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The Dainton Banker liked Breva's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
Nice to see you again @kestreleyes :-)
Jul 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked kestreleyes's post in the thread Peak Rail General Discussion.
Been a while since I last updated but things nice n steadily progressing, the new trackwork into the top of the car park for the new unloading / loading area and the bay platform is in, still wants some ballasting and the bay platform building....
Jul 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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The Dainton Banker liked The Green Howards's post in the thread Fire Risk.
A story in the Daily Mail (yes, I know) mentioned the nationwide steam ban and the "Harry Potter" train. Now, if ever you needed proof that some of the BTL commenters are a bit, well... we get: [ATTACH] Some railway enthusiasts have replied...
Jul 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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The Dainton Banker liked 35B's post in the thread Fire Risk.
I don't underestimate it, but the contrast between the road and rail structures was stark. And as the High Level is a) a key local transport artery and b) Grade 1 listed, the short sightedness of doing nothing stuck out
Jul 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM -
The Dainton Banker liked The Green Howards's post in the thread NER Class G5 No. 1759.
My apologies if this is duplicating an existing thread, but the forum search facility decreed "G5" to be too short a search term. Anyway, Tom Ingall has done one of his videos on this locomotive's progress: [MEDIA]
Jul 18, 2026 at 1:09 AM -
Fish Plate liked 35B's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
I disagree strongly. "There has been an incident involving Hagley Hall at Bridgnorth shed. An internal investigation is underway" (preferably accompanied with a picture of the sort that have come out on X) would show transparency, and undermine...
Jul 18, 2026 at 12:24 AM -
Fish Plate liked Dead Sheep's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
In the age of social media and smartphones, communication is crucial. This strikes me as a situation where the SVR would have been better served by owning the narrative from the outset, rather than referring to a collision simply as an...
Jul 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
