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  1. Spitfire liked lynbarn's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    The whole issue of what steam locomotives to acquire for each railway is full of unexploded mines, while part of me would like to see a few more locos from Java or even Cuba, for that matter, back here in the UK; the realistic side of me asks the...

    Sep 10, 2026 at 7:41 PM

  2. Spitfire liked Britfoamer's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway Autumn Steam Gala - 24th & 25th October 2026.

    Hotel and rover tickets booked!

    Sep 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM

  3. Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Even assuming it is sufficient time in ideal circumstances - what happens when a late running SVR service causes the WMR one to be delayed? Or a late running WMR service delays an SVR one? You run the risk that the tail wags the dog - ie a...

    Sep 8, 2026 at 7:40 PM

  4. Spitfire liked 35B's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.

    I remain to be convinced of viability, no matter what. Most particularly, I remain concerned about how the very different natures of SVR and national network can be blended

    Sep 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM

  5. Spitfire liked Deepgreen's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Having a national, single fire risk status is clearly farcical. There can be, and are, huge risk differences between, for example, northern areas which have been receiving a lot of rain recently and the south-east which has seen some, but not...

    Sep 7, 2026

  6. Spitfire liked RalphW's post in the thread WCR Rail Tours.

    Looks like steam for the Dalesman on Thursday.

    Sep 7, 2026

  7. Spitfire liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.

    I just looked up the construction date of No. 564, it's surprisingly late! I had it in my mind as Victorian. If you want some Victorian motive power, we've got a couple of quite colourful ones I'm sure we'd be prepared to loan out for a gala ;) Tom

    Sep 7, 2026

  8. Spitfire liked Hicks19862's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.

    Not often the NNR gets a visitor older than the Y14

    Sep 7, 2026

  9. Spitfire replied to the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.

    90775's extension is until mid October 2027. Ring Haw will be the next loco to be outshopped.

    Sep 7, 2026
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