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silversteellady liked chrishallam's post in the thread Threlkeld Steam Gala 24-26 July 2026.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] By complete coincidence we were passing yesterday on the A66, so it seemed rude not to pop on for a couple of hours. A very friendly and relaxed railway. I understand this was Glyder's first passenger trains in...
Jul 25, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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silversteellady liked black5's post in the thread Threlkeld Steam Gala 24-26 July 2026.
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silversteellady liked TonyW's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Pretty sure that 3985 used "Bunker C", which is a thick heavy oil often used by ships. It has high viscosity and high energy content, and it requires preheating (by steam) to flow properly. Again, pretty sure, to save time, 4014 acquired 3985's...
Jul 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM -
silversteellady liked lynbarn's post in the thread South Tynedale Railway..
It has been some time since I visited the STR, and to be honest, there has been a lot of water under that bridge since then. I have a feeling that the guys I got to know up there have all moved on; certainly one of them was working for the Brecon...
Jul 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM -
silversteellady liked acorb's post in the thread Strathspey Railway.
The diesel was manned by the steam driver certainly on Sunday & Monday. Having had a very good chat with @Foxontour of this parish, who was extremely kind and hospitable to myself and my dad on Monday (many thanks once again!) - volunteers and...
Jul 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM -
silversteellady liked free2grice's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
34070 has returned to the Swanage Railway. It now faces Norden. <BJ>
Jul 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM -
silversteellady liked black5's post in the thread Threlkeld Steam Gala 24-26 July 2026.
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silversteellady liked torgormaig's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Oh no? This is the UP Challanger coming over the brow of the Continental Divide at Creston, Wyoming in 1995 - it could be seen coming for miles:([ATTACH] This is it a couple of minutes later [ATTACH] That said, I have no idea what grade of...
Jul 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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silversteellady liked Paul.Uni's post in the thread The South Devon Railway Thread.
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Jul 24, 2026 at 12:03 PM -
silversteellady liked Fireline's post in the thread Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion.
No.
Jul 23, 2026 at 4:34 PM -
silversteellady liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread Minimum age for volunteer crews.
Went back looking for this thread, didn't realise it was quite so long ago! Anyway, the HRA's long awaited guidance note following their successful campaign to change the law regarding young people volunteering on heritage railways last year was...
Jul 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM -
silversteellady liked Vulcan Works's post in the thread Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
Good call
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silversteellady liked Paul.Uni's post in the thread Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
From Facebook: Service Update We are acutely aware that the Fire Service is currently committed to a significant fire in the West Wight requiring all their resources within the Island and significant mainland resources deployed to the Island with...
Jul 23, 2026 at 4:24 PM -
silversteellady liked Kingscross's post in the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
6695 is still on site but stopped for firebox repairs. It was expected 6695 would replace the Ferrum until the Avonside was ready, but that plan was foiled by the 6695 firebox issues. It is planned to send the Ferrum away for overhaul and it will...
Jul 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM
