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  1. Tintagel liked Cuckoo Line's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    And Tom's last issue apparrently !! You'll be a hard act to follow and best wishes to the new editor

    Sep 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
  2. Romsey liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you both. It's been 8 years really, if you include the precursor Points & Crossings (or Pointless Jottings, as it inevitably was nicknamed). That started out as an internal paper-based newsletter primarily for volunteers, compiled by the...

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  3. Mark Thompson liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Patience! Track laying is generally one week per month, not every week. You ask when our wonderful K&ESR volunteer P Way team will run out of trackbed - the construction programme anticipates we run out of trackbed on which to lay any more track...

    Sep 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
  4. Mark Thompson liked A1X 32670's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    New from the RVR is a report showing the progress we made this week. Was far better temperatures to work in though Tuesdays rain reached parts you never knew could get wet!! We are back laying track next week....

    Sep 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
  5. Mark Thompson liked Streetert's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    They're busyy making another 360m https://rvrailway.blogspot.com/2026/09/section-5b-track-laying-1.html [ATTACH]

    IMG_7038.jpeg IMG_6999.jpeg Sep 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
  6. Mark Thompson liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you both. It's been 8 years really, if you include the precursor Points & Crossings (or Pointless Jottings, as it inevitably was nicknamed). That started out as an internal paper-based newsletter primarily for volunteers, compiled by the...

    image.jpeg Sep 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM
  7. Mark Thompson liked Steve B's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you, Tom, for all your efforts in producing this over the last few years - it has been much appreciated. As are your posts here! Steve B

    Sep 12, 2026 at 11:29 AM
  8. Mark Thompson liked Cuckoo Line's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    And Tom's last issue apparrently !! You'll be a hard act to follow and best wishes to the new editor

    Sep 12, 2026 at 11:29 AM
  9. Mark Thompson liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    The latest issue of The Bluebell Times is here. In this issue: Network SouthEast-themed gala is a red, white and blue success Running the railway - behind the scenes Q class No 541 to get its Bulleid chimney back Volunteer opportunities -...

    Sep 12, 2026 at 11:29 AM
  10. LMS2968 replied to the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    Apparently, the fun started during World War II when the relief crew saw an S160 rolling in . . .

    Sep 12, 2026 at 11:23 AM
  11. LMS2968 liked peckett's post in the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    What regulations ,Who paid for the driver familarity? ,drivers would'nt work for nothing learning. I remember being on Lincoln station after doing the shed when a Midlands to the East Coast Special came in with a LMS compound ,the LNER driver who...

    Sep 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
  12. torgormaig liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Thank you both. It's been 8 years really, if you include the precursor Points & Crossings (or Pointless Jottings, as it inevitably was nicknamed). That started out as an internal paper-based newsletter primarily for volunteers, compiled by the...

    image.jpeg Sep 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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