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  1. John Petley liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    And I've counted the rivets on the buffer beam of Fenchurch and, because of overhaul work in the 1920s, there are two more than in the Victorian era. ;);) Come on guys, even though it is not the BR SR era that I almost exclusively focus on,...

    Mar 28, 2024 at 11:32 AM
  2. John Petley replied to the thread The Great Britain XVI - 13/04/24 to 21/04/24.

    I suspect, to be fair to RTC, that it is currently having to put a lot of effort in to trying to make GB XVI happen in some form or other. As far as the UK is concerned, it is their flagship product. The website still suggests that passengers...

    Mar 28, 2024 at 11:06 AM
  3. John Petley liked Matt37401's post in the thread Saphos 2024.

    Or a fictional liveried LT small prairie ;);)

    Mar 26, 2024 at 7:20 PM
  4. John Petley replied to the thread Saphos 2024.

    Not as odd as the Bluebell sticking it on the front of a SE&CR-liveried O1!

    Mar 26, 2024 at 5:44 PM
  5. John Petley liked wazza588's post in the thread 4079 & 6990 for KWVR Steam Gala 21st to 24th March 2024.

    a few sunny pictures from Sunday: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Richard

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  6. John Petley liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway Victorian Weekend 22-24 March.

    A few images from the 3 days of highly variable weather, dipped in and out on Friday and Saturday and rode the trains on Sunday. Includes the rare sight of the O1 on the three Mk1's. My only criticism was someone could have washed the screen on...

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  7. John Petley liked Big Al's post in the thread 35028 Clan Line.

    Friends Reunited....Loco and tender. Now the hard work starts. Best wishes to all the workers. [ATTACH]

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  8. John Petley liked frazoulaswak's post in the thread 4079 & 6990 for KWVR Steam Gala 21st to 24th March 2024.

    A couple of shots from the final day of the gala, which was actually bright and sunny for most of the time! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] More images of this event can be seen at my Zenfolio website here: - Mick Rogers | KWVR Steam Gala, 24th March 2024...

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  9. John Petley replied to the thread 6880 Betton Grange.

    It's a shame that after getting so close to the finishing line, the Betton Grange group has blotted its copybook by promising the loco as a guest at several galas and then having to cancel the offer. I can't help contrasting the approach of the...

    Mar 25, 2024 at 10:03 AM
  10. John Petley liked iancawthorne's post in the thread Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway.

    A few more photos from 24/03/2024... [IMG] Leander at Linsty Green [IMG] Ivatt 46441 at Great Hagg [IMG] Leander at Newby Bridge [IMG] 46441 at Great Hagg

    Mar 25, 2024 at 9:12 AM
  11. John Petley liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway.

    [ATTACH] With the Coniston Fells in the far distance, Ivatt No. 46441 gets away from Haverthwaite on its first run of the day [ATTACH] Getting underway from Newby Bridge Halt [ATTACH] Final run to Lakeside

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  12. John Petley liked OldSchoolTrains2's post in the thread Swanage Railway Victorian Weekend 22-24 March.

    I'm not quite sure what you're asking for here - is it to put the DMU coaches into a different set so that there's still a 3-coach Mk1/Bulleid set that the 01 can haul? That seems a lot of additional work for the volunteers when the DMU offers an...

    Mar 23, 2024 at 10:41 AM