الأنشطة الأخيرة الخاصة بـ Devonbelle
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أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Matt78' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Work ongoing on Barry 163. Seats are away at the Bluebell for making, while springs are off for new to be made. Bodywork in various stages of repair. Taff Vale 220 also in the shed, mainly awaiting the return of door locks from the SVR and some...
31 جويلية 2026 في 7:36 مساءاً
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أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Chris M Jones' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
He most certainly would be. I've great memories of working with John.
31 جويلية 2026 في 7:36 مساءاً -
المشاركة في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Well Well done. I must pay you a visit again. The late John Morris, a Gwili volunteer and one of my former team would be well chuffed.
30 جويلية 2026 في 11:14 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Matt78' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Work continues at Llwyfan Cerrig as an access is being created to Aberaeron Signal Box so that visitors can view the box.
30 جويلية 2026 في 11:13 مساءاً
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أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Matt78' في موضوع The Gwili Railway thread.
Moorbarrow is currently out for repair so as things stand will either be L150 or Haulwen. L150 is in use at the moment. Difficult to say right now as loco allocation is being done slightly differently this year rather than the standard 28 day...
30 جويلية 2026 في 11:13 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Deepgreen' في موضوع Fire Risk.
I look at the ten day forecasts quite often, as a weather enthusiast, steam enthusiast AND a gardener! Hopes rise when I see rain a few days ahead, then the next day the rain has disappeared from the forecast! The problem at the moment is that...
30 جويلية 2026 في 4:35 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Big Al' في موضوع Fire Risk.
Pleased to see that the MHR is using 35005 currently and not other locos that might be more risky in current conditions. That said, it is a tricky one to call as any steam loco is potentially problematic and will continue to be so until the soil...
30 جويلية 2026 في 4:34 مساءاً -
المشاركة في موضوع Fire Risk.
In my 40 years as a railwayman I've never seen the line side vegetation so bad, and now so tinder dry too. I get it that Network Rail under the cosh on costs so veg management has suffered; but sparks from trains aren't limited to steam...
30 جويلية 2026 في 4:12 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة The Gricing Owl' في موضوع Fire Risk.
I am surprised that they are still running steam. I would have thought diesel only in the current conditions. But possibly with their Thomas event due soon, seeing the locos only in light steam and only running in the station confines at Ropley....
30 جويلية 2026 في 3:58 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Romsey' في موضوع Fire Risk.
Returning to the topic of fire risk, there are other problems caused by prolonged hot weather. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather/general/network-rail-blames-dried-up-soil-for-slowing-down-trains/ar-AA28Nq7n?uxmode=ruby The West of England line is...
30 جويلية 2026 في 3:57 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة 26D_M' في موضوع Fire Risk.
The largest loco I've seen fitted with a 'basket' was an NCB Austerity at Graig Merthyr Colliery. The duty involved taking trains of empties up a steeply graded 2 mile branch in a narrow valley. So I imagine there was significant propensity to...
30 جويلية 2026 في 3:57 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Big Al' في موضوع Fire Risk.
Nail hit firmly on the head there Tom. I have already said that there is an uncomfortable truth that some loco owners really have to acknowledge even if there may be little that can be done about it, namely that all steam locomotives are not the...
30 جويلية 2026 في 3:57 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة Jamessquared' في موضوع Fire Risk.
Ships have funnels, locomotives have chimneys! I don't think there is a magic bullet. Minimising risk will come from a combination of control measures, including - but not limited to: Spark arrestors in smokeboxes Proper maintenance of ashpans...
30 جويلية 2026 في 3:56 مساءاً -
أعجب Devonbelle بمشاركة 26D_M' في موضوع Jacobite 2026.
Although there isn't mention of that option on the website. On the assumption that anyone who is interested in taking a ride on the Jacobite would ordinarily look at the website for times and booking arrangements it seems odd not to mention that...
25 جويلية 2026 في 5:54 مساءاً
