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Sheff liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
Belmont station - an Oasis in the Karoo. 25 July 1991 as 25NC 3488 heads north on train 2439, the 11.50 from De Aar. I think it is hauling a 40 wagon load of empties from a block coal train. Train 2439 was, for the loco, the return working off...
Jun 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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lynbarn liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
And Charwelton having its steam test.
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ilvaporista liked The Gricing Owl's post in the thread Photographing steam in the Karoo.
Belmont station - an Oasis in the Karoo. 25 July 1991 as 25NC 3488 heads north on train 2439, the 11.50 from De Aar. I think it is hauling a 40 wagon load of empties from a block coal train. Train 2439 was, for the loco, the return working off...
Jun 4, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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The Dainton Banker liked Sheff's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
I was an engineer in the chemical industry all my working life and firstly for our sins they were always referred to as vacuum pumps, be they recip, liquid ring or whatever. However, in design and specification, we always used absolute pressure...
Jun 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM -
FearOfManchester replied to the thread Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
Spotted this Ashley station update earlier whilst perusing: [MEDIA]
Jun 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM -
green five liked Miff's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
@35B On this forum, in 2014, Anthony Coulls (NRM) said (about the Monobloc/cylinders): "When the V2 was preserved, locos were selected because they were the first/oldest/most original survivor of their class. Green Arrow was available so was...
Jun 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM -
green five liked guycarr360's post in the thread V2 4771 Green Arrow to return?.
A couple of video's of 60800 from a time long ago have appeared, and well worth a watch.. Green Arrow in the 90`s Green Arrow in the 90`s Part 2
Jun 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
