Breva's Recent Activity
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Breva liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
It’s only been 3 weeks since my last update but we’ve had a good month with work progressing at leaky finders, LMS Loughborough and the GWSR. At LMS the two piston heads have been split from the rods. As we’ve had to take out more metal in boring...
Sep 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Breva liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
I left my overnight stop hotel at Graaff Reinet at 04.15 on a very cold winter's morning and drove through snow showers as I went over the Lootsberg Pass. Hoping the weather front wasn't going to spoil the Karoo sunrise where I planned to arrive...
Sep 7, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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Breva liked paul1609's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
You are correct the Northiam to Bodiam ballast came by small coaster in to Rye from Dean Quarry on the Lizard Peninsula. There were plans at the time for the quarry to be developed in to a super quarry but it eventually closed in around 2005.
Sep 6, 2026 at 6:09 AM -
Breva liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Some activity at the northern end as the track bed between Conwil station and Bridge 10 is cleared. Hopefully more news on this front soon.
Sep 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Breva replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.
I seem to remember Cornwall. West of Scotland would mean the boat sailing round lands end?
Sep 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM -
Breva liked Wenlock's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
OK. On the volunteers group on Facebook, there has been some discussion regarding the timing of the first departure from Tenterden, on the normal base timetable. For many years the first train was at 10:40 / Ten-forty. Currently it is at...
Sep 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
