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  1. Dunfanaghy Road replied to the thread Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.

    Has anything been seen of the big Taiwanese diesel? Pat

    Jul 28, 2026 at 10:35 PM

  2. Steve liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    Ships have funnels, locomotives have chimneys! I don't think there is a magic bullet. Minimising risk will come from a combination of control measures, including - but not limited to: Spark arrestors in smokeboxes Proper maintenance of ashpans...

    Jul 28, 2026 at 10:33 PM

  3. sunstream liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    the NYMR's website is silent on the matter of lack of steam. They cannot blame it on the dry weather because that, by default, would mean that Tornado couldn't be used leading to loss of much needed revenue. However, to say that they haven't...

    Jul 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM

  4. Bikermike replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    I walk under the ECML near London regularly, and it's always wet in the underpass. It's actually stopped dripping now. So ged knows how much rain will be needed to top it up again and/or what it will do as it gets it...

    Jul 28, 2026 at 10:22 PM

  5. Breva liked GWR7812's post in the thread 60th anniversary of Germany's first heritage railway.

    [MEDIA] From 24 July to 2 August 2026, the German Railway Association celebrated its 60th anniversary in Bruchhausen-Vilsen. The heritage railway from Bruchhausen-Vilsen to Asendorf is also Germany’s first heritage railway. Alongside the...

    Jul 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM

  6. JBTEvans replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    WSR have three locos available - 7802, 7812 & 9351. Seems 7828 has had issues since May but nothing has been said in public other than withdrawal from the ELR October gala which suggests we won't see Odney out again for sometime.

    Jul 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM

  7. JBTEvans liked DerekTrotter's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Unfortunately the vast majority of passengers don't read these forums, or care about what problems are happening in the shed. They just say 'we thought it was a steam railway and got a dirty diesel'. I do find it interesting though, that all...

    Jul 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM

  8. Romsey replied to the thread Fire Risk.

    Returning to the topic of fire risk, there are other problems caused by prolonged hot weather. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather/general/network-rail-blames-dried-up-soil-for-slowing-down-trains/ar-AA28Nq7n?uxmode=ruby The West of England line is...

    Jul 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM

  9. Britfoamer liked neildimmer's post in the thread Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway's 'Cotswold Diesel Gala' Friday 24th July 2026.

    I travelled the long way down to Cheltenham Spa station last friday 26th July to catch the bus shuttle to the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway's 'Cotswold Diesel Gala' Arrived at what turned out to be a very busy, very hot enjoyable day,...

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  10. Britfoamer liked neildimmer's post in the thread The Citadel Circle (125 Group ) & The Yorvik Discovery (SRPS Railtours) 25/7/26.

    I had a day out on Saturday at York & Scarborough. At York there was 'The Citadel Express' (125 Group & Retro Railtours) hauled by 43159 Rio Warrior & 43025 Exeter [ATTACH] [ATTACH] More HST photos here...

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  11. 40044 attached a file to the thread Ivatt Diesel Re-creation Society.

    Cooler Group Cleaned - See our news page https://lms10000.com/news/f/cooler-group-cleaned [ATTACH]

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  12. MellishR liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I think we are going away from fire risk, so maybe this is worth its own thread, but I suspect - on heritage railways at least, I can't speak for mainline operators - there is an element of "we do it that way because we always have". In BR days,...

    Jul 28, 2026 at 9:19 PM

  13. MellishR replied to the thread Vintage Trains 2026.

    Or, if your budget runs to something posher, there's what was the Midland Hotel, built by the Midland Railway, now the Burlington Hotel, just across Stephenson Street from the north exit from the station.

    Jul 28, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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