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AndyH @andyh616.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#McRaturday The amazing looking #BRCW Sulzer type 2, 27056, in very fetching BR blue livery complete with white bodyside stripe & red bufferbeam, standing in Loughborough Central station during the September Great Central Railway autumn diesel gala. #GCR @brcwco.bsky.social 4/9/26

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Class 507 Preservation @class507.org.uk · 16/09/2026

The wait is over! Our 2027 calendar has arrived, with 12 wonderful images contributed by our talented members and railway enthusiasts. Enjoy a year of 507s and 508s on your wall for just £10+postage. Order now at www.class507.org.uk/shop/

Front cover of 2027 calendar depicting 507001 in Litchurch Lane works

September 2027 page of calendar showing 507001 at New Brighton during the "Wirral Swan Song" railtour

Back cover of calendar showing thumbnails of all 12 months.

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AndyH @andyh616.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SulzerSunday A great view as we ate our fish & chips on the platform at Loughborough Central on Friday evening. 27056 waits time in platform 2 before working the 17.20 service to Leicester North during day 2 of the Great Central Railway autumn diesel gala. #GCR @brcwco.bsky.social 4/9/26

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AndyH @andyh616.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SemaphoreSunday A pleasing scene at Loughborough Central on Friday during the Great Central Railway diesel gala. Guest #Crompton 33103 'Swordfish' running round to attach onto the front of 33116 & the stock for the double headed 17.45 service to Leicester North #GCR #BRCW @brcwco.bsky.social 4/9/26

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

But he does know what he's talking about.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Try saying that when you've had a couple.

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AndyH @andyh616.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#FrontEndFriday BR green #Crompton 33008 'Eastleigh' (D6508) undergoing restoration at Shackerstone on the Battlefield Line. It sounds as if she is not too far away from running again which would be a fine sight indeed. #BRCW #BattlefieldLine @brcwco.bsky.social 3/4/26

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I used to have fun winding up Ryanair Ops in Dublin by asking if they'd got any info on our Londonderry flight. I'd go through the IATA and ICAO designators and RAF Eglington before finishing off with "I'll see if BT Directory Enquiries can give me a number for them".

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Especially as Huw Edwards isn't available any more.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Nice to see one of the BRCW electrics star on the poster!

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We have a new fundraiser up to help cover the costs of getting charity status from HMRC and the drawings needed to cost up fitting our Paxman 6RP200L into a Class 455 coach to make 210 003. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/project210 where any donation, big or small, is gratefully accepted.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Inspirational because he's learned so much about how to grift every penny he can out of the lemmings that follow him?

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

"Effective" as in passing on exactly what they want Krasnov to do for them.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

No, something like 15% is in tunnels.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

They seem to ignore that most of what you see now will be green space again when construction finishes. Even the contractors who built HS1 can't find their work sites they worked from for years any more. Any comparable photos of motorways being built?

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

She's also very fast when she's off her lead.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

That's what we're planning as we've been told any Dachshund in her could mean back problems later, and several of the opinions passed so far include them in the mix. The one thing I do know is she's an excellent tracker of foxes and very rarely fails once she's got the scent.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Ours is 7.7kg, but had the German Shepherd call amongst others. Think a DNA test is needed to finally settle our curiosity once and for all.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

What breed is Sophie? We have a dog that looks exactly the same apart from the body is a little longer and the legs shorter and have no idea what she is.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

The flag is hung upside down, that means that you're in distress! The wide white diagonal stripe should be at the top, not the bottom.

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AndyH @andyh616.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

#SulzerSunday 3 x 27s seen in Leicestershire in one afternoon! Bringing back the old days when some of the class worked the #MML with allocations at Cricklewood & Leicester. D5370 & 27056 at the Great Central Rlwy diesel gala & 27059 awaiting restoration at Leicester LIP. @brcwco.bsky.social 6/9/25

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Maybe tell people to have a look across the pond to see what the tangerine cretin is doing, what is happening there is what Farage wants to do here.

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David Turner @railwayhistorian.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Our 4th @railway200.bsky.social at @astonuniversity.bsky.social event will take place on 17 Sept at 1730 in the Susan Cadbury theatre. Join us to hear about some of the groundbreaking research on railways that is being undertaken at the University. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/railway-re...

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Railway Research at Aston University: Looking to the Future

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

loss of woodland and countryside adding the required capacity would also mean more woodland and countryside lost than building HS2. Once HS2 is open it will be just like the Elizabeth Line, more people than ever using it and wondering why it took so long to finish it.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Adding that capacity would mean closing those lines down for months as they're rebuilt with the required extra track, have earthworks modified to counter the effects of climate change and all bridges and tunnels altered to meet clearance requirements. For the environmentalists who scream about the

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Obviously doesn't realise that not asking permission would mean the end of the music industry making a living from their content.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

If only someone could have explained what it is Councillors actually do.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I'm sure they could find a spare A380, which is bigger than a B748.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Does he not understand that VAT is a sales tax paid by everyone on all purchases except food and children's clothes? Or how about that most companies buying US goods are VAT registered so reclaim that tax?

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Sorry, I'm not the one who is confused. I'm fully aware what Kryten wrote, hence my reply.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

You should have added the sarcasm emoji then.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Yes, you missed the first line, 'No one wants electric cars, it was just a passing phase. It's over."

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

You didn't read the first line of the post then?

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Is that based on Tesla figures, rather than the growing number of other manufacturers?

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The only place you could justify something like that would be out in the wilds, far away from civilisation, where you would need to get through weather/terrain.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Naughty 350, I hope it gets sent to bed with no tea!

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Maybe more to do with it being a Tesla facility, than just an EV charging station? Our cousins across the pond are rapidly becoming very much anti Musk.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Back in my aviation days I handled plenty of medivac flights from both Iraq and Afghanistan bringing the most seriously wounded back home for treatment. Vance isn't fit to lick those boys boots.

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I take it that isn't the unit that failed on 1Y83 last night?

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Then they need to put pressure on those who can fund it to take a serious look at the problem. Surely getting vehicles off the roads benefits everyone, whether it's cars or trucks?

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Why don't they reinstate the railway, use a Parry People Mover like they do in Stourbridge, and even connect Logistics North so that they can be served by rail and get some of the HGVs off the roads? Or is that using logic?

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It's 53 years (2,770 weeks) of closures to replace the full Y network!

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Who would have thought something relating to Musk having trouble recognising a train? 😂

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Hunslet the 🐻 @hunsletthebear.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Hunslet & Millsie would like to thank everyone who helped empty Mrs PAs cupboards overnight, all orders were posted at lunchtime. Apologies for any bear fur under the tape Hunslet was determined to help!head to Hunsletthebear.co.uk for your last chance to order remaining stock

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BRCW Co Ltd @brcwco.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Got it, it's HS4000, Kestrel, after the Russians repainted it!

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