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  1. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Bulleid Merchant Navy & West Country and Battle of Britain Light Pacifics.

    Neil 172/224 looks like Bournemouth to me from the station roof and the coaling crane . 180/224 running in board looks like New Milton 214& 216/224 possibly could be Vaggs Lane Bridge Sway/New Milton area from the tight bridge, but not sure.

    Jun 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM

  2. The Gricing Owl liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Brian is a word that I always seem to type as Brain. I used to do it at work, still do it with a friend whose name it is, and even did so typing this initially.

    Jun 20, 2024 at 4:03 PM

  3. The Gricing Owl liked Deepgreen's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2024.

    Interestingly, as a bird-watcher, the only SE Owl I have ever seen was from a train, on the ECML in Northumberland!

    Jun 20, 2024 at 4:02 PM

  4. The Gricing Owl liked free2grice's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2024.

    That's good to hear Bryan. My father would take me to watch numerous steam trains blasting out of Chilcompton tunnel. Happy days indeed. I'll never forget the final Pines Express hauled by 92220 Evening Star. [BJ]

    Jun 20, 2024 at 4:02 PM

  5. Deepgreen replied to the thread Steam Dreams 2024.

    Interestingly, as a bird-watcher, the only SE Owl I have ever seen was from a train, on the ECML in Northumberland!

    Jun 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM

  6. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Brian is a word that I always seem to type as Brain. I used to do it at work, still do it with a friend whose name it is, and even did so typing this initially.

    Jun 20, 2024 at 3:54 PM

  7. free2grice replied to the thread Steam Dreams 2024.

    That's good to hear Bryan. My father would take me to watch numerous steam trains blasting out of Chilcompton tunnel. Happy days indeed. I'll never forget the final Pines Express hauled by 92220 Evening Star. [BJ]

    Jun 20, 2024 at 3:47 PM

  8. Romsey replied to the thread Bulleid Merchant Navy & West Country and Battle of Britain Light Pacifics.

    Hi Neil, 190/224 21C11 Woking Cutting. ( 3rd rail on local lines for Alton line.) 191 & 192/224 21C11 Mount Pleasant LC, Southampton 198/224 21C15 Mount Pleasant LC, Southampton 200/224 2C15 Bournemouth West ? ( Elevated shunt signal under...

    Jun 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM

  9. The Gricing Owl replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Tell me about it! My worst is that I alway have to correct raiwlays to railway, and almost unbelievably, Bullied always starts like that, before being corrected to Bulleid.

    Jun 20, 2024 at 3:38 PM

  10. The Gricing Owl liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    Indeed., impressive these MN's:) Keyboard fingers again!

    Jun 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM

  11. The Gricing Owl replied to the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.

    For some us of us still 'in ticket' it would have been an incredible reminder of when we used to get wonderful value from the SR 7 day railrover tickets; in steam days only of course. I had thought about doing those Swanage night trains for...

    Jun 20, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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