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242A1 replied to the thread V2 4771 green arrow to return?.
The pinnacle of casting processes with respect to steam locomotives was the cast steel bed which first appeared in the 1920s and was produced by the Commonwealth Steel Company. Today fabrication is the route taken. The new build P2 has a...
May 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM -
Mark Thompson liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
With the coming of dryer weather at the beginning of April work is well underway on the Rother Valley Railway trackbed. Latest RVR Blog news page features work at the location of the planned future passing loop:...
May 22, 2026 at 12:19 AM -
Mark Thompson liked Breva's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Please remember what @Tobbes said above: ''speculation of which bits of land Mike Buse and co are targeting doesn't strike me as very helpful.'' I wholeheartedly endorse that.
May 22, 2026 at 12:16 AM -
Mark Thompson liked Tobbes's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I don't want to pour cold water on these things, but speculation of which bits of land Mike Buse and co are targeting doesn't strike me as very helpful. Mike's astonishing record in achieving things deemed "impossible" (most recently the Scout...
May 22, 2026 at 12:14 AM -
mike1522 replied to the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
And the nearly ready King at Crewe too
May 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM -
242A1 liked 5944's post in the thread 1466 - GWS first loco.
Desperately sad news. Hopefully he got to see the loco back in steam. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DpPCHAfJn/ We are sad to report the death of Jon Barlow at the age of 80, one of the original four 16-year-old schoolboys who in 1961...
May 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Tobbes liked Breva's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Please remember what @Tobbes said above: ''speculation of which bits of land Mike Buse and co are targeting doesn't strike me as very helpful.'' I wholeheartedly endorse that.
May 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM -
Mick45305 liked acorb's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
Hats off for turning 45110 around so quickly, with everything that has gone on at 10A I thought it would be a low priority. It also justifies the sale by the SVR, who could never have turned it around this quick. Hopefully it stops at Toddington...
May 21, 2026 at 11:13 PM -
Mick45305 liked Gav106's post in the thread LMS Patriot Project Updates.
This is the official notice put out from the project, however I will add a few bits to this and I'm happy to answer. I used to be the sales director before Roger, many of you see me out and about still doing it, but I'm a hgv driver who works...
May 21, 2026 at 11:13 PM -
Mick45305 liked Wozzy18's post in the thread Sandringham New Build.
Apologies for the delay in giving an update on construction but I have been out of the country. So I have attached just a few photographs from the recent Open Day with the Hengist Group at Diamond Engineering in Sheffield. They are hopefully...
May 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Mick45305 liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread RTC Swanage Belle 2026.
Back on Swanage metals the Belle heads away from Harmans Cross having passed 257 Squadron in the station.[ATTACH]
May 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Waterbuck liked steamingyorkshire's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Very enjoyable 8 days chasing the GB this year :) [MEDIA] 45407: Fillan Viaduct [IMG] 34028 - Whiteball: [IMG] 45407: Montrose Bridge [IMG] 45407: Corpach [IMG] 34067: Mouldsworth [IMG] 34028: Angarrack Viaduct [IMG]
May 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM -
Mick45305 liked steamingyorkshire's post in the thread Great Britain XVIII: 18/4 -25/4/26.
Very enjoyable 8 days chasing the GB this year :) [MEDIA] 45407: Fillan Viaduct [IMG] 34028 - Whiteball: [IMG] 45407: Montrose Bridge [IMG] 45407: Corpach [IMG] 34067: Mouldsworth [IMG] 34028: Angarrack Viaduct [IMG]
May 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM -
Mick45305 liked 26D_M's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Seems like 'fiftyone ten' has had a successful test outing https://x.com/i/status/2057574651677507813
May 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM -
Mick45305 liked LMarsh1987's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Spare a thought for the footplate crews who will be sweating their knackers off, especially Monday !
May 21, 2026 at 11:07 PM
