Johnme101's Recent Activity
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Johnme101 liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
Rumours of a secret programme by the railway to construct a new build Bulleid Leader appeared to be confirmed today. [ATTACH] Or maybe it was just this. [ATTACH] I had intended to photograph it somewhere more suitable on such a nice day, but my...
Sep 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Johnme101 liked Britfoamer's post in the thread Apedale Gala - 19-20 September.
Went on Sunday, very quiet, I suppose the SVR and ELR events onthe same weekend were also big pullers.8 loco's in steam, sunnier day that forecast, a bit tricky for some shots. I find the line amzing for shots/opportunities considering how small...
Sep 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Johnme101 liked Britfoamer's post in the thread ELR Autumn Diesel Gala 18 - 20 Sept 2026.
Had a day linesiding Friday, very dark and dull before rain finally stopped play around 1pm. Went riding Saturday because the original forecast was bad, in the event it turn out good with only one brief shower. Some very average shots from Friday...
Sep 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Johnme101 liked City_Steam's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
An excellent three days at the Valley. Great timetable, friendly atmosphere, excellent last-minute guests, and a wonderful freight train. What stands out at an SVR gala are the volunteers, without which it wouldn't happen. Their interaction with...
Sep 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Johnme101 liked brmp201's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
For those who do enjoy a short video, here's the latest: [MEDIA]
Sep 22, 2026 at 9:57 AM -
Johnme101 liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
First use of the new loading pad as Haulwen heads off to Blaenavon’s gala
Sep 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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Johnme101 liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
A more full ‘mop-up’ if you like on the event which should hopefully show the vision we are pushing for with these events - Firstly, Thankyou to you all for your feedback above, both positive and negative. We’ve made a note of it, and it is...
Sep 22, 2026 at 9:55 AM -
Johnme101 liked Mark_108's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
In simple terms, it is going out to tender for the bit between the MML bridge, and the other side of railway terrace, with the hope a contract will be signed by christmas. Not really a lot of detail other than that, everything else is just...
Sep 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM -
Johnme101 liked ax1709cjm's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
A couple of pictures of 4150 crossing Victoria bridge on Saturday...[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sep 21, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Johnme101 liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.
Update on the boiler. The big news is that a new copper doorplate has been completed by HBSS and already delivered to Leaky finders. Repairs to the copper tube plate have been completed which consisted of building up laps and welding up...
Sep 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Johnme101 liked Raimondo's post in the thread 70013.
Latest update on 70013's boiler, which has been due back from Tyseley 'any day now' for a couple of years. The shed team at Loughborough kindly provide regular updates on the fleet and the overhauls, which is really appreciated. Their latest...
Sep 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM -
Johnme101 liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.
As I know some on this forum appreciate the open book policy on how we’re doing at Spa Valley, this is the latest finance report I sent out to volunteers last night. Good evening everyone, I wanted to share some excellent news about the Model...
Sep 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM -
Johnme101 liked Robin's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
Adding my thanks to everyone involved for another excellent gala. The four guests, plus another one of 4150 (well it has been a long time coming!) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sep 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Johnme101 liked A1X's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
Another fabulous gala weekend, some photos below. More can be found at https://railwaygalleries.smugmug.com/Severn-Valley-Railway/Autumn-Steam-Gala-September-2026 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sep 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Johnme101 liked acorb's post in the thread Severn Valley Autumn Steam Gala - 17 to 20 Sept.
There really isn't a lot to do, bar fitting the electronics - which apparently has a date confirmed with the contractor according to the last YouTube update. Don't forget it went to Derby via rail last year, so it is already a known entity to...
Sep 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
