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Engine repairs and traction motor change. No idea about timings, but assume being done when UKLR can fit it in.

Class 50 is at Brush Works for work.

It actually looks half decent value, includes lunch, tours of shed and signal box etc . Basically all day .

All brush applied

Visiting for diesel gala.

92214 has been purchased by the David Clarke Railway Trust with the help of an anonymous donor. DCRT is the main supporting charity of the GCR.

Phil. Is the official announcement available somewhere?

Not particularly in the know but :sustrans offered the remaining part of the track and trackbed they own to the EVR for a nominal amount. However the DFT vetoed this as they felt the EVR did not have the financial resources to look after the bridges. These have either had virtually no...

As Flying Phil has indicated road or rail levels cannot be changed, potentially however as there is approx 300mm of excess ballast depth , combined with thin depth deck construction it should be possible that the 5.03m that highways would like can be achieved. All subject to survey etc.

Eden Valley Railway would love to get to Appleby, but although they have a TWO for the line,the alleged owners of the Trackbed , SUSTRANS, will only let them go a couple of miles from Warcop,the remainder of the line to Appleby is derelict and has had no maintenance since the last train ran.

On Thornbury’s Facebook blog it is said that restoration will only start in earnest after the 04 and Cromwell’s restoration are completed, she will be moved inside as soon as Cromwell is mobile.

The canal is officially closed till this Friday, so should be enough time to get every thing removed.

GCRofficial Utube channel. Would be nice if it was on the website though,come on GCR get your act together!!

Till 13 December. Web site is not very user friendly!

Even for the BBC that report is more than a bit wrong, suspect they have confused faulty beams with signals! As for Stadler trains in service uhhh, testing yes.