly a bustling metropolis, but is typical of the character of the...
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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silversteellady liked Johann Marsbar's post in the thread Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway.
This C17 was the loco that was parked up at Atherton during our visit..... [ATTACH] Having done an online search for that particular loco, I see that it moved on to another site in Queensland about 7 years ago.
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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silversteellady liked Johann Marsbar's post in the thread Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway.
Back in November 2003 I travelled on the "Atherton Tablelands Railway" out of Ravenshoe on a charter train - part of an RTC organised Australian tour...... [ATTACH] I take it, from reading some of the info on the Herberton railway web page,...
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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silversteellady liked Devonbelle's post in the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
No we don't. Ironically when in my 3o year role as Guard at Bitton, we had air only passenger vehicle arrive and it was converted back to vacuum.
Aug 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
