Last weekend I took the coal-fired Ragleth on its first “away” fixture, a visit to the Hoffnant Valley Railway. This picturesque line has two loops, both of which have relatively fierce gradients.
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More coal firing…
Since I got my coal-fired DJB Ragleth back in October I haven’t (for various boring reasons) had a chance to fire it again until last weekend. But I had two very satisfying and successful runs (one with the added pressure of some good friends watching me!)
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A Spot of Darjeeling on the Moel Rhos
Visits from locomotives have been sadly rare in the past year, but this week we were privileged to have a (Roundhouse) Darjeeling and Himalayan Railway Class B on the line.
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