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Breva liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Harz Narrow Gauge - HSB.
Enjoyable video. I got lucky with snow and a Mallet on scheduled services in the Selketal back in 2006. [IMG]2006-02-12 GERMANY 276 99 5906 DRAHTZUG by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr
Jun 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM -
Breva replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Well done guys, looks like new. I hear that there may have been some slight precipitation at times? :)
Jun 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM -
Breva liked Streetert's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
One of the most significant posts for us.[ATTACH] https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-first-section-of-track-goes-down-1.html
Jun 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Breva liked 73108's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Yes they were. Back in the day as a kid I 'drove' the Ugly (aka No. 56, KESR 26 then 29) when it was in steam and remember messing around on the footplates of Arthur and Peckett Westminster when they were rusting elsewhere on the KESR. ISTR...
Jun 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM -
Breva liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
So indulge an off-the-wall thought. I was thinking about the NYMR, and in particular the Whitby situation, which in many ways seems to be a 6 mile tail wagging an 18 mile dog. It struck me that from a passenger perspective, the Whitby operation...
Jun 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM -
Breva replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
I always fancied the Norwegian being named 'ROTHER' :)
Jun 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM -
Breva liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
Belmont station - an Oasis in the Karoo. 25 July 1991 as 25NC 3488 heads north on train 2439, the 11.50 from De Aar. I think it is hauling a 40 wagon load of empties from a block coal train. Train 2439 was, for the loco, the return working off...
Jun 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Breva liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
Another month has flown by with some more progress. Work has continued at LMS on the cylinder cladding, made some years ago we decided it needed some tweaking for a better fit. The two new sand boxes have had the sand traps fitted up and soon we...
Jun 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Breva replied to the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.
Although there is string round the chimney it looks like the associated piece of tarp is no longer there. The missing chimney cover over many years became very expensive for 76077 :(
May 31, 2026
