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alts1985 replied to the thread Epping Ongar Small Engines gala 7-8 November.
Visited with my eldest son yesterday and we had a very enjoyable day, with the three sets in action and seven locos there was always something going on at North Weald. We started at Ongar and managed two round trips across both ends of the line,...
Nov 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM -
Sunnieboy liked 007's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
I think the general idea is that 30053,120 and 563 will be used fairly evenly in future. 120 and 53 are both very capable of running everything we do, but 563 is harder work on a 5 coach train. Very capable engine but you have to be realistic,...
Nov 8, 2026 at 8:21 AM -
Steve replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Heads did roll in that the civil engineer either resigned or was sacked. The official answer was resigned to pursue other interests. The track is on an embankment and there is not enough width to raise the level to match.
Nov 8, 2026 at 7:40 AM -
Sheff liked Sawdust's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Bridges 24 & 25 are an absolute scandal. Heads should have rolled over them. For those that don't know, the decks are significantly higher than the originals. How such a failure of project management occurred is beyond my understanding. Sawdust....
Nov 8, 2026 at 6:26 AM -
Sawdust replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Bridges 24 & 25 are an absolute scandal. Heads should have rolled over them. For those that don't know, the decks are significantly higher than the originals. How such a failure of project management occurred is beyond my understanding. Sawdust....
Nov 8, 2026 at 5:25 AM -
ross liked Sidmouth's post in the thread The Vale of Rheidol Railway - News.
Halloween magic at the Vale of Rheidol [IMG]Halloween at the Vale Of Rheidol by Martin Creese, on Flickr [MEDIA] Footage from my eldest
Nov 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM -
ross replied to the thread The Vale of Rheidol Railway - News.
That's not very scary. Was that the treat part?
Nov 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM -
silversteellady liked black5's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
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Nov 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM -
silversteellady liked Alan Kebby's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
The NRM certainly do seem to have a lot of faith in the Swanage Railway. In fact the Swanage Railway have been given so much free rein over the T9 that it does almost seem like it’s been donated to them in all but name. I doubt the Swanage...
Nov 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM -
silversteellady liked 007's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
I think the general idea is that 30053,120 and 563 will be used fairly evenly in future. 120 and 53 are both very capable of running everything we do, but 563 is harder work on a 5 coach train. Very capable engine but you have to be realistic,...
Nov 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
