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ragl liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread Bala lake Railway..
I see the first delivery of hardwood sleepers for the extension has arrived: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
May 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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ragl liked Bulleid Pacific's post in the thread RTC 2026.
This enthusiast just ploughs on regardless in the knowledge it could all end with a flick of a switch anyway - let's face it, there's quite a few headwinds facing the sector at the moment. There's still some good stuff to be had.
May 15, 2026 at 7:37 AM -
ragl liked 2857Harry's post in the thread RTC 2026.
You’d think in 2026 steam on the mainline would be appreciated regardless.
May 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM -
ragl liked jsm8b's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
Two shots from the return trip of the Welsh Marches Express, in windy and rapidly changing weather conditions - there was even a hail storm at one point in the afternoon. Farm Lane at All Stretton and Stokesay. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
May 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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ragl liked I. Cooper's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
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May 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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ragl liked FearOfManchester's post in the thread Glyn Valley.
I was in the area a few weekends ago and had a good nose about, there’s a lot going on at chirk I noticed so thought I would drop some images from their page for those who wish to avail themselves. Quite an exciting little railway: The pile of...
May 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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ragl liked cg's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
Mayflower about to leave
May 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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ragl liked AlexGWR1994's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
[MEDIA] Here's my footage of Sir Nigel Gresley with it's first English Riviera Express of 2026. I filmed the A4 at Beambridge, Saltern Cove, Noss Marina and Ayshford nr Tiverton Parkway. I hope you enjoy it
May 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM -
ragl liked jsm8b's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
Crewe - Southall Friday 15/5 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U84802/2026-05-15/detailed (71000 ?)
May 11, 2026 at 9:19 AM -
ragl liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
Those 25NC were wonderful Cape Gauge (3 ft 6 inch) mixed traffic 4-8-4s. Below is 3467 on the 21 coach up Oranje Express on 12 July 1991. Some years after the train was dieselised, but returned to steam sometimes towards the end as part of the...
May 11, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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ragl liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
There are some lovely images on this thread. I wonder what the late member from Hayling Island would have made of all that black smoke.
May 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM -
ragl liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
25NC 3441 blasting up the grades near Perdevlei, between De Aar and the summit at Behrshoek on 28 July 1991. Not that long after a freezing dawn in the wonderful Karoo region. A frame grabbed from a low res MPEG4 digitisation of a Hi-8 camera...
May 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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ragl liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
I did quite a lot of my photography, and later on my filming, in winter pre-dawns in the Northern Karoo. Fabulous low light with a variety of sky colours as they developed before sun rise, to some extent depending on where distant winds had...
May 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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ragl liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
A combination of Karoo photos and me taking still images from a just digitised Hi-8 camera video tape. Those images below are in July 1991 when I was using a Sony 3 CCD pro camera. It's a very rough draft of a page for my eventual SA steam loco...
May 11, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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ragl liked Sheff's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
This was probably my fav shot - I was using Kodachrome 64 iirc with a 200mm lens, so all my stuff is pretty ropey ... I'd already had a go at editing it Windows Gallery years ago, but this is after letting ChatGPT have a go, and it's another step...
May 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
