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    Nene Valley Railway

    Me too! And the Danish 0-6-0's boiler is away at Locomotive Services in Loughborough being overhauled so is actively being worked on.
    Post by: chrishallam, Aug 1, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Nene Valley Railway

    An issue with the point at the tunnel end of the loop I believe, meaning replacement/repair is required. See the Facebook page for a picture of...
    Post by: chrishallam, Jul 31, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Steam Dreams 2019 - New Summer and other tours

    Looking at traksy.uk she's currently sat in marks tey loop 161 late. Are passengers still onboard? Thought about booking this for my dad's...
    Post by: chrishallam, Jul 4, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    All power to the elbows of the guys working those hours. We noticed when our train was leaving 1 of the class 33's fired up and a ballast train...
    Post by: chrishallam, Jun 27, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Thanks for the assistance all. We went down today for an enjoyable visit, though the less said about Swanage town centre the better! The Pullman...
    Post by: chrishallam, Jun 24, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Thanks Gladiator. I’d misread Monday as a 2 train service
    Post by: chrishallam, Jun 24, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    We're in the area on holiday and thinking of visiting either Monday or Tuesday. Is it likely to be the standard tank out both days? Monday...
    Post by: chrishallam, Jun 22, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    No.376 ‘Norwegian’

    I believe Ian's understanding is correct. In addition the various continental coaches come into their own during Santa Season, so 2hilst not...
    Post by: chrishallam, Jun 12, 2019 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Steam Dreams to York with 44871 - 26/05/2019

    By st Neots shed switched to the slow lines. Still cruising along at line speed with the diesel ticking over on the rear
    Post by: chrishallam, May 26, 2019 in forum: What's Going On
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    34039 Boscastle WC class

    To bring things back on subject, has there been any recent updates on the boiler? Edit: just looked back and sawflying Phil's update from last month
    Post by: chrishallam, May 15, 2019 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Nene Valley Railway

    I think mine and Stu's replies crossed! Yes, it still comes under the broad banner of IRPS, though over the last couple of years the main focus...
    Post by: chrishallam, May 9, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Nene Valley Railway

    Hi Knut, The E class is actually at Railworld, a separate entity next to the NVR Peterborough station. That said, NVR volunteers are still...
    Post by: chrishallam, May 9, 2019 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    34039 Boscastle WC class

    My understanding was that the rollers were stopped due to the high mileage she had done. She effectively needs a full bottom end overhaul so I've...
    Post by: chrishallam, May 6, 2019 in forum: Steam Traction
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    GCR Rolling Stock Trust

    I went to Ruddington for the first time in about a decade over the new year... Having seen the Barnum coaches and rotting monoliths about 20 years...
    Post by: chrishallam, Jan 21, 2019 in forum: Heritage Rolling Stock
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    Nene Valley Railway

    Some nice pictures. I took my grandmother down for a train ride today as she was down to stay... It was nice to see the railway so busy on a...
    Post by: chrishallam, Oct 25, 2018 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK