mdewells letzte Aktivitäten
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mdewell gefällt 60044s Beitrag in dem Thema Isle Of Man Steam Railway.
No the LNERCA haven't run out - we built up sufficient to restore all the carriages we then had, although since then we've acquired more carriages but, in fact, 4-5 years ago we bought a large lot from a timber merchant in Essex, who had stored...
26 Februar 2026 um 08:52 -
mdewell gefällt DavidWs Beitrag in dem Thema Wensleydale Railway Matters.
Well a fair bit has happened since my last update so I’ll attempt to list it off Another successful polar express season came and went On the Bedale Pway team we’ve spent a lot of time tackling drainage in various areas of the line the first...
26 Februar 2026 um 08:50
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mdewell gefällt DavidWs Beitrag in dem Thema Wensleydale Railway Matters.
Then it was back to wrangling with the drainage our current task is clearing out concrete u channels that exist in the newton grange area Also while that’s been going on we have started receiving more track, sleepers from the former eggborough...
26 Februar 2026 um 08:49
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mdewell gefällt Mr Valentines Beitrag in dem Thema Didcot Railway Centre.
The 72 is being done by the Heavy Freight Group, who traditionally do their own restoration work and fundraising, and have done since the 1970's. It hasn't exactly been the fastest of restorations, and with the plethora of high-profile projects...
26 Februar 2026 um 08:46 -
mdewell antwortete auf das Thema Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.
Pointless? How will they get on/off that section of track then? :D
25 Februar 2026 um 08:48 -
mdewell gefällt Mr Valentines Beitrag in dem Thema Didcot Railway Centre.
Most of the stock at Didcot is actually owned by Great Western Preservations, basically just to protect the collection in the event the Society went under. So, it’s quite simple. You have the Hawksworth County at Didcot, which is owned by GWP...
25 Februar 2026 um 08:39 -
mdewell gefällt GWR4707s Beitrag in dem Thema Didcot Railway Centre.
Meant to post last week but forgot, the most recent GWS Echo landed last Friday and included (within a longer piece from the new (I think) chair, not as a stop press of anything) mention of the CEO's departure, which considering the lead time of...
24 Februar 2026 um 17:13 -
mdewell erstellte einen Anhang in dem Thema Oswestry Update.
A few piccies of Cambrian coach 238 (taken between shunting moves today). Now in the workshop, pending move into the Museum itself, so a rare opportunity to view it out in the open. . . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
24 Februar 2026 um 17:11
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mdewell gefällt free2grices Beitrag in dem Thema Riley and Son Ltd: Locomotive Engineers.
Latest news from Ian Riley. <BJ> ''5407's overhaul is complete and has been repainted to the finest EVER job that I have seen, she will be moved to complete steam tests at the ELR but then immediately moved elsewhere for safety as the ELR have...
24 Februar 2026 um 08:47 -
mdewell gefällt Andy2857s Beitrag in dem Thema Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Just back home after our first visit to the Bluebell and wow, what a railway! We had a fantastic day. Good timetable with plenty of services at good intervals which enabled us to see everything we wanted to see, stop off at the intermediate...
22 Februar 2026 um 08:34 -
mdewell gefällt FearOfManchesters Beitrag in dem Thema Mid Suffolk Light Railway.
GER coach no.14 has been purchased and arrived on the railway the other day, a significant addition to the railway as it’s the only known surviving coach that ran on the original mid suffolk, looks great. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
21 Februar 2026 um 16:06
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mdewell gefällt Big Als Beitrag in dem Thema Kent & East Sussex Railway.
Much to my shame, I made a belated first visit to the KESR the other day, taking care to avoid the Gruffalo event! It really is a lovely line and despite the manual operation of the various road crossing points, it seems to work well at its own...
21 Februar 2026 um 08:58
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mdewell gefällt mikehartuks Beitrag in dem Thema Rother Valley Railway.
A drone video journey along the new railway giving an overview of reconstruction progress to date: [MEDIA] And, a number of news updates on the RVR Blog at: https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/ Mike
20 Februar 2026
