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    Rother Valley Railway

    Yep. Fair point.
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 16 Juni 2025 um 14:41 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 16 Juni 2025 um 10:22 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Just wondering- considering that bridge 26 (Austens) spans a river, and the eastern bank is, and was, owned by RVR, as of June 2023, who nominally...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 15 Juni 2025 um 17:33 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    He was quite forthright. But however you slice it, it was a shocking act. I found the whole presentation excellent, clear, detailed and...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 14 Juni 2025 um 18:10 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Ah, that warm, analogue sound you can only get from old measurements!
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 12 Juni 2025 um 12:58 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Just returned from a couple of pints at the George. Snapped this on the way in, with the entrance canopy formwork now almost complete: [ATTACH]
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 10 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    I was just recounting on another thread, that when I was 9, my dad took me on a trip to the Isle of Wight on PS Ryde. We travelled on the tram,...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 10 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    We can be so thankful that they did things like this for us, as it was the end of an era for many things. That same trip also saw us on the Ryde...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 10 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Isle of Wight Steam Railway

    The Ryde Pier tram and trailer takes its first trip to Smallbrook: [ATTACH]...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 9 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    I wasn't handed a shovel on PS Ryde, but as a 9-year old who was fascinated by what I saw, I did find myself invited onto the engineers bridge,...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 9 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    2 updates today on the Robertsbridge main building, with the canopy formwork virtually complete platform side, and well advanced over the...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 6 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    You're quite right. P1 was only ever served off the Ardingly branch, so its of limited use, but will be very useful on gala days for brake van...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 4 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    I'm sure they do, Bryan. Incidentally, no telephoto used, just a snap from my phone. Those sleepers are just up to the platform ramp end.
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 4 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    A couple of photos from Sunday. Went down primarily for 3687, and a first time behind 32424, but the O1's failure, and the rejigging of services...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 4 Juni 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    The reality is that it doesn't matter, so long as you're travelling outside of the morning peak, ie after 09.30. Trains into London from EG will...
    Beitrag von: Mark Thompson, 29 Mai 2025 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK