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  1. Miff liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Patience! Track laying is generally one week per month, not every week. You ask when our wonderful K&ESR volunteer P Way team will run out of trackbed - the construction programme anticipates we run out of trackbed on which to lay any more track...

    Sep 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM

  2. ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you both. It's been 8 years really, if you include the precursor Points & Crossings (or Pointless Jottings, as it inevitably was nicknamed). That started out as an internal paper-based newsletter primarily for volunteers, compiled by the...

    image.jpeg Sep 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM

  3. Johnb liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    Apart from a cursory inspection of the tender! "That's funny, there's normally two of those handle thingies, one each side ..." Tom

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM

  4. bluetrain liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    Apart from a cursory inspection of the tender! "That's funny, there's normally two of those handle thingies, one each side ..." Tom

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM

  5. alts1985 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you both. It's been 8 years really, if you include the precursor Points & Crossings (or Pointless Jottings, as it inevitably was nicknamed). That started out as an internal paper-based newsletter primarily for volunteers, compiled by the...

    image.jpeg Sep 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM

  6. Jamessquared replied to the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    Apart from a cursory inspection of the tender! "That's funny, there's normally two of those handle thingies, one each side ..." Tom

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM

  7. Johnb replied to the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before but Bert Hooker related a story about the time he worked an RCTS special over Shap and Ais Gill with 35012 United States Lines. He was getting a bit concerned about the water level in the tender, the LM...

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM

  8. UP13 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    The latest issue of The Bluebell Times is here. In this issue: Network SouthEast-themed gala is a red, white and blue success Running the railway - behind the scenes Q class No 541 to get its Bulleid chimney back Volunteer opportunities -...

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM

  9. UP13 liked Cuckoo Line's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    And Tom's last issue apparrently !! You'll be a hard act to follow and best wishes to the new editor

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM

  10. Johnb replied to the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    I think they had a few problems with the S160s caused by the crews not being familiar with the Klinger water gauges.

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM

  11. RLinkinS liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you both. It's been 8 years really, if you include the precursor Points & Crossings (or Pointless Jottings, as it inevitably was nicknamed). That started out as an internal paper-based newsletter primarily for volunteers, compiled by the...

    image.jpeg Sep 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM

  12. H Cloutt liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Patience! Track laying is generally one week per month, not every week. You ask when our wonderful K&ESR volunteer P Way team will run out of trackbed - the construction programme anticipates we run out of trackbed on which to lay any more track...

    Sep 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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