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5944 liked acorb's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
I've said it before on here and I will say it again - a carriage shed is an absolute must for any heritage railway, especially one with a largish fleet and decent length. It should be in the top 3 priorities. Any arguments about 'residual life'...
Aug 24, 2026 at 6:43 PM -
black5 liked Christopher125's post in the thread Brighton Belle update.
There's an update on the facebook page: “The train visited Alstom’s Derby plant for commencement of third-rail testing at their dedicated facility, travelling out from Crewe on Tuesday 11th August and returning to Crewe as booked on Thursday...
Aug 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM -
60044 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
New Bridge depot, about a mile from the station at Pickering should be thought as an outstation, where locos are stabled overnight between workings. There is roo9m to build a proper loco shed and depot there, when resources permit, but I doubt...
Aug 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM -
Steve liked Sulzerman's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Pickering is gateway to the Moors. It's busier than ever and supports hotels including Premier Inn and numerous holiday cottages. It's the entry point for the railway and they founders fought hard, against the local council (!), for the station....
Aug 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM -
torgormaig liked paul1609's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
a bit closer to home the Belfast to Londonderry Line crosses the corner of Runway 26 at City of Derry Airport. The railway signals are placed to danger before a plane takes off/ lands....
Aug 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM -
Mick45305 liked Ben Jenden's post in the thread WSR Autumn Steam Gala: 25th - 27th September 2026.
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Aug 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM -
Matt78 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Yes, I'd heard similar figures on the Bluebell - and as you say, that is just for getting some stuff attended to externally, we still do significant work ourselves once they come back. Agreed. At the Bluebell we do trimming work as a contract...
Aug 24, 2026 at 6:31 PM -
Jamessquared replied to the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Up to a point - in an ideal world, even if you didn't shunt stock every day in the running season, it would be good to have the capability to put it away during winter shut down periods. So the ideal is to have undercover space for everything,...
Aug 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM -
Christopher125 replied to the thread Brighton Belle update.
There's an update on the facebook page: “The train visited Alstom’s Derby plant for commencement of third-rail testing at their dedicated facility, travelling out from Crewe on Tuesday 11th August and returning to Crewe as booked on Thursday...
Aug 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM
