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Paul42 liked RichardSalmon's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
[ATTACH] My photo, 1 April 1990 - a test run of the Extension Shuttle, with the Adams Radial tank propelling Maunsells 1309 and 6575 (which had been turned to put the brake end at the North) with a specially created gangway shield driving end,...
Jul 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Paul42 liked torgormaig's post in the thread Railways and People.
Levisham conversation yesterday [ATTACH] Peter
Jul 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Paul42 liked andrewtoplis's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Yes that's correct, it has a brake valve and a special window in the 'leading' end of the coach for the Guard's observing the track ahead. The driver stayed on the loco. Andy (not quite such an old hand)
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Paul42 liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Most enjoyable day at the BLUEBELL yesterday. Haulage behind three locos - 72, 32424 and 34059 - Plus the chance to ride in some of the four wheelers and the LNWR observation saloon. A couple of pints of...
Jul 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
https://www.iomsrsa.org/news/2020-2025/2025/joint-release-290725?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL1sj1jbGNrAvWyEmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEes76C1mYekox22tSYaYCCvZRZggghn1lkDazq489vCqaPvzxn-dk3IMB0ARg_aem_pL2yRnCCM8Kj3VO24D8cLQ F.6 transferred from Phyllis Rampton Trust...
Jul 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM -
Paul42 liked Riley's post in the thread RTC 2025.
45212 is being moved by road to our new works in Bury, the tender will be FULLY overhauled as soon as possble allowing a steam loco to return to Southall as soon as humanly possible.
Jul 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread Tornado.
But don't forget when they signed up, WCRC had 34067 available and 34028 due shortly. Now the former is reportedly out for overhaul, and no sign of the latter gracing the mainline any time soon. RTC have 10 tours next month, WCRC four and...
Jul 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread Tornado.
My initial thought was that the A1 Trust have a very strict, regimented vehicle maintenance plan, and the amount of work WCRC wanted them to undertake meant they couldn't stick to it. With 200 mile engine and coach moves between tours, it...
Jul 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM -
Paul42 liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2025.
For some reason the last shot at Hagley didn't attach [img]Vintage Trains Shakespeare express 27th July 2025 by Martin Creese, on Flickr
Jul 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM -
Paul42 liked jsm8b's post in the thread Vintage Trains 2025.
No need to apologise for removing me from the Wood End shot Martin; if only I could vanish from those videos too ! Wood End , trying to get that 60's look. And yes we all knew how close that unit was going to be. A smoky passage through Henley...
Jul 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Paul42 liked SG-Canada's post in the thread Railway200: The Greatest Gathering. Derby Litchurch Lane. 1-3 August..
Thanks Alan, as I may have said before, so many events you get in the UK have left me watching from the sidelines an ocean away. My lucky happenstance that we had already booked a trip over when this was announced and me getting to go has me...
Jul 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM -
Paul42 liked mikechant's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
I enjoyed the Swedish railcar enough that I did three round trips from Peterborough instead of the planned two - once in the trailer, twice in the motor coach. Got the front seat for quite a few of the trips. I like the way you walk through the...
Jul 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM -
Paul42 liked 5944's post in the thread News from The Talyllyn.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15tZW95jMM/ [ATTACH] Photo by Nathan Spence from the above link. A tad rammed!
Jul 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
