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Bluenosejohn liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Great Central Railway General Matters.
Nice to see steam back in operation today! [ATTACH]
Aug 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Bluenosejohn liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.
Well #403 has lots missing, #067 has a mostly black inside and chassis rails and #676 has a finished sub assembly fixed end (We are still awaiting the new "W" iron). [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Aug 30, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Bluenosejohn liked 5944's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Boots No. 1 (Andrew Barclay 1984/1930) being charged up today by 7828 at Minehead today, while BBC Points West carried out some filming. 7802 and 9351 on service trains. Plenty of noise from the Manor but both were...
Aug 30, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Bluenosejohn liked GWJ's post in the thread The Gwili Railway thread.
Visited yesterday - due to the fire risk the 03 was the motive power for our 4 coach train which ran as far as Llwyfan Cerrig. Apparently it had difficulty reaching 4th gear and we pootled along at about 15mph. At Llwyfan Cerrig the engine...
Aug 30, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I just realised I left off 53808. The S & D trust loco is being overhauled at Ropley but there is currently no operating agreement signed to use the loco when it is finished. Hopefully she will fit into the loco strategy plan. She is very at...
Aug 30, 2026 at 1:09 AM -
green five replied to the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
It was a little worrying that 41312 was not mentioned. We will have to wait and see what the future holds for one of the most popular locos on the line. Sent from my XQ-BT52 using Tapatalk
Aug 30, 2026 at 1:05 AM -
Bluenosejohn liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.
Crampton Locomotive - this is a project that for a long time seemed to have gone into abeyance, but has flared into life over the last year or two, with really significant progress. https://cramptonlocomotivetrust.org/ The website has had a...
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Bluenosejohn 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
Aug 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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green five liked 60044's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.
I read the article, and was surprised that no mention was made of the Ivatt tank, which I thought is now owned by the railway. It has recently been a mainstay of services, and seems to cope perfectly well with all that is asked of it, but...
Aug 30, 2026 at 12:48 AM
