jhb171achill Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 3 hours ago, leslie10646 said: At least your off-spring can give you accommodation near the second best narrow gauge railway in the World! The Ffestiniog takes some beating, but the Rhaetian Railway pips it for the top place! Some of the Swiss stuff is indeed truly amazing, and so far free from the sort of run-down privatisation which ravaged the Austrian narrow gauge in the 90s - I was lucky to see THAT 20 years earlier in steam days..... I had a holiday job on the FR in the mid-70s, amazing then and even more so now with the WHR appended, and through trains to Blaenau - when I was there the public trains only went to DDT. Sadly, my offspring resides in South Wales, not north - so the nearest thing is the Gwili Railway, and even that is the best part of an hour away........! Will probably pay it a visit in the autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) Some years ago we lived near - 10 miles - the Mid Hants Rlwy, which in those days ran a semi-daily steam service with 2 locos and Mk1 sets in use, over a respectable distance with some great inclines - and a buffet car. It was possible to spend a day of more or less constant steam haulage for a respectable sum, and often with few other passengers. And some days they had the Thumper DEMU out, which sounds just like an 80 class…. Edited September 8, 2021 by Galteemore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Normally not prowling this section of the forum too much but the Royal Scot is a smashing machine. Superb video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 ACCURASCALE wagons seen at Goring! The things people will do for publicity? Hauled by 59.309 from Crewe to Arlington works at Eastleigh! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 For the Canarian Container Man - On man driving thirty plus artics and even has time to beep us! Very windy day - sorry! Containers.mov 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius43 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 For a second I thought you were at Goring-by-Sea, which is two stations down from me. It’s electrified as well but using a different method… Cheers Darius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 6 hours ago, Darius43 said: For a second I thought you were at Goring-by-Sea, which is two stations down from me. It’s electrified as well but using a different method… Cheers Darius Ah yes, Darius, I have to differentiate between the two of them when I'm searching Realtimetrains to see what's happening and if it's worth the £4.40 car parking to go and see. That said, the platforms are safer to walk on than our local ploughed up pavements 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 No Boludas, OPDRs, NISAs or TESUs. What is the world coming to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 (edited) Mayflower in the Meadows near Goring today! En route to Worcester. After she had gone by, I found the line is accessible on the other (sunny) side! TURN THE SOUND UP! MAQ03931.MP4 Edited April 8, 2023 by leslie10646 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 7pm this evening. VERY obviously handheld by a photographer on a bit of unstable sheugh and using a Mickey Mouse camera - still it's a bit of fun ....... "Bahamas" by the way, returning from Bristol near Goring and really shifting. MVI_2938.MP4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Is it DC or DCC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 "Leander" this time, really going hard! DON'T TURN THE SOUND UP - YOU'LL BE DEAFENED! IMG_6372.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 37.884 Goring.mp4 For the Class 37 men - 37.884 erupting through Goring with EMUs for scrap - appropriately on the anniversary of Vesuvius erupting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 (edited) Ever wondered what an "800" looked like passing you flat out? Well, a Royal Scot is much the same size. Here she is passing South Stoke near Goring this morning on a God-given sunny day. Sorry about the wind noise! ENJOY! Unfortunately, you can't see the blaze of daffodils (planted by local school children), which I was standing amidst MAQ03942.MP4 Edited March 16 by leslie10646 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Beautiful video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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