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    The Gwili Railway thread

    The wooden framed building is in an interesting state. What's its origins?
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Mar 2, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    The 1897 definition of "monument" from Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary might explain: 1. Anything by which the memory of persons or things is...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Feb 10, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Changes at Penryhn Museum

    The VoR's new building is a much better place to display Fire Queen and the 4ft gauge coach. The two surviving 4ft gauge Padarn Railway rolling...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Jan 28, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Changes at Penryhn Museum

    If memory serves, in 2010 there was a vertical-boilered locomotive of a gauge larger than 2ft. That is not on this list. Was it moved or...?
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Jan 24, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Rother Valley Railway

    In the early days i.e. 50 (?) years ago, I remember a volunteer of the time, Alec Flett, telling me about the many bridges which had to be...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Oct 25, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Should there also be an "Abstain" box? An abstain vote is valid and offered at well-run General Meetings. They can be sued to signify "don't...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Oct 15, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    The book sounds as if it would be an interesting read. Title and author please!
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Sep 27, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    The sale of the trackbed at and near the former Llandysul station for the Llandysul bypass road has not been mentioned. I am uncertain of the date...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Sep 23, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Could it be that traffic lights used electrically-powered filament lamps which had a different spectral output than an oil lamp flame?...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, May 31, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bala lake Railway.

    The "logical" next step is for Visit Wales to discourage visitors to Bala, Mold etc as their phosphates are not welcome. That'll help depress...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Apr 14, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Maybe it is just me but I find it annoying and frustrating when, as has happened on this link, relevant maps and plans are posted on a website at...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Apr 12, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Such minutiae can be very considerable so need to be considered carefully. For example, exceeding the 100 gram limit for a "letter" increases the...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Mar 5, 2023 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    GWR Railcar no.20 at KESR

    Seeing a model of this railcar next to a GWR autocoach made me ponder. Were the two ever run coupled together and were the drive systems...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Feb 18, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    GWSR General Discussion and Operations

    "Absolutely no alternative" is a meaningless statement in this context. A dangerous bridge can be dismantled brick-by-brick (or stone-by-stone)...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Feb 7, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Basic info is on their website. See https://glulambeams.co.uk
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Dec 29, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    Yes, the Bala Lake Railway only has extensive facilities at the delightful Llanuwchllyn Station but that is set to change very soon with the new...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Nov 19, 2022 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Developments on the Corris Railway

    Agreed, a well-designed plate. It doesn't need a space as a delimiter between "No" and "91" as the underlined superscript "O" serves the same...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Nov 11, 2022 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    There was a mix-up in share numbering or counting about 15 years ago and new share certificates were issued then. Maybe it is a result of that...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Oct 28, 2022 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    On the Companies' House website, I would expect to see this list under "Filing history" but it's not there. What am I doing wrong?
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Oct 25, 2022 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    On train catering, Should Steam railways be doing it more ?

    Having experienced both the Bluebell's F&C Specials and their Pullman Lunch, I'm not surprised they ares regularly sold out. The prices are...
    Post by: Penrhynfan, Oct 18, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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