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Mick45305's Recent Activity

  1. Mick45305 liked Ben Jenden's post in the thread WSR Autumn Steam Gala: 25th - 27th September 2026.

    4110 announced as guest 2

    Aug 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
  2. Mick45305 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 23, 2026 at 7:05 PM
  3. Mick45305 liked S.A.C. Martin's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    This is my ninth year as treasurer… :Happy:

    Aug 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
  4. Mick45305 liked Chris86's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    I feel like this is great news, and I hope that the feeling from inside the organisations involved is similar! I do hope that 35025 does return to the mainline, I have memories of seeing her at Loughborough when I was younger and thinking that...

    Aug 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM
  5. Mick45305 liked John Petley's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    I hope your post and communications with MNLPS members will reassure people such as such as @Steamage (See his post #309). He has raised some perfectly valid points - to which I could add the issue of support crews if both 35025 and 35028 were...

    Aug 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM
  6. Mick45305 liked 5944's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    Offer accepted! [ATTACH]

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  7. Mick45305 liked S.A.C. Martin's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    Please do be patient with us as we work out the details. I have noted my inbox and responded as best I can but have and will continue to refer people to the press statement above and to refer to our communications officer. Please do not reach...

    Aug 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM
  8. Mick45305 liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.

    Having been a long time supporter of 35025 (from its GCR days) I was very pleased that SLL did take it on and proceeded with its preservation and protection. I am even more pleased that MNLPS are to restore it to Main Line running...eventually...

    Aug 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM
  9. Mick45305 liked 2857Harry's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    We fully plan for the gala to go ahead as normal. The Driver Experience has been cancelled for other reasons. We have got several lines of mitigation in place to assist with the Gala Operations and we are planning for a full event. A planned...

    Aug 22, 2026 at 8:18 AM
  10. Mick45305 liked free2grice's post in 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 10:33 PM
  11. Mick45305 liked green five's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 2nd-4th October 2026.

    Ivatt 46447 from the East Somerset Railway announced as the fourth visiting locomotive. So there will be three Ivatts operating together for 41312's final Gala before withdrawal. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk

    Aug 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
  12. Mick45305 liked RalphW's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Most people get dressed at home... ;)

    Aug 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
  13. Mick45305 liked 26D_M's post in the thread Inter City.

    Reportedly Inter City has redated the tour & all those with tickets yesterday are transferred to the new date or can have a full refund. Seems very fair.

    Aug 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
  14. Mick45305 liked Wozzy18's post in the thread Sandringham New Build.

    August 2026 Construction Update Smokebox: Visibly, not a lot has changed and it still looks the same as at this year’s Open Day. But in the background, we have now received five rolled plates from Barnshaws (who made the wrapper) consisting of...

    Aug 20, 2026 at 12:07 AM
  15. Mick45305 liked alexl102's post in the thread Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.

    More Malachite is always welcome!

    Aug 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM