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Bluenosejohn liked 45045's post in the thread Oil Firing.
It is a good job we only use oil and gas for transport fuels. It we were to use it for other things like road surfaces, pharmaceuticals, plastics for insulation, fertilizer, then we would still need some for these products, but as it is only...
Aug 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked brennan's post in the thread Oil Firing.
Ah, so we may as well shut everything down. That'll save a lot of worries about fundraising to keep heritage railways running. If you read the Guardian this is what you must expect.......
Aug 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked brennan's post in the thread Oil Firing.
In the book "British Steam on the Pampas" the author, DS Purdom who was the CME of the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway until 1951, devotes a section to the subject of oil firing. He notes that over 500 locomotives used oil fuel with no...
Aug 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked Paul Grant's post in the thread Strathspey Railway.
Saw a lot of photos from the weekend. Hopefully the Strathspey management have confidence to pick up events like this again. LMS BTK 27043 has returned after contract overhaul and looks mint. Photo credits to Graham Maxstone
Aug 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Bluenosejohn liked Breva's post in the thread Barnstaple and Yeo Valley Railway Trust - B&YVRT.
I posted another blog update today. It's here: https://yeovalleylines.blogspot.com/2026/08/equipment-purchases.html Hope you like it. There will be more news after the open meeting in Barnstaple on September 26th. Any interested party can...
Aug 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked M59137's post in the thread North Norfolk Railway General Discussion.
Yes it was. Good news for the owners (M&GN Society) and for the shed team who have put a lot of work into the engine recently. Sent from my moto g85 5G using Tapatalk
Aug 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked Breva's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
This was the station site two years later, in 2011. On the left is the site of the former waiting room for trains to Honeybourne. [ATTACH] The blog @jnc quotes was started by Bill Britton, the chap in orange with the blue hat. As things got...
Aug 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Bluenosejohn liked jnc's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
For those who are not aficionados of Jo's 'GWSR Heritage' blog, there is a new post, Canopy lift completed, richly illustrated with copious images of the whole process (along with short bits on some siding relaying, and an initial investigation...
Aug 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM -
Bluenosejohn liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Aberaeron signal box is now open to the public after a comprehensive restoration.
Aug 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Bluenosejohn liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Work has commenced on the final connection to road 2 of the carriage shed.
Aug 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Bluenosejohn liked acorb's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
[ATTACH] Wonderful day out on the WHR behind Garratt 130 today. Can confirm that Snowdonia is looking quite lush and green unlike the landscape 70 miles south in Mid-Powys! The countryside was spectacular as ever, the railway living up its...
Aug 25, 2026 at 7:48 PM
