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    Ron Hill SRPS

    I have been advised that Ron Hill, an early member of the SRPS, at one time chief engineer of the society, and an honorary president of SLOG,...
    Subiect de: Martin Shaw, 14 Dec 2023, 2 răspunsuri, în forum: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    I suspect that 80064 will just spend further time rusting away in Somerset instead of Sussex. That it has been out of traffic for 30 plus years...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 13 Dec 2023 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Gradually and therefore not greatly obviously the Bluebell Railway is changing from the concept of a preservation organisation keeping something...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 9 Apr 2022 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Spa Valley Railway - Latest News

    Thanks chaps, my memory is obviously getting worse. Were it possible I would have made a journey south to see it both at the Spa Valley where I...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 25 Mar 2022 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Spa Valley Railway - Latest News

    Unless I am mistaken there was a pic of 419 at Bo'ness on here last night, has it been taken down? I only ask because I was the driver and I...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 25 Mar 2022 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Whilst I wholly agree with John, the only chance of 488 ever running again is if the BRPS or the Trust are given a large sum specifically for the...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 17 Dec 2021 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    S&D Railway Trust

    And the Melter would have to be well over 100 to have ever seen a blue engine painted by the Caledonian Rly Co, so we can pretty much ignore his...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 28 Mar 2021 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Boilers & Accidents

    I would be interested to see your evidence supporting that statement, it might as an outside possibility be correct but I doubt it. Martin
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 8 Noi 2020 în forum: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    For those who don't know John Snell was, a volunteer on the Talyllyn Railway in 1951, and also the General Manager of the RHDR for 30 odd years....
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 30 Sep 2020 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    The late John Snell made an interesting point regarding volunteers, all be it he was talking about the RH&DR which wasn't and largely still isn't...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 30 Sep 2020 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway

    I've no doubt Andrew will post later but all Nat Pres will be pleased to hear that our landslip appeal has raised £110k in a fortnight. Quite...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 26 Aug 2020 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Liveries!

    Interesting discussion, to add a note to Tom's contribution Drummond's D15s also had a 10' coupled wheelbase and when I was researching for a...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 12 Aug 2020 în forum: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    If your of a certain age, and I most certainly am, Horace May brings back some memories, not all of them wholly pleasant but let's not dwell...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 8 Aug 2020 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Having been a member for at least 50 of the last 60 years I can only wonder at how far Bluebell and the rest of the standard gauge heritage...
    Post de: Martin Shaw, 7 Aug 2020 în forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK