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ghost liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.
Another workday with five people attending saw the weld repairs to the underframe of #676 completed and then the undersealing finished. Then the "old "W" iron had to be temporarily bolted back so the wagon could be moved in a shunt next week....
Jun 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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ghost liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I think the real answer is he doesn’t want to answer difficult questions.
Jun 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM -
ghost liked SECR 65's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
In no way am I trying to criticise anyone at the nymr in my post, and I understand the immense challenge of maintaining a large and varied loco fleet running 5-7 days a week with such steep gradients and mileage. What I would say, though, is...
Jun 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM -
ghost liked jnc's post in the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
Your introductory point is well taken. However, whether this particular income source will have a positive cost/benefit ratio, across the heritage rail sector as a whole, is impossible to accurately predict; I reckon we will just have to try it...
Jun 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM -
ghost liked 35B's post in the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
For the AVR, I'm prepared to agree with that. I do however wonder what the wider industry feels about this, given the issues around graffiti
Jun 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM -
ghost liked Enterprise's post in the thread Avon Valley Railway Updates and Videos.
I very much doubt that. In any case, the risks are likely to be suffered by railways other than the Avon Valley.
Jun 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM -
ghost replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
Please show where you have been personally attacked. Your views have been attacked - that is called debate and is one of the purposes of the forum. You can't honestly expect to come onto a forum, make a load of statements and not expect anyone to...
Jun 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM -
ghost replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I think the point is that if they appealed for £X,000 for (eg) ballast and £Y,000 for overhaul costs for loco 1234, then people would see exactly where their money was going to and are therefore more likely to contribute. Saying we need £250,000...
Jun 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM -
ghost liked Dunfanaghy Road's post in the thread Remaining Ex Barry locomotives?.
The Belfast & Northern Counties (later NCC) was a fairly prolific user of Worsdell-von Borries compounds, in both standard* and narrow gauges. Pat * Yes, I know it's not 4'8½" :)
Jun 3, 2026 at 5:30 AM -
ghost liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Ah, the convertible 4MT sub class :) Tom
Jun 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM -
ghost liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
Another month has flown by with some more progress. Work has continued at LMS on the cylinder cladding, made some years ago we decided it needed some tweaking for a better fit. The two new sand boxes have had the sand traps fitted up and soon we...
Jun 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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ghost liked 2857Harry's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
4150 has been steamed today for first time in Pres. Boiler inspector visiting tomorrow
Jun 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM -
ghost liked gios's post in the thread 82045 The way ahead?.
May update now live: http://www.82045.org.uk/news/82045_news-may26.html
May 31, 2026 at 10:01 PM -
ghost liked jnc's post in the thread Helston Railway.
Well, we've never seen that before in the heritage railway world, have we? Noel
May 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
