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mdewell liked green five's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
The landslip has been cleared and illuminations services are running as normal this evening. Great work from all involved:[ATTACH] Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk
Dec 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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mdewell liked big.stu's post in the thread NVR Wagon Group Updates.
Undercover is definitely a bonus for us, but the key thing is the high level walkways in the carriage and wagon shed which allow us to work on roofs easily and safely, so we have planned to tackle both BR and Southern brake vans and all of the...
Dec 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM -
mdewell replied to the thread Oswestry Update.
I hope the moderators don't mind my giving this a plug here. https://cambrianrailways.com/buy-a-ton/
Dec 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM -
mdewell replied to the thread End of steam question - perception.
Given that the whole thing was largely a PR/political exercise I would have thought there would have been plenty of publicity. As long as the train were reliable, I don't suppose they did care how that was achieved.
Dec 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM -
mdewell replied to the thread Didcot Railway Centre.
I doubt they deliberately misled people in order to raise funds. I suspect their decision was as much based on availability of labour (i.e. volunteers) to support mainline running as it was finances.
Dec 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM -
mdewell liked brennan's post in the thread Didcot Railway Centre.
Didcot is a unique collection of GWR / WR exhibits of which the locomotives form a major part. Of these five are in working order, something most heritage railways can only dream of. A County and 47xx are under construction , 1363 is part way...
Dec 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM -
mdewell liked Big Al's post in the thread An Evening at Didcot, 13th December 2025.
A great photographic opportunity and some lovely images. Well worth the effort of staging it and also for those who went. Having said all that, the sight of 6023 is a sad one and how on earth we ended up with the premier class of the GWR not out...
Dec 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM -
mdewell liked William Fletcher's post in the thread An Evening at Didcot, 13th December 2025.
That's actually an insult to the team at Tanfield who have found the funding to repair and sort out the shed. Talk to any of their folk and they will tell you that this is how the shed was under the NCB in the 50s and 60s. Regualrly whitewashed...
Dec 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM -
mdewell liked Mrcow's post in the thread Darnall Locomotive and Railway Heritage Trust.
In case anybody would like to watch, the first part of our talk on the history of the trust is on Youtube. The second part will follow soon :) [MEDIA]
Dec 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM -
mdewell liked baldbof's post in the thread Grantham Canal - bits of rusty metal and other interesting stuff..
Just a quick update about one or two things we've been upto. The photos were taken by other volunteers. Unfortunately, work progress has varied between very slow and stop due to circumstances beyond our control. As a result of incidents...
Dec 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
