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Shep Woolley attached a file to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
[ATTACH] One way and then t'other [ATTACH] LMS Jubilee class No 45627 'Sierra Leone' (Galatea) working 5M50/51 through Starricks to Hellifield and on the return at Capernwreay with Mick Rawlings driving and Martyn Soames on the shovel
Nov 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Bob Millard liked nige757's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
LMS 45699 Galatea running as classmate 45627 Sierra Leone is seen passing Starricks Farm with a friendly wave from Mick Rawling while out on test. [MEDIA]
Nov 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM -
Bodorganboy replied to the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
[MEDIA] 45699 Galatea on a test run Bentham and Giggleswick
Nov 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM -
GOEdwards liked free2grice's post in the thread Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
Latest update from the Clan Line - The Golden Arrow Engine group. <BJ> 35025 Brocklebank Line: A New Chapter Begins! Exciting times lie ahead for 35025 Brocklebank Line, as we formally welcome the locomotive into MNLPS ownership, marked by the...
Nov 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM -
Bob Millard liked Fenway's post in the thread Steam at Austria's Least Known Narrow Gauge.
The Gurktalbahn is where? Well, 1 hour north of Klagenfurt, but conveniently reached on direct trains from Vienna over the Semmering Railway, well those that avoid Graz and the new high speed Koralmbahn! Limited to just 3 km in length because...
Nov 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM -
jnc liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
It’s also a mechanism by which the Trust can use its reserves to support the plc. It is, over time, making the Trust the biggest loco owner on the railway apart from the plc itself: 592, 263, 65, 488, 72, 90% of 80151 and seemingly soon 34059....
Nov 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM -
jnc liked Cuckoo Line's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I guess the idea is to protect assetts. If the railway defaults on a loan then the loco cant be seized in lieu of payment. Sent from my SM-S741B using Tapatalk
Nov 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM -
jnc liked bluetrain's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I fear that 2026 has been a bad financial year for many of our heritage railways, particularly those who had to suspend steam operations for prolonged periods during the hot summer and drought. More broadly, the inflated prices for coal and...
Nov 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM -
Sunnieboy liked RWJP's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
And on that note, 6695 has arrived at the railway this morning. Unfortunately I couldn't take a picture as I passed it driving the other way, but it was approaching Norden at about 10:15 this morning. It was rolling chassis, boiler and lower...
Nov 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM -
Shep Woolley liked nige757's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
LMS 45699 Galatea running as classmate 45627 Sierra Leone is seen passing Starricks Farm with a friendly wave from Mick Rawling while out on test. [MEDIA]
Nov 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
