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Kirk Oswald liked ikcdab's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

Hi all, I am just assembling the next WSR journal and we are thinking how best to cover the sad death of JJP. He was a man who valued the people, so I would like to include as many tributes as I can from individuals on the railway. If you would...

2857Harry replied to the thread SVR General Discussion.

There seems to be a lot of negativity after some initial figures were released but I think there’s a lot to consider here…. 1) If you’re asking people to change their daily life’s an 8 week trial is probably not enough. People, and particularly...

ilvaporista liked Big Al's post in the thread Managing the chaos 60 Years ago.

Next time you are stationary on the M25, M5 or M6 spare a thought for the locomotive crews of the mid sixties on the Southern as they tried to keep the railway on time whilst the engineers re-laid the permanent way and upgraded the signalling...

tkautzor replied to the thread Belgian Tramway Museum in Thuin with Diesel Trams.

Thuin railway station is half as close to the museum as Lobbes station. Larger parts of the SNCV Charleroi network are operated by TEC as part of the Charleroi light rail network on lines M1/M2 to Anderlues (ex Ligne 90) and M3 to Gosselies (ex...

ragl liked Miff's post in the thread Turntables.

Here's a good video of the Litchurch Lane works turntable. It does seem to be a modern structure - the pit doesn't have walls, but graded banks outside the perimeter rail. Surprising and delightful that such a thing has been built for...

buzby2 replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

No risk of lineside fires today. Storm Austen has been and gone but abysmal weather persists - steady rain improving to periodic downpours ! Looking at webcams, and despite rain, the loadings on Flying Scotsman's special trains appear to be good...

free2grice liked ikcdab's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

Hi all, I am just assembling the next WSR journal and we are thinking how best to cover the sad death of JJP. He was a man who valued the people, so I would like to include as many tributes as I can from individuals on the railway. If you would...

sunstream liked Sheff's post in the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

I’m not going to like that. In fact I’m not going to watch it either.

ikcdab replied to the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.

Hi all, I am just assembling the next WSR journal and we are thinking how best to cover the sad death of JJP. He was a man who valued the people, so I would like to include as many tributes as I can from individuals on the railway. If you would...

toplink liked Big Al's post in the thread Managing the chaos 60 Years ago.

Next time you are stationary on the M25, M5 or M6 spare a thought for the locomotive crews of the mid sixties on the Southern as they tried to keep the railway on time whilst the engineers re-laid the permanent way and upgraded the signalling...

Matt78 attached a file to the thread The Gwili Railway thread.

Another photo shows the final layout to good effect. Next step is complete the short extension to the rear so we can get the 5 x MK1 service set under cover at last.

Big Al posted a new thread.

Managing the chaos 60 Years ago

Next time you are stationary on the M25, M5 or M6 spare a thought for the locomotive crews of the mid sixties on the Southern as they tried to keep the railway on time whilst the engineers re-laid the permanent way and upgraded the signalling...

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Colin Allcars replied to the thread 2027 Events.

Any Steam only Galas on the Llangollen Railway this spring?