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hyboy liked Jamessquared's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
The “memories” function of my phone just popped this up - 19 years ago to the day. [ATTACH] Tom
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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hyboy liked Breva's post in the thread GWSR General Discussion and Operations.
Probably a good idea, but we are not so logical. The recent re-decking of the warflat showed that this PWay used vehicle fell between two chairs. PWay didn't have a budget for it, but neither did C&W. Now what? It was agreed to use old sleepers...
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:18 AM -
Romsey replied to the thread Oil Firing.
Thinking about LPG as a fuel, a number of USA railroads have tried liquified natural gas as a fuel for diesel locos, possibly 15 years ago. I don't recall the details but the locos ran in pairs with a "tender" of a flat wagon conveying two or...
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:18 AM -
hyboy liked lynbarn's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Mike H, you are making this look too easy, but I know that it hasn't always been the case in the past. Thank you for the entertainment, and will you also thank the team for all the hard work that they have put in to make this all happen? It is a...
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:17 AM -
hyboy liked jnc's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
That one, "Section 5b, Section overview - 1", has been added to with another, Section 5a Section overview. I seem to recall reading somewhere that there was hope that the ballast needed to underlay the track could be brought in by rail...
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:17 AM -
hyboy liked gios's post in the thread 82045 The way ahead?.
What's all this got to do with 82045 ? Healthy, and sometimes amusing banter about the various pipework runs on 82045. One, or maybe more, of the 82045 volunteer engineers has spent hours producing this pipework, to the highest possible standard.
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM -
hyboy liked jnc's post in the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
For those of us who have an aversion to watching videos, is this information available in written/printed form anywhere? The GCR Website didn't have it (just the video), and an extensive Web search didn't turn up anything, either. Noel
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM -
blink bonny replied to the thread Saphos Trains 2026.
Does anyone know what's going to be on the front of tomorrow's Fellsman?
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM -
jnc replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.
For those of us who have an aversion to watching videos, is this information available in written/printed form anywhere? The GCR Website didn't have it (just the video), and an extensive Web search didn't turn up anything, either. Noel
Sep 1, 2026 at 10:10 AM
