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  1. lynbarn replied to the thread Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.

    Can I ask a question in the hope that someone on here can take a photo? I don't know if it will happen over the weekend, but if anyone is going, can you look out for the possibility of a photo of all four ex-Sittingbourne locos together, thanks.

    Sep 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM

  2. lynbarn liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Further post about the passing loop. Interesting quote from Phoenix magazine which answers many of the questions asked on this forum - May I suggest that you consider joining the supporters association which publishes this magazine.

    Sep 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM

  3. lynbarn liked meeee's post in the thread WANTED 60lb Bullhead Track.

    Double head and Bull Head are two different things. Double head is symmetrical in cross section and theoretically can be turned over. In reality it doesn't work like that. Replaced on the main line but there's still a lot in use in sidings. The...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM

  4. lynbarn liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Thanks Mark. With the way the country seems be going we're gonna need to keep up ongoing thorough reviews of security everywhere. Like anybody with properties, venues etc, along with little police time available to deal with theft and general...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM

  5. lynbarn liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Thanks. The gates across the end of Austens bridge are there for the construction period only. Simply to deter trespass on to the construction site. Mike

    Sep 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM

  6. lynbarn liked William Fletcher's post in the thread Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.

    Why not just go and support the railway anyway? If folk stay away because it's not what they want then there may not be a Gala next year to specualte and moan about. I expect to be shot down in flames, but the whole heritage world is on a knife...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM

  7. lynbarn liked pmh_74's post in the thread WANTED 60lb Bullhead Track.

    Back in the very early days of GCRN (so early 2000s) there was a project to recover some track from sidings at Nottingham Midland. The further into the sidings you went, the older the track became. Some of it was extremely historic; some of it...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM

  8. lynbarn liked Dead Sheep's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Interesting to see the gates at the end of the bridge. I guess that for a security point of view and the potential for unauthorised movements of agricultural traffic along the permanent way, these would be useful to retain and lock shut during...

    Sep 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM

  9. lynbarn replied to the thread WANTED 60lb Bullhead Track.

    I wonder if there is still an old rail yard or somewhere which has not been disturbed in years, that might have some buried in concrete.

    Sep 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM

  10. lynbarn liked Steve's post in the thread WANTED 60lb Bullhead Track.

    Was bullhead ever rolled at 60 lb/yd? It is listed in BS9 but that doesn't mean that it was.

    Sep 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM

  11. lynbarn replied to the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Mike H, you are making this look too easy, but I know that it hasn't always been the case in the past. Thank you for the entertainment, and will you also thank the team for all the hard work that they have put in to make this all happen? It is a...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 9:39 PM

  12. lynbarn liked jnc's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    That one, "Section 5b, Section overview - 1", has been added to with another, Section 5a Section overview. I seem to recall reading somewhere that there was hope that the ballast needed to underlay the track could be brought in by rail...

    Aug 31, 2026 at 9:32 PM

  13. lynbarn liked H Cloutt's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Just seen a new post on the blog here. This gives details of section 5b. The trackbed is ready for track to be laid. Further update on Section 5a just posted.

    Aug 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM

  14. lynbarn replied to the thread WANTED 60lb Bullhead Track.

    Hi Dave, you might want to put this over on the standard gauge forum as well as some may not see this

    Aug 31, 2026 at 10:29 AM

  15. lynbarn liked Steve's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    My experiences were limited to several rides in one owned by a friend but they were never something that I enjoyed. it was a question of accept the lift or not go to whatever it was we were going to. I still have memories of going down the A1...

    Aug 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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