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This post falls under the "Railwayana" section of the board - does anyone have any interesting, good condition, SPARE First Great Western labels that they might possibly be willing to either sell, or even exchange? I'm interested if the labels are sealed or unsealed, but I would prefer if they...

Haha! If you can get down, I'm sure you'd be more than welcome to have a sneak-peek! :D

Having been down at the Plym Valley Railway over the last two days, I am pleased to report that some progress has been made on Royal Oak over the last few weeks, since my last visit. Most importantly, the roof above number number one cab end, back to just behind the radiator fan has been painted...

Well, now's a good time to (re)awaken an interest in 50s! There are several locos soon to be emerging from prolonged periods of restoration, as well as at least two, possibly soon to be three, examples on mainline tours!

Regretfully nothing I can add at the moment, GJ! I haven't been down to the PVR in a few weeks, owing to my next year's university accommodation not quite being ready. I plan to head down to the south west this coming Wednesday, so hopefully should be able to provide an update and maybe a...

Excellent photos, thanks very much for including the link, 73109!

Don't take my word as 'Gospel', yummy! I can't see any other reason why the loco would be going to Odiham, so make sure you have some more concrete information before you head off to visit!!

Hmmm... Wasn't that the loco that was named "Chinook" in honour of RAF Odiham's helicopters in 2008..? http://www.gbrailfreight.com/news_archive.php?&newsid=220 If it is indeed that loco, I can't see why it would be going back there again... --- old post above --- --- new post below ---...

The best moment that I have enjoyed on a rail tour so far was on the "Curnow Irrupter" tour that visited the Cornish branch lines on May 28th 2011! Having delighted the track-bashers on the train, the 66 on the leading end (66135, if you're particularly interested!) crept passed the NR limit and...

Having had an excellent visit to the Mid Hants Railway today, I was speaking to one of the volunteers in the second-hand book shop and he mentioned that tomorrow, August 4th, a class 66 was running down from Alton to Alresford to be loaded on to a lorry. Said lorry would then take the 66 to a...

Apparently so - an up-to-the-minute update I've just received indicates that the loco has arrived on time at Overton! Thanks for all the assistance, Guess - am heading out now! :D --- old post above --- --- new post below --- The outward tour is running at least 10 minutes early - the stop at...

Thanks for clarifying that, Guess.. Having had a look over the timings that you had provided, I had a feeling that the Salisbury water stop was probably history! Typically, I can't catch it at Salisbury in the evening, so we're off to Grateley now to hopefully see it pass through there!

So the loco is no longer being watered at Salisbury, as per the official website? :(

A man after my own heart! This tour sounds amazing - and well worth a look seeing as the Salisbury/Eastleigh area is my 'local'! It'd be great to window hang some lines which I know so well, but are now sadly 'sealed units only'... --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Depends...

Lovely picture, Ace! mawallace - From Taunton station, you can easily hop on the train and head down to Totnes - journey time is about an hour. From Totnes station, you can take a short 5 minute walk to the South Devon Railway, probably one of the nicest preserved railways in the country with a...

Ah, well that explains that then! I understood the "UM" classification, but was unaware that the 207 referred to mileposts. But as they say - you learn something new every day! Thanks again!

Thank you so much - I can't believe that someone has come up with the perfect response that quickly! You've just made me rather happy by providing practically everything I wanted to know about the signal in one picture! :D

Hello all - A quick query relating to the above signal. I am of the understanding that signal UM 207 is located somewhere between Teignmouth and Dawlish stations, but unfortunately I have been unable to find out any more exact details. I am just wondering if anyone knows exactly where this...

Excellent to have some actual details about the plans for 008 - thanks very much Andy! With regards to 017's livery, the loco is initially going to be painted into the original NSE colour scheme that it was wearing when launched at Paddington way back in 1986! (Gosh, that was five whole years...

Haha! Well I have it on good authority from the owner that he has no objections to the loco going mainline - IF someone who wants it to happen is prepared to pay for it! So, although mainline for '17 is a possibility, albeit extremely unlikely unless some very wealthy person comes up with the...