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  1. John Petley a plăcut postul lui Oswald T Wistle în subiectul LE movements, ECS and test runs 2025.

    I nearly didn't bother watching the move as a very reliable source informed me that there would be a diesel on the front, seems he was wrong-footed by 10A; something that 10A do to us all from time to time. How's about this for 10A's next...

    4 Iul 2025 la 16:23

  2. John Petley a plăcut postul lui Copper-capped în subiectul Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Maybe not anything… [ATTACH]

    IMG_0475.jpeg 4 Iul 2025 la 13:09

  3. John Petley a plăcut postul lui Flying Phil în subiectul 30777 to be overhauled.

    Here is today's view of 30777 in the shed and the machining of the valve sleeve ports. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

    DSC04491.JPG DSC04492.JPG 3 Iul 2025 la 09:22

  4. John Petley a plăcut postul lui paul1609 în subiectul Rother Valley Railway.

    The rail for the Bodiam Extension was as is often the way with the K&ESR very complicated. The existing rail at preservation from just outside of Northiam station to Mill Ditch bridge (about 2 of 3 miles) was still S&ECR 91 1/4lb rail which...

    3 Iul 2025 la 09:19

  5. John Petley a răspuns la subiectul SVR Autumn Steam Gala.

    Well, you learn something new every day! As you say, not technically a boat train, so I was not completely wrong in my statement above. All the same, this was only a very brief moment in 35006's history. I've seen more pictures of it like this...

    1 Iul 2025 la 17:11

  6. John Petley a plăcut postul lui flying scotsman123 în subiectul LE movements, ECS and test runs 2025.

    Nunney Castle sandwiched between support coach and diesel passing through Temple Meads a short while ago: [ATTACH]

    IMG_20250620_151426~2.jpg 1 Iul 2025 la 10:38

  7. John Petley a răspuns la subiectul SVR Autumn Steam Gala.

    An excellent first visitor although if I may turn "pedant mode" on for a moment, the "boat train" recreations to which the GWSR seem a bit partial are pure fantasy. Waterloo-Southampton Docks boat trains were usually the preserve of Eastleigh...

    30 Iun 2025 la 19:15
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