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Thanks, now I know I’m on the right track I can do some more digging on the history, how they worked etc. I suspect the chance of me finding some internals is slim 1693088654 I did suspect there was something missing. I’m sure I have seen something similar that was a white light at some level...

I recently acquired this signal but I am unsure what sort it is? Is it a search light multi colour one? I thought they were a LNER thing? This seems to be BR Western region? It’s wired up with a 6v bulb but I’m not sure if this is original? Anyone know anything about it or where I can read more...

We have just had a great 3 nights at Station Campsite in Carrog near Llangollen railway, the site was really good, and the railway the other side of the hedge was great. Shame Carrog station is now a shadow of its former self, no cafe, not manned most of the time real shame.

Mine will be mostly used at night as a garden ornament and just a nice thing, so I guess I don’t need them as focused. I was thinking maybe paint the inside white and then use some garden LED fairy lights or something as they can come with a ready made timer built in and are low voltage...

That’s great thankyou, I was only thinking 240v mains for ease of wiring but I appreciate what you are saying and I will look at something lower voltage with the main power supply etc being in the shed which is next to the ground signal and then I just have to run a lower voltage wiring to the lamp.

I have just acquired a couple of signals along with a few other bits and bobs from the wife of a local collector. Her husband sadly passed away a little while ago and she is now passing on his collection. Most has gone to auction but some bits were too big or heavy and I have now got some of the...

Thanks for all the replies, really surprised it was so popular and keep them coming as I will make a list of them for future trips. I will have a good look through the list later and see what we can book for a spare weekend in August. We are hoping to do a railway we haven’t done yet ideally but...

What heritage railways have a camp site within walking distance of one of the stations? Looking for inspiration for some long weekends camping and the opportunity to cross off another railway, Thanks

Thanks for the reply, we had seen these, I use the heritage railway one a fair bit for research, the back up was printing one of these off. 1689277510 Ohhh that’s ann Ohh that’s annoying we have been there and I some how missed that! Will have to do another trip there at some point and have a...

Here’s a rather niche request.. can you buy or download to print off a map of all the heritage rail ways in the UK? My wife and I are slowly ticking them off, our little boy is only 10 months old but already been on 11 heritage railways… but we would like some kind of map where we can highlight...

We take our harrier hound on trains many times a year, he just some how gets under the table, seat… some times in the isle he’s a stubborn bigger at times.. also sits on my knee which is fun for a 26kg hound Been on a train from new street before with 15 rabbits in carriers as some woman...

We have been there a few times as it’s our local line (we got married there too! First people to officially do so!) we have never had a problem with our hound he’s always been welcomed and never had to pay per trip,

We always take our hound, he loves a train ride.. we went on the CVR not long ago as we was given a family pass for our wedding, my cousin came too as he has our hounds brother but the £20 for 2 dogs was a bit of a sting. Every other railway we have been on the dogs are either £2-£3 tops or...

Did anyone ever know any more about this? I was there last weekend and spent a while looking at this carriage and it’s construction etc but can’t find anything about it and I would love to know more,

Surprisingly not easily, but where’s the fun in buying them on line? She uses them as a log of where we have been too.

Brill thanks, the first three I thought were, will look up the Kent and East Sussex and see… the main reason is my wife collects the fridge magnets that look like totems but we don’t have any Southern and she wants at least 1 for the collection this year.

Hello hive mind, this might be a relatively easy one for some… which heritage railways are Southern themed? We have visited a number of GWR ones while on holidays, MR ones as we are based in the midlands and even a couple of LNER ones, but no Southern ones yet so that’s our next task.. but we...

We went for Mother’s Day and found it to be alright, but after seeing this we won’t be going again till things change, my wife is a female engineer in a very very male industry and company and the fights she has to have is saddening especially when she first starts so anything like this a big...

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/welsh-homes/gallery/cottage-sale-train-station-platform-26371499 (Sorry on my phone and it won’t play ball copying the text due to the rubbish website) Not a good sign I’m guessing, been a few years since I have been on Llangollen railway, but i...

Old news we had a thread on this not that long go when some one else magnet fishing found some dets.