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Dan Hill's Recent Activity

  1. Dan Hill liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Swanage Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 27th-29th March 2026.

    I think it’s great fun to give headboards an outing at events like this even if it’s not running on the appropriate route. e.g. The Devon Belle in deepest Lancashire. :) [img]2025-03-16 34081 + 34092 RAMSBOTTOM 7114 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

    Mar 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
  2. Dan Hill attached a file to the thread Didcot Railway Centre.

    Picture on Didcot's Facebook of 5322 following it's repaint. Looks stunning![ATTACH]

    Screenshot_20260328-130732.png Mar 28, 2026 at 1:08 PM
  3. Dan Hill liked ruddingtonrsh56's post in the thread Swanage Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 27th-29th March 2026.

    Well plenty of Enthusiasts (myself included) are able to cope with the fact that location is not always possible, and enjoy seeing a loco decked out with a headboard it would have carried in pre-preservation days to give a sense of what would...

    Mar 28, 2026 at 10:14 AM
  4. Dan Hill replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Facebook page says the Terriers are on Set B.

    Mar 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
  5. Dan Hill liked WSR_6960's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you ! It's been quite difficult to keep this under wraps for the past few months, but I'm sure you'll agree that it's been worth the wait ! We wanted to avoid dribs and drabs of poor quality images in various stages of sanding down,...

    20260326_141720.jpg Mar 27, 2026 at 9:13 AM
  6. Dan Hill replied to the thread Llangollen Railway.

    I think it's start of what could be quite interesting trend of railways and Comic Cons/Pop Culture crossing over. The Bluebell have really started to get on board with it anyway. They did a Comic Event last year with Peter Davison as the main...

    Mar 24, 2026 at 8:47 PM
  7. Dan Hill liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Some shots from Saturday’s visit to the railway. [img]2026-03-21 30506 URIE S15 4-6-0 NORTH STREET MHR 099 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr [img]2026-03-21 30506 URIE S15 4-6-0 NORTHSIDE LANE XING 173 by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr [img]2026-03-21...

    Mar 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM
  8. Dan Hill liked acorb's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 20th-22nd March 2026.

    Saturday saw me and a mate make the long trek for our first ever Bluebell gala. We were very impressed. Great railway, friendly staff and a cracking selection of locos, with plenty of noise. Wonderful selection of rolling stock too. The gala ran...

    20260321_105012.jpg 20260321_120443.jpg 20260321_162807.jpg Mar 22, 2026
  9. Dan Hill liked Big Al's post in the thread Bluebell Railway | Spring Steam Gala | 20th-22nd March 2026.

    Visited today with one main focus - Newington/32646/W8 Freshwater. (Do these locos hold the record for multiple identities?) Last saw Freshwater on a plinth outside a pub on Hayling Island so this was a long overdue coming together of man and...

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