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RLinkinS liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread WCR Rail Tours.
[ATTACH] Under a threatening sky, with a strong strong cold wind blowing SR BoB class No.34067 'Tangmere' heads today's 'Dalesman' 1Z42 away from Ribblehead Station and onwards to Carlisle with Mick Kelly driving and Rob Russell on the shovel...
Jul 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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RLinkinS liked mdewell's post in the thread PYRONAUT - 93 year old fire float.
The 93 year-old fire float 'PYRONAUT', one of the working exhibits at M Shed, was called back into action on Friday 26th June 2026 to help cool down the large swing bridge at Cumberland Basin. The extreme heat wave has been causing the bridge...
Jul 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM -
RLinkinS liked timmydunn's post in the thread The Vale of Rheidol Railway - News.
Another Collection X gem has appeared out in the open! It's the Borsig, "Sotillos", late of the Sabero Railway. In related news - and full disclosure - I have recently joined the Vale of Rheidol Railway company (part time, it's a 6 hour commute)...
Jul 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM -
RLinkinS liked desperado's post in the thread 60th anniversary of Tramway Touristique de l'Aisne in Belgium.
Last weekend was the 60th anniversary of Tramway Touristique de l'Aisne in Belgium. This is a preserved section of the old Belgian metre gauge Vicinal system. It's 11.2km long, in the middle of nowhere east of the town of Marloie on the main...
Jul 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM -
RLinkinS liked Hermod's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
A very good reason for making articulates as compounds,was that flexible steam pipe to articulated front truck only had to handle receiver steam. Max 4 bar and 175 Celcius instead of 18/400 .
Jul 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM -
RLinkinS liked Spamcan81's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
Flatter terrain? I wouldn’t call Sherman Hill flat and the UP articulated locos were built to tackle that.
Jul 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM -
RLinkinS liked mdewell's post in the thread Oswestry Update.
A lot of chat in many threads about the need for steam, but talking to people at Oswestry today, it seems that the CHR Pacer Gala was very successful and attracted people from quite a distance (at least 1 from Deal in Kent). It takes all sorts I...
Jul 6, 2026 at 1:52 PM -
RLinkinS liked John Petley's post in the thread SVR General Discussion.
The owning group must be very pleased by the positive reaction to 4150's return to steam. It would be so easy to say, "Oh, it's just another Large Prairie - ridden behind plenty of them, photographed plenty of them", etc. True, 4150 is the...
Jul 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM -
RLinkinS liked steam_mad's post in the thread No 246 Morayshire.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Re-wheeled this week at Bo’ness; boiler now in the final stages at LMS too!
Jul 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
