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silversteellady liked JBTEvans's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
Yes that would have been 5521 in 2007. The engine ran on the DFR between 2009 and 2012 over various stints and then again in 2016. He also helped to get 30120, Met 1 and 30587 to the railway for a gala in 2016. The Flour Mill employs a number of...
Mar 24, 2026 at 10:19 PM -
silversteellady liked 5944's post in the thread Llangollen Railway.
Stoke me a clipper, I'll be back for Christmas.
Mar 24, 2026 at 10:16 PM -
silversteellady liked Dan Hill's post in the thread Llangollen Railway.
I think it's start of what could be quite interesting trend of railways and Comic Cons/Pop Culture crossing over. The Bluebell have really started to get on board with it anyway. They did a Comic Event last year with Peter Davison as the main...
Mar 24, 2026 at 10:16 PM -
silversteellady liked Steve's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
Pure speculation by me but I suspect that there has been a falling out for some reason as, the last time I met Bill Parker he was at the DFR testing his Prairie loco and it was all very friendly. It was a relatively long time ago, though. Time...
Mar 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM -
silversteellady liked Inzynier's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
Some railways can be very 'loose' with locomotive loan contracts - or the absence of them. I know of one railway that has lent a locomotive and carriages to another railway several times, each time with no written contract, no exchange of...
Mar 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM -
silversteellady liked johnofwessex's post in the thread Llangollen Railway.
SMEG!
Mar 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM -
silversteellady liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR Spring Steam Gala 16-19 April 2026.
Have you been hovering over the webpage?! Only just got updated haha. Only came out of our gala meeting a short time ago! Yes sadly it hasn’t been for the want of trying, but an external issue has meant the loco just can’t be done in time....
Mar 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM -
silversteellady liked Paul Grant's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
Are they not Bill Parker/ Flour Mill locomotives? Seems very out of character for an otherwise respected locomotive owning person/ organisation to turn around and make close to a five figure demand like a highway robber. Especially when one of...
Mar 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM -
silversteellady liked alexl102's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
I was thinking this. And the Flour Mill is literally a 12 min drive by car from Whitecroft station on the DFR, 20 minutes from Norchard. Very local. Seems odd.
Mar 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM -
silversteellady liked Paul Grant's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
I understand he isn't a charity but I don't think I've ever heard of a locomotive turn up for a gala and suddenly be charged up the wazoo for its use this close to opening day.
Mar 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM -
silversteellady liked Adam Tandy's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
A comment within the DFR's Facebook group from a reliable source yesterday insinuated that the owner tried to charge them close to 5 figures for both locos' use with only a week's notice and then cancelled the booked haulier when the railway...
Mar 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM -
silversteellady liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Dean Forest Railway.
I'm highly sceptical of these claims; I know of locos much bigger and more powerful that only (?!) command steaming fees of £1k per day for galas, so trying to charge a five figure amount for these two of limited use and attraction not only makes...
Mar 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM -
silversteellady liked marshall5's post in the thread Southall Toad 68766.
Lindsay in it's working days. Ray. [ATTACH]
Mar 24, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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silversteellady liked Johnb's post in the thread K&WVR Steam Gala 19-22 March 2026.
Some of these northerners need to learn a bit about Southern headcodes!
Mar 24, 2026 at 2:58 PM -
silversteellady liked Karlh's post in the thread K&WVR Steam Gala 19-22 March 2026.
A fantastic weekend, I managed to visit on Thursday and Saturday so here's my video. For anyone who just wants to hear the castle I suggest jumping to 15:47 where its climbs the bank from Damems, note that the clip starts with it leaving Damems...
Mar 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
