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acorb liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway Diesel Gala 08 - 10 May 2026.
I keep pinching myself that this fine machine is at Swanage when I consider what we had 40 years ago. Photo credit Ben Dolman
May 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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acorb liked Daddsie71b's post in the thread Swanage Railway Diesel Gala 08 - 10 May 2026.
I'm a nostalgic diesel fan, late 50's and sixties. This is certainly a coup for the organisers. These loco's have only recently passed their acceptance trails and have never hauled passengers in this country. Well done them.
May 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM -
acorb liked Kje7812's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
Anyway 4930, 13268 and 7714 in use tomorrow due to swapping locos. Diesel wise, tomorrow is D9551 and D821 KR-BH, D821 BH-KR (pre-gala test run) + the DMU (108). Sunday is 7714, 55009 and the DMU At the Diesel gala, the 101 DMU should be in...
May 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM -
acorb liked Chris_Sav's post in the thread Nice Day Out On RHDR.
Wife's birthday this week and nothing I fancied steam hauled dining so treated ourselves to best we could manage on RHDR. Should have happened Tuesday but RHDR had leaves on the lines issues, trouble is they were still attached to a rather large...
May 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM -
ilvaporista liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
Those 25NC were wonderful Cape Gauge (3 ft 6 inch) mixed traffic 4-8-4s. Below is 3467 on the 21 coach up Oranje Express on 12 July 1991. Some years after the train was dieselised, but returned to steam sometimes towards the end as part of the...
May 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Britfoamer posted a new thread.
ISLE OF MAN VISIT VISIT APRIL 2026
We visited the Isle of Man with a small tour group for 5 days in April, 50 years since we were last there !! Weather was generally very good if a little chilly, sea crossings like a mill pond. Collection of shots:[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Forum: Photography
May 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM -
jnc liked brennan's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Cast your minds back a couple of years ago when the future of the railway looked bleak. The new management introduced the policy of running trains when there is a passenger demand and of reducing the number of operating days. The main tourist...
May 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
