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  1. Paul42 liked John Petley's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    All these updates are most appreciated. With the current heatwave affecting the operation of steam locos on the main line and many heritage lines, good news is in somewhat short supply at the moment, so the remarkable progress with the RVR...

    Aug 1, 2026 at 2:42 PM

  2. Romsey liked tony51's post in the thread Flying to South Africa with video gear.

    1988 my wife and I would have been put in prison because we have different colour skins. Different times, thankfully.

    Aug 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM

  3. Stinch replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    It is rostered for both weekend days.

    Aug 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM

  4. black5 liked Paul.Uni's post in the thread WHHR Steam Gala 1-2 August.

    The FR loco is Welsh Pony and the FR coaches it's pulling are Quarrymans 8, Bug Boxes 2 & 5, 15 and Van 3. 590's set is the Toastrack, the Pickering Brake and the Buffet Car. Gelert has WHHR carriages 6, 7 & 9. Sent from my SM-A166B using Tapatalk

    Aug 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM

  5. andrewtoplis liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Re-issues with oil firing. With oil-fired main line steam heritage locos still operational in Germany (well I think so) there should still be good experience over there to learn from. Part of the cost and time of evaluating it and seeing if it...

    Aug 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM

  6. gwalkeriow liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

    Work ongoing on Barry 163. Seats are away at the Bluebell for making, while springs are off for new to be made. Bodywork in various stages of repair. Taff Vale 220 also in the shed, mainly awaiting the return of door locks from the SVR and some...

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  7. Dunfanaghy Road liked LMS2968's post in the thread Oil Firing.

    Yes, you can be ahead only if the others are following . . .

    Aug 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM

  8. LMS2968 liked std tank's post in the thread BR Double blastpipes.

    One wonders what Sam Ell would say about your comments.

    Aug 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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