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  1. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.

    Not sure the RPI's dressed like bouncers make it to welcoming either.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM

  2. Gladiator 5076 liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    I left my overnight stop hotel at Graaff Reinet at 04.15 on a very cold winter's morning and drove through snow showers as I went over the Lootsberg Pass. Hoping the weather front wasn't going to spoil the Karoo sunrise where I planned to arrive...

    90-07-05-01.jpg Sep 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM

  3. The Gricing Owl liked Sheff's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    Epic shot Bryan.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM

  4. Sheff replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Deleted

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM

  5. Sheff liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    For an experiment under controlled conditions, nothing to stop you temporarily disabling the tender brakes for the duration of the swap. The crews were hand-picked and could be briefed for the reduced braking performance light engine; and with a...

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM

  6. Sheff replied to the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    Epic shot Bryan.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM

  7. Sheff liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    I left my overnight stop hotel at Graaff Reinet at 04.15 on a very cold winter's morning and drove through snow showers as I went over the Lootsberg Pass. Hoping the weather front wasn't going to spoil the Karoo sunrise where I planned to arrive...

    90-07-05-01.jpg Sep 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM

  8. std tank replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    34004 was fitted with Class 5 tender No. 10411 and 34005 received No. 10346. Both locos went to Brighton Works for the conversion. The pipe connections between engine and tender look very similar on both tenders. A new intermediate drawbar would...

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM

  9. Wenlock liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Mangapps gala 29-31 August.

    An enjoyable day at Mangapps last week. [ATTACH]

    IMG_5228.jpeg Sep 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM

  10. 5944 replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.

    https://busandtrainuser.com/2026/09/03/commuting-on-a-heritage-train/ Not enough to fill a minibus.

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM

  11. Hicks19862 replied to the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.

    Not often the NNR gets a visitor older than the Y14

    Sep 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM

  12. 5944 liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    I left my overnight stop hotel at Graaff Reinet at 04.15 on a very cold winter's morning and drove through snow showers as I went over the Lootsberg Pass. Hoping the weather front wasn't going to spoil the Karoo sunrise where I planned to arrive...

    90-07-05-01.jpg Sep 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM

  13. The Gricing Owl attached a file to the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.

    I left my overnight stop hotel at Graaff Reinet at 04.15 on a very cold winter's morning and drove through snow showers as I went over the Lootsberg Pass. Hoping the weather front wasn't going to spoil the Karoo sunrise where I planned to arrive...

    90-07-05-01.jpg Sep 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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