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CH 19 liked Duty Druid's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
It were a good day atop the hill yesterday, much needed by Muggin's 'Ere & Me Oppo after a tough week at work! :) With seven in attendance, Me Oppo took two of the lads to give the running rake the once over as it's out to play next week. ;):)...
Nov 2, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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guycarr360 liked MarkinDurham's post in the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.
Wasn't another contributing factor the fact that the boiler had been overfilled, and when the initial slip happened, water was drawn into the steam pipe? That meant that the regulator was even more difficult to close, and, of course, that water...
Nov 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM -
3ABescot liked 2857Harry's post in the thread RTC Great Britain XIX: 24/4/27 to 1/5/27.
Ultimately price has to reflect the product. And the product has a rarity factor. Blaenau for example hasn’t seen steam since I think 2nd August 2023 when 44932 went. It also doesn’t feature in the regular RYTC programme anymore. But then there’s...
Nov 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM -
3ABescot liked Bulleid Pacific's post in the thread RTC Great Britain XIX: 24/4/27 to 1/5/27.
Some interesting bits in Scotland: Steam Rail Day Trips | The Great Britain XIX | UK
Nov 2, 2026 at 8:48 AM -
Wagoniester replied to the thread The Volunteer - 2/11/26.
Rumours that 4150 may be covering the SVR portion of the tour, replacing 75069. I was surprised there was no mention on the tour page that the train would be hauled by a SVR loco from KT, but if it is the Prairie then that more than makes up for...
Nov 2, 2026 at 8:39 AM -
charterboy replied to the thread RTC Great Britain XIX: 24/4/27 to 1/5/27.
The GB tours have always been expensive, but back in the day when you could guarantee solo steam and the diesel loco following behind I had some cracking trips doing 6 1/2 of trips starting with GB3 way back The network is becoming more...
Nov 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
