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  1. ykin01 liked kieranhardy's post in the thread GWSR... GWR 2-8-0 stronghold..

    3850 & 2807 double heading on Saturday.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  2. ykin01 replied to the thread NYMR Steam Gala - 26-29th September 2024.

    Timetable has just been uploaded to the NYMR site - looks like one of the carriage sets will be mixed and have some "heritage wagon stock" in. Also looks like the freight only runs on Sunday. Download.ashx (nymr.co.uk)

    Sep 3, 2024 at 11:52 AM
  3. ykin01 liked Johnb's post in the thread Brighton Atlantic: 32424 Beachy Head.

    Finally got to see this magnificent beast yesterday, well worth the trip despite the heat, revived by a pint of Harvey's best in the Bessemer Arms. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  4. ykin01 replied to the thread NYMR Steam Gala - 26-29th September 2024.

    NYMR Statement following 4079 withdrawal. New guest locomotive and further details will hopefully be shared in due course. Withdrawal of No. 4079 'Pendennis Castle' from Annual Steam Gala | North Yorkshire Moors Railway - NYMR

    Sep 2, 2024 at 3:11 PM
  5. ykin01 replied to the thread NYMR Steam Gala - 26-29th September 2024.

    Website says they'd be posted mid september, so would imagine they may not have been printed yet... but could be close!

    Sep 2, 2024 at 2:43 PM
  6. ykin01 liked torgormaig's post in the thread Scarborough Spa Express.

    Well here you have a quote from facebook with no context whatsoever, so we have no idea to what the driver was responding to. However you can be fairly certain that this was the driver of the diesel loco on the return leg who was probably giving...

    Sep 2, 2024 at 1:53 PM
  7. ykin01 liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Brighton Atlantic: 32424 Beachy Head.

    Many thanks for that. But Tom, I was quite happy about 32424 with the Bluebell headboard when I was there in the great deluge last Saturday. I saw that as a sort of tribute to the railway and all those involved in getting this loco from just an...

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  8. ykin01 liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.

    An excellent day today as the formal re-naming of 34053 from Sir Keith Park to 303 Squadron took place at Eridge. Done in recognition of the role of that mainly Polish Squadron in the Battle of Britain that was fought in the skies over SE England...

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  9. ykin01 liked 5098's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | 32424 Beachy Head Steams - 23rd August-1st September 2024.

    If the check at the HK outer home was to the 17.00 on Sunday 25th, then many photographers were very grateful for it as it meant a shot in sun rather than cloud! [ATTACH] Can you (or anybody) shed some light on the significance of the 'City...

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  10. ykin01 liked David likes trains's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | 32424 Beachy Head Steams - 23rd August-1st September 2024.

    Looking at the roster all three face East Grinstead (Beachy Head, 34059 and 65). A set of pictures from last Friday (23rd). [img] [img] [img] [img] [img]

    Sep 2, 2024 at 9:43 AM
  11. ykin01 liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Vale of Rheidol - Rheidol Steam Festival 2024 - 24-26 August.

    [img]Rheidol Festival of Steam 2024 by Martin Creese, on Flickr Palmerston on the approach to Devils Bridge [img]Rheidol Festival of Steam 2024 by Martin Creese, on Flickr No.8 at Rheidol Falls

    Sep 2, 2024 at 9:43 AM