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  1. free2grice replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Excellent news from the MHR. <BJ> ''STEAM TRAVEL IS BACK TOMORROW!'' (Wed. 26/8) We are so pleased to confirm that we are returning to running steam services tomorrow, Wednesday 26th August, with 35005 'Candian Pacific' on the Alresford service,...

    Aug 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM

  2. free2grice replied to the thread RTC 2026.

    Latest update from Railway Touring Co. Not sure if their image of the 47 would entice anyone to book. <BJ> ''Update - change of motive power announcement [IMG]⠀ The Royal Duchy on Sunday 30 August will now be hauled by a Class 47 diesel...

    Aug 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM

  3. free2grice liked Johnb's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    My connection with MNLPS took a long time, I spent a lot of time in 66/7 travelling on and photographing what was the last steam main line and often had the financial misfortune to encounter someone from MNLPS shaking a collecting tin . I don't...

    Aug 24, 2026 at 1:59 PM

  4. free2grice liked Steamage's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    As a long-term MNLPS member, I'm not sure that this is such good news. Though 35025 might be a useful source of spares (then again, it might not), it will be many a long year until it's ready to cover for Clan Line and in the mean time it could...

    Aug 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM

  5. free2grice liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Not aware of any such line. :) Bryan -spelt with a y - B

    Aug 22, 2026 at 7:50 PM

  6. free2grice replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

    Bryan knows all about the railways in West Sussex. You must be thinking of the railway to the west of Somerset ;). [BJ]

    Aug 22, 2026 at 5:41 PM

  7. free2grice replied to the thread GCR Autumn Steam Gala - 1st-4th October 2026.

    Oh dear, 'exclusive content'. For me, I work in a slightly different way. Just as an example, say that I wanted to visit a steam gala, I look at my diary but I see that there are two tempting galas on the same weekend. I check which visiting...

    Aug 21, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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