silversteellady's Recent Activity
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silversteellady liked Britfoamer's post in the thread Railways and People.
Ready for the road, watching for the signal [ATTACH]
Feb 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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silversteellady liked Robin's post in the thread Railways and People.
Moor Street's Flying Scotsman crowd control measures... [ATTACH]
Feb 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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silversteellady liked green five's post in the thread Mid-Hants Railway | Watercress Line | Spring Steam Gala 24th-26th April 2026.
Visitor number 2 announced on the WL Website: "We are pleased to share that the second visitor for our Spring Steam Gala is Furness Railway No. 20, courtesy of the Furness Railway Trust. Built in 1863 by Sharp Stewart & Co. of Manchester, the...
Feb 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM -
silversteellady liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
Then this one is for you, a Then this one is for you, "a 2fer" taken in those days when you could still see the line from this spot, and not all the coaches were painted green, (even an NSE one out of shot, although I agree that is not...
Feb 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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silversteellady liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
How much to hire on Gold Cup day? :eek::) I’m sure it will prove very popular with race goers.
Feb 18, 2026 at 12:57 AM -
silversteellady liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
GWR Hawksworth inspection saloon 80975 has arrived at GWSR from Llangollen this week: [ATTACH] Soon to be available for all the usual private hire type things you might expect, just needs some light refurbishing and an operational methodology...
Feb 18, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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silversteellady liked M59137's post in the thread Class 455 Preserved.
What fascinates me about this initiative, in common to some extent with the 4-VEP 3417 project, is that the proposed model almost has more in common with the 1980's/1990's "shed pet" EMU's (such as the Class 306) than 21st century unit...
Feb 18, 2026 at 12:57 AM -
silversteellady liked Matt78's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Taff Vale 51 touches down
Feb 18, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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silversteellady liked 1472's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
A type of agreement which is probably now beyond realistic given the sheer expense and risk involved in returning locos to full working order for a time limited period of use. As a prominent member of the movement has remarked...."in twenty years...
Feb 18, 2026 at 12:45 AM -
silversteellady liked Pete Thornhill's post in the thread Rolling Stock Movements.
80975 was to be the second inspection saloon for the SVR until 80972 became available and it went to Llangollen instead. It will be good to see it running not to far away.
Feb 18, 2026 at 12:40 AM -
silversteellady liked flying scotsman123's post in the thread Rolling Stock Movements.
GWR Hawksworth inspection saloon 80975 has arrived at GWSR from Llangollen this week: [ATTACH]
Feb 18, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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silversteellady liked twr12's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
ORR use The Railway Safety Regulations 1999, to hold operators to only operate slam door coaches with centrally controlled door retention. RSR99 only applies to railways where the line speed is higher than 25mph. Therefore ORR cannot use RSR99...
Feb 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM -
silversteellady liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I agree 100% that the ORR cannot force heritage railways to fit CDL using the sledgehammer of the 1999 Regulations. However, following the incident at Loughborough in 2024 they have a renewed interest in control of the train-platform interface...
Feb 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM -
silversteellady liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I think it had been mentioned a couple of times that, when it came to the earthly pleasures of engaging on social media, the NYMR directors and trustees had taken a vow of abstinence. Tom
Feb 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
