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  1. Breva attached a file to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    I've dug out a couple of pictures of the Bodiam relay. That was November 1998, it may be slightly different this time. [ATTACH] This is the '7' jig that was used, so you dropped down the 4, then reverse a bit, and then drop the other 3....

    Jo Roesen img960.jpg Jo Roesen img959.jpg May 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
  2. Wagoniester replied to the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    It was 9 late out of the depot first thing so I suspect that there was something there that held it up, but that's just speculation on my part.

    May 23, 2026 at 11:59 AM
  3. The Gricing Owl liked Deepgreen's post in the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    Looks like 10, plus the class 47, so 13-ish equivalent.

    May 23, 2026 at 11:55 AM
  4. Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    Looks like 10, plus the class 47, so 13-ish equivalent.

    May 23, 2026 at 11:51 AM
  5. burnham-t replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Ah, yes, I spent a couple of days on track panels at Wittersham.

    May 23, 2026 at 11:51 AM
  6. burnham-t liked Breva's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Yes, a spacing jig was used, and iirc it wasn't a 4 but a 7. That was genius! The extra 3 fitted precisely between the 4, so the jig was lowered a second time. The rail lengths were laid out L and R, and a reversing 360 laid out the sleepers and...

    May 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM
  7. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    Maybe a new addit Maybe a new addition to the Porterbrook portfolio?:)

    May 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM
  8. Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    Was a late-running train the cause of the late ECS into Waterloo? Seems extremely unlucky to be caught by that so early on a Saturday morning!

    May 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM
  9. Deepgreen attached a file to the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    It's a good location for photography. I have taken the liberty of rewarding your extremely early rising with a colour-corrected version to remove the purple fringing - not a criticism, just a suggestion; hope it doesn't offend. I remember going...

    Clan Line 9 Elms Jn (1).jpeg May 23, 2026 at 11:48 AM
  10. Gladiator 5076 liked Wagoniester's post in the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    It was a rather early (4.30am) alarm for me to hop on the train from the outer suburbs to Wandsworth Road (retracing a route I once regularly did for work, and at a similar time too), from where I wandered round to the high rise car park by the...

    Clan Line 9 Elms Jn.jpg May 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
  11. Breva replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Yes, a spacing jig was used, and iirc it wasn't a 4 but a 7. That was genius! The extra 3 fitted precisely between the 4, so the jig was lowered a second time. The rail lengths were laid out L and R, and a reversing 360 laid out the sleepers and...

    May 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
  12. The Gricing Owl replied to the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    Blame the GWR @Big Al They started the destruction west of Salisbury in September 1964. :( The services coming first . . . . . . Bryan

    May 23, 2026 at 11:41 AM
  13. The Gricing Owl liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC Atlantic Coast Express - 23/05/26.

    Late running service trains......a nightmare.

    May 23, 2026 at 11:39 AM
  14. Spike liked NathanP's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    Blue Peter at Preston today [ATTACH]

    20260523_095604.jpg May 23, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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