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SECR 65 attached a file to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
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Jul 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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The Gricing Owl liked Deepgreen's post in the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
I can't understand why the whole of central and south-eastern England isn't on 'black' at the moment. I flew in from Mallorca yesterday and the fields over a huge area of southern England were almost as bleached as when we left Spain! There...
Jul 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM -
twr12 replied to the thread RTC: End of Southern Steam - 9/07/26.
Don I don’t know where you get your Rules information from, but the “ban” on a locomotive on the rear of a train providing traction power was dropped many years ago.
Jul 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM -
green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
There are now a couple of videos on YT confirming this. Just one 31 and the 4-vep on their way to Alton.
Jul 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM -
jnc liked MarkinDurham's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
RFAs were still running on what the MOD called "FFO" (Furnace Fuel Oil) in the 1980s - we bunkered several of them, including motorships, in the Falklands up until 1986 from the ship I was serving in, m.v."Scottish Eagle", and probably for...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM -
jnc liked Nathanjw032's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
The costs of the overhauls of the other two locos, which are considerably bigger, will take more time and more money than the 654 project put together. 654 is also in better condition. This is also a totally separate organisation to the NVR - we...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM -
Fireline liked Nathanjw032's post in the thread Nene Valley Railway.
The costs of the overhauls of the other two locos, which are considerably bigger, will take more time and more money than the 654 project put together. 654 is also in better condition. This is also a totally separate organisation to the NVR - we...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM -
torgormaig liked MarkinDurham's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
RFAs were still running on what the MOD called "FFO" (Furnace Fuel Oil) in the 1980s - we bunkered several of them, including motorships, in the Falklands up until 1986 from the ship I was serving in, m.v."Scottish Eagle", and probably for...
Jul 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
