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Breva liked Mike S's post in the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Our offices have been receiving calls from folk desperately trying to find out what it is. Not quite sure why they think they would get the desired answer when it hasn't been broadcast elsewhere though! Maybe we should give our office staff a...
May 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM -
Breva liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’d suggest that the so-called outer stone arches are more to make it look pretty than anything else. The Victorians were fond of decorative features on things that they built
May 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM -
Breva replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Well, it did fall down while it was being built, so it's probably extra strong now :-)
May 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM -
Breva replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Probably cost - cheap in the middle, pretty on the outside. The problem - to my simple office worker's knowledge - doesn't sound that serious. Re-waterproofing, and repointing, with some brick replacement - that was the issue with Stanway...
May 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM -
Breva replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Thanks - I went back 250 posts, but didn't see that. Must have dozed off for a minute... Falling bricks is often caused by water/freezing, due to failed water proofing. We had that as an issue on the GWSR. Might want to deal with that first.
May 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM -
Breva replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
It doesn't look so bad from this angle. Did we find out exactly what is wrong with it?
May 19, 2026 at 11:45 AM -
Breva replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I will make a personal report (as a visitor) of the Chelfham meeting on my Heritage Herald blog, which comes out weekly on Wednesday evenings.
May 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM -
Breva replied to the thread GWSR | Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala | 23-25 May 2026.
Opening end of the season, I heard. Needs testing in the low season.
May 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM -
Breva liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
If it were GlobalMegaCorp PLC doing the work, probably not. But for an organisation that is making an appeal for every penny it can get to fund the works, I’d expect every opportunity possible to push the message (1) look how much we’ve done...
May 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM -
Breva replied to the thread Reopening of the Bristol to Portishead railway line.
Helston might be grateful?
May 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
