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    <title>Everything Else Heritage</title>
    <description>Traction Engines, Car's, Trams, Boats and anything else you can think of..</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Paddle Steamer Waverley</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/paddle-steamer-waverley.993435/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Martin Perry)</author>
      <dc:creator>Martin Perry</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ouch ...<br />
<a href="https://stv.tv/news/west-central/1396453-waverley-steamer-in-pier-crash-with-passengers-on-board/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://stv.tv/news/west-central/1396453-waverley-steamer-in-pier-crash-with-passengers-on-board/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Volunteer-only heritage projects</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/volunteer-only-heritage-projects.1425980/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Rail Rover)</author>
      <dc:creator>Rail Rover</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As Finance Director &amp; trustee of a volunteer-only HRP - the Yorkshire Wolds Railway in East Yorkshire - it would be interesting to hear of others&#039; experiences regarding administrative work. It is relatively easy to get volunteers to do site work &amp; operate trains, but very difficult to engage them in the background &#039;unsexy&#039; stuff like paperwork. <br />
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Whilst we are expanding at a rate of knots &amp; becoming a popular local attraction, we are also clearly a fledgling railway &amp; do not have the...<br />
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<a href="https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/volunteer-only-heritage-projects.1425980/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Volunteer-only heritage projects</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Need some help</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/need-some-help.1425759/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (ross)</author>
      <dc:creator>ross</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of my sons is a keen jigsaw puzzler, and something of a traction engine enthusiast.<br />
Consequently, I am looking for a 500-1000 piece puzzle of a photograph of an engine- Showman&#039;s engine, BB1 ploughing engines, I don&#039;t mind.<br />
Any railway gift shops got a few puzzles on the shelf?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff.</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/grantham-canal-bits-of-rusty-metal-and-other-interesting-stuff.577112/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (baldbof)</author>
      <dc:creator>baldbof</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[uncovered this item today whilst I was helping on a canal lock restoration project.  The on-site archeologist got so excited he nearly wet himself.  He reckons its a piece of very early railway track , and who am I to disagree.  Whatdaya think?<br />
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      <title>Creating a trust</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/creating-a-trust.1425698/</link>
      <guid>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/creating-a-trust.1425698/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (decauville1126)</author>
      <dc:creator>decauville1126</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#039;m toying with the idea of putting various heritage transport items into a trust. If anyone can point me in the direction of any solicitors that have specialist experience in this field then a pm would be appreciated.<br />
Thanks.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>A Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection launched</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/a-mainline-station-heritage-artefacts-collection-launched.1425686/</link>
      <guid>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/a-mainline-station-heritage-artefacts-collection-launched.1425686/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (eldomtom2)</author>
      <dc:creator>eldomtom2</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thought this is presumably of interest to this site (I&#039;m not involved):<br />
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<a href="https://stationheritageartefacts.org.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://stationheritageartefacts.org.uk/</a><br />
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		<blockquote class="quoteContainer"><div class="quote">This website was set up by Daniel Wright, author and editor of <a href="https://thebeautyoftransport.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">thebeautyoftransport.com</a> and a long-time enthusiast for heritage artefacts at railway stations on the National Rail network. These are the small pieces of heritage which tell the story of the railway station where they can be found, as well as the...</div><div class="quoteExpand">Click to expand...</div></blockquote>
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</div><a href="https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/a-mainline-station-heritage-artefacts-collection-launched.1425686/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">A Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection launched</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Museum Closures in the 21st Century</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/museum-closures-in-the-21st-century.1425652/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Sidmouth)</author>
      <dc:creator>Sidmouth</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Closed-museums-and-their-collections-2000-25_a-summary-of-the-data-FINAL-1.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/w...ons-2000-25_a-summary-of-the-data-FINAL-1.pdf</a><br />
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An interesting piece on all the museum closures this century and some background on the why&#039;s]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>USAAF WW2 PHOTO SHOOT AT SYWELL</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/usaaf-ww2-photo-shoot-at-sywell.1425502/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Spamcan81)</author>
      <dc:creator>Spamcan81</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Attended a photo shoot at Sywell on Saturday. Our photographic foils were a P-47, a P-51 and some re-enactors. Many thanks to COAP for organising it and the aircraft owners for allowing their steeds to be used.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>snailbeach lead mine</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/snailbeach-lead-mine.1425459/</link>
      <guid>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/snailbeach-lead-mine.1425459/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Sidmouth)</author>
      <dc:creator>Sidmouth</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[interesting facebook group for the preserved snailbeach lead mine. They do underground tours and there are some railway items featured in the posts<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/414842743906068/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/414842743906068/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Great British Rail and Heritage lines.</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/great-british-rail-and-heritage-lines.1425407/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (NWRail)</author>
      <dc:creator>NWRail</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Been reading a wiki article about GBR taking over from Dft Operator and some of the roles of ORR being transferred to GBR.<br />
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I wonder how this would affect Heritage Railways in practice ?<br />
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Wiki article here:<br />
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<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_British_Railways" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_British_Railways</a><br />
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*Been commuting to London on C2C this week and I&#039;ve just found out that it&#039;s been taken over by Dft Operator in July 2025]]></content:encoded>
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