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Chris86 liked James Hewett's post in the thread Southwold Railway.

Thanks very much - yes, we heard this morning - a great day for the HSR! Yay indeed! We have now broken out of the station confines.... There are pages and pages of conditions, all of which we have to dealt with before a single piece of track...

black5 posted a new thread.

East Lancs DMU Gala - 7th & 8th November

Visitor: Waggon und Maschinenbau diesel railbus E79960 - Courtesy of Ribble Steam Railway and the North Norfolk Railway for the hire. Home Fleet: Class 104 M50455 & M50517 Class 122 Bubblecar W55001 Class 144 Pacer 144009 (55809 & 55832) Four...

Forum: Galas and Events

Zoomeg replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

Bob (full name Symes Schutzmann) stood as the Liberal candidate in the 1974 General election for the Mid Sussex seat where I lived at the time (losing to Tim Renton). I remember seeing him at a model railway exhibition in Wembley in 1982 showing...

RHM posted a new thread.

Issue 969 out now: Significant damage after Barking derailment

Issue 969 Published 28 October 2026 From this issue: Significant damage after Barking derailment TfW introduce ETCS-fitted Class 197s onto Cambrian Coast route Grand Central Class 180 fleet receive certification to operate under ETCS in...

Forum: Railway Herald

Jon Lever liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.

Somewhat lost in recent postings was another "First" for the GCR and the benefits of its double track. During the recent Gala there were Two Windcutter rakes in operation and they were pictured passing just North of Quorn station by Brandon...

GOEdwards liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.

Somewhat lost in recent postings was another "First" for the GCR and the benefits of its double track. During the recent Gala there were Two Windcutter rakes in operation and they were pictured passing just North of Quorn station by Brandon...

GOEdwards liked pmh_74's post in the thread East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham).

Don't shoot me if I'm wrong, but I think that shed may actually have gone up in the 90s! Although IIRC it took a few years to put any doors on it. Wasn't the once-resident class 56 diesel kept in there at one point? Still, good to see a steam...

5944 liked 73108's post in the thread 2026 Entries/Returnees and Withdrawals.

I have been following the progress of 4253 with interest for several years. It's a superb record of the almost unimaginable amount of time, resources, effort, money, successes and setbacks it takes to restore an ex-Barry hulk to working order....