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  1. Wagoniester replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    If that is the case, I was ill informed by the crew of the 73! Kudos to the engineers for fixing it in time for the final trip today - was an equally good (if slightly more sedated than usual) round trip. Next visit is for Giants in a few weeks...

    Sep 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM

  2. Wagoniester replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    For those of a GWR persuasion (or indeed those who are not), tomorrow is apparently the last day the Saint is rostered to run on the Bluebell. However, it was taken off the 3.30pm - gland packing issues. A rather spirited run to HK behind the 73...

    Sep 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM

  3. Wagoniester replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    Given how much it has cost to do restorations of locos such as 4110 and 4150 recently completed, I envisage a restoration of 80100 getting little-to-no change from £1million at the very least. In some ways, it does tell a story by showing how...

    Sep 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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