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    South Devon Railway BR Mixed Traffic

    This weekend, 19th and 20th May, we are holding a BR Mixed Traffic Gala, featuring a mixture of steam and diesel hauled trains running in various...
    Thread by: ernestgew, May 15, 2012, 1 replies, in forum: Galas and Events
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    SDR Easter Gala

    An excellent first day of the gala is almost at a close with just 80072 to return with the last train of the night. Something else to add for any...
    Post by: ernestgew, Apr 6, 2012 in forum: Galas and Events
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    SDR Easter Gala

    And the standard tank completed a successful gauging run today. All is set for what should be an excellent weekend! In addition to previous...
    Post by: ernestgew, Apr 3, 2012 in forum: Galas and Events
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    SDR Easter Gala

    With the midnight oil well and truly burnt, please see the attached link for the Easter gala WTT's! As you can see there are quite a few...
    Post by: ernestgew, Mar 29, 2012 in forum: Galas and Events
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    SDR Easter Gala

    I think that may be a fare assumption to have made!
    Post by: ernestgew, Mar 28, 2012 in forum: Galas and Events
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    SDR Easter Gala

    Very unfortunate news about 5526 but that is one of the things that comes with running old machines which work under high loads. She has provided...
    Post by: ernestgew, Mar 15, 2012 in forum: Galas and Events
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    SDR Easter Gala

    I'm very pleased that we can now officially announce that Standard 2 No 78019 will be visiting us from the Great Central Railway, for a few of our...
    Post by: ernestgew, Mar 12, 2012 in forum: Galas and Events
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    SDR Easter Gala

    We are planning to have one (or maybe two) visting engines for our Easter gala, which should give for an extremely interesting event. There will...
    Post by: ernestgew, Mar 8, 2012 in forum: Galas and Events
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    BR Std Brake Van Buffers

    A small plea for information/spares: I'm currently trying to source a spare hydraulic OLEO buffer for a BR Std Brake Van based on the South...
    Thread by: ernestgew, Aug 23, 2011, 2 replies, in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    South Devon mixed diesel and steam gala 11 and 12 June

    There is now a slightly revised timetable, to meet the fact that shunter D2246 is not available for use, and to give D7612 more runs after the...
    Post by: ernestgew, Jun 6, 2011 in forum: Galas and Events
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    Guard's Christmas

    If you were in the front coach and told by the TTI what had happened, as you say, then you would already know what had happened, it is quite...
    Post by: ernestgew, Jan 19, 2011 in forum: Bullhead Memories
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    Guard's Christmas

    I think that there is a very good reason why any conscientious member of railway staff (which Olly is) wouldn't mention any operating incident...
    Post by: ernestgew, Jan 18, 2011 in forum: Bullhead Memories
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    BODMIN & WENFORD RAILWAY - STEAM GALA & REAL ALE FESTIVAL - 2-5 September 2010

    Off for a jolly tomorrow, sounds like a good gala, although Bodmin always do well even with their current operational constraints. Looking forward...
    Post by: ernestgew, Sep 3, 2010 in forum: Galas and Events
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    Longest un-preserved line

    Going back to the original question, I would have thought that the Trawsfynydd line from Blaneau to Trawsfynydd power station would be a good...
    Post by: ernestgew, Aug 31, 2010 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    SDR 'Rails & Ales' August Bank holiday

    Auto trailer 178 arrived at about 17:00 today on a low loader, we're unloading it tomorrow along with getting all the other coaches into the right...
    Post by: ernestgew, Aug 25, 2010 in forum: Galas and Events
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    WSR GWR175 Finale - 30 Sept / 1 - 3 October

    The line-up for this year isn't sounding as good as last year's The Prelude gala, which is a bit of a shame, I was hoping for something even more...
    Post by: ernestgew, Aug 25, 2010 in forum: Galas and Events
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    South Devon Railway BR (WR) Branchline Gala. 29th to 31st May.

    Working timetables are available here: http://www.southdevonrailway.org/News-and-Press-Releases/2010_1950-60_Weekend.html#WTT Hopefully see a...
    Post by: ernestgew, May 24, 2010 in forum: Galas and Events
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    Paignton & Dartmouth rly

    Well, if it was the same as last year then it would be another GWR loco sat down on a tour in the area, like Nunney with the axle box. And we...
    Post by: ernestgew, Jan 4, 2010 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Paignton & Dartmouth rly

    Well it some ways it would be good for them to have another guest the same as last year, but so long as it doesn't mean another embarrassing...
    Post by: ernestgew, Dec 29, 2009 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    How do your Santa Specials run?

    On the SDR we do it by the 2nd way, using a BG as the grotto. The train travels the full length of the line, on the up journey to Totnes it...
    Post by: ernestgew, Dec 21, 2009 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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