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bluetrain liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
A very pleasant headboard today I though to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the End of Southern Steam. Of course the only loco currently at the railway that would really be applicable for the last day would be Eddystone, which I assume still...
Jul 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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bluetrain liked peckett's post in the thread Current state of SR U and N moguls.
Four N 2-6-0 shots .31855 arriving at Ilfracombe with a train from Exeter ./1952 . 31841 on 72A Exmouth Jnc shed .07/08/1955..31874 Mid Hants /1979.. 31806 Moorgates NY Moors.25/09/2015.
Jul 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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bluetrain attached a file to the thread Current state of SR U and N moguls.
Thanks for your photos and recollections. The Maunsell Moguls played a substantial role in SR history and it is good that some have been preserved. They are also a convenient size for many heritage railway duties, so I hope that one or more...
Jul 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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bluetrain liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Current state of SR U and N moguls.
Many thanks for your post. I came across the various SR Mogul classes with some regularity on the Redhill Guildford Line when using the wonderful area 2 rovers, that covered London-Redhill-Guildford-Waterloo. On the Redhill-Guildford (Reading)...
Jul 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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bluetrain attached a file to the thread Current state of SR U and N moguls.
Available sources suggest there was little difference between the 2-cylinder U and 3-cylinder U1 classes in performance - either speed or fuel efficiency. Both types could be rough riders at speed and were officially limited to 70 mph (112...
Jul 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
