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Churnet Valley Railway General Discussion

Discussie in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' gestart door Sheff, 6 dec 2013.

  1. NeilL

    NeilL Well-Known Member

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    Yes - halfway between London Bridge and Nature Reserve Crossing, looking towards the crossing.
     
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  4. p/wayman

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    49010 vindt dit leuk.
  5. NeilL

    NeilL Well-Known Member

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    Does not look to me as if there is room for the line alongside the fence.
     
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    p/wayman Member

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    This is the start of the original line at Morrisons. We are starting at Cornhill.
     
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  7. lil Bear

    lil Bear Part of the furniture

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    49010 vindt dit leuk.
  8. 49010

    49010 Well-Known Member

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    2-8-0T freight type and a cop loco -Me Like!!!!
     
  9. lil Bear

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    Fred Kerr en 49010 vinden dit leuk.
  10. David R

    David R Well-Known Member

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    jnc en brmp201 vinden dit leuk.
  11. NeilL

    NeilL Well-Known Member

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    More work with pway today. Packing dips and replacing sleepers. Nice in the sunshine but at least one of the gang found it hard work
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  12. NeilL

    NeilL Well-Known Member

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    Summer time in the Churnet Valley and OAPway (with a few youngsters) were changing sleepers again.
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  13. ChurnetMan

    ChurnetMan New Member

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    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

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    In my case, your warning is a few years too late. There's shedloads lurking in that archive, often delightfully unsearchable due to some highly innovative titles from 'back then'. Accurately cataloguing that lot by subject and time index would be a good 3 or 4 lifetimes' work for someone with more patience (and more remaing years) than me!

    It's a wondeful resource for restorationists, recreationists and model makers alike.
     
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    Pbrian49, Copper-capped, 49010 en 2 anderen vinden dit leuk.
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  18. NeilL

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    Shareholders Special today - hauled by S 160 5197 - to Ipstones. The day was damp early and the railhead conditions were far from ideal with some slips at the top of the bank.
     
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  19. NeilL

    NeilL Well-Known Member

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    Shots from today
     
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  20. City_Steam

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    Is the Manor likely to be running Wednesday service trains before its Footplate turn on Thursday?

    Thanks.
     

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