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lynbarn liked Bikermike's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
How many devoted manning wardle fans do you think there are? And how many of them will come more than once if ticking off MW haulage is their aim?
Jul 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM -
35B liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Yes, I realise that. It was just quite funny that as I saw the notification about the cancelled gala, it started bucketing it down! FWIW, it’s stopped now! Probably lasted 10 minutes, so not even an hour (but quite heavy). Tom
Jul 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM -
35B replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I think the point is not that the decision is wrong (it's absolutely right), but that people are becoming aware of it at the same time as their local conditions are wet. In just the same way as we're planning a barbecue tonight, but it started...
Jul 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM -
Jamessquared replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Yes, I realise that. It was just quite funny that as I saw the notification about the cancelled gala, it started bucketing it down! FWIW, it’s stopped now! Probably lasted 10 minutes, so not even an hour (but quite heavy). Tom
Jul 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM -
David Mylchreest replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Heavy rain isn't much use, it just washes away the topsoil. What is needed is a week or two's worth of steady, moderate rain that will seep down into the subsoil. I do think that the heritage railways should be designing and building oil firing...
Jul 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM -
47406 liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Yes, the train was full and I was on the Kitchen sink !
Jul 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM -
Big Al replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
The problem Tom is that an hour of heavy rain will do little for soil conditions and just dampen down any smouldering bits of heathland. If heritage lines are sensible, they will wait for several days with pretty consistent rain before thinking...
Jul 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM -
TonyW liked garth manor's post in the thread P2 Locomotive Company and related matters.
A "hard relight " in actuality, simply atomised fuel hitting the firebricks after the fire died, it happens.
Jul 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM -
35B replied to the thread Oil Firing.
What we forget is the difficulty policymakers had at that time, as much production was required to support both debt repayments and continental Europe in the aftermath of WWII. Use of oil addressed one problem (requirement to export coal) but...
Jul 30, 2026 at 2:54 PM -
charterboy replied to the thread Bluebell Railway | Bluebell on Parade | 7th-9th August 2026.
To put some context behind this, the Bluebell are currently running diesel only services due to fire service advice given the warm weather Announced here on Bluebell Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Er6ubUyGn/
Jul 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM -
Jamessquared replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
65 is still in traffic and there is no imminent withdrawal date that I am aware of. Clearly something could cause it to be withdrawn early, but the current plan is that it continues into 2027 AFAIK. Tom
Jul 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM -
Jdwitts replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
A shame but entirely understandable. I hope to be able to get down and visit when the weather is kinder to allow steam to run again. On a related note, is it true that this would have been one of the last chances to see 65 in service? Or is she...
Jul 30, 2026 at 2:38 PM
