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Log Sightings - new "Sighting Note" box - Website News & Announcements
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ICW Train - On-Track Machines
Posted: 5 April 2026, 21:16 by Iain Scotchman.
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Carstairs Snowploughs - Sightings Requests
Posted: 24 March 2026, 10:18 by ashford steve.
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Kirow cranes at West Ruislip LU Depot - General Topics and Requests
Posted: 7 March 2026, 13:00 by Greg Hartle.
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Kirow crane support wagon - On-Track Machines
Posted: 17 November 2025, 17:21 by Greg Hartle.
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Swietelsky Rail Grinder - Sightings Requests
Posted: 28 March 2026, 13:13 by Richard P.
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Mini 4-4s at Leigh on Sea - Sightings Requests
Posted: 24 March 2026, 23:42 by Martin Lear.
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Headcodes for track machines - On-Track Machines
Posted: 17 January 2020, 14:14 by Dan Adkins.
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Looking for help with OTP seen Friday 20/03/2026 Gidea Park area - Sightings Requests
Posted: 22 March 2026, 15:36 by Justin Case.
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NR Saxmundham Jn - Leiston - Projects, Worksites and Locations
Posted: 7 March 2026, 00:37 by Iain Scotchman.
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Website Woes - Website Help
Posted: 5 March 2026, 23:01 by Robert Day II.
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Taunton Fairwater Clearout - On-Track Machines
Posted: 5 January 2026, 18:36 by Roger Harris.
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Sightings for an incomplete vehicle - Preservation
Posted: 1 March 2026, 16:12 by Cristoff.
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Bletchley NR MDU Depot - Projects, Worksites and Locations
Posted: 27 February 2026, 23:45 by Nick Tompkin.
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12 Inch New NEMO Tamper - On-Track Machines
Posted: 27 February 2026, 15:11 by Bryan Blundell.
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Permaquip Long Rail Trailer System? - Trailers
Posted: 26 February 2026, 22:20 by Chris Jones.
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Rory J. Holbrook Unimog - Road-Railers
Posted: 26 February 2026, 10:11 by Alex Betteney.
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2023 Sighting of Ballast Train with odd propulsion unit with a n - General Topics and Requests
Posted: 14 February 2026, 16:58 by Robert Weller.
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Geismar EGO4 Trolley Wheels - OTM Repairs & Maintenance
Posted: 6 February 2026, 16:08 by Jonathan Flood.
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Wickham Type 27A Mk III Trolley - Yeovil Pen Mill - Late 1980s - Wickham Trolleys
Posted: 28 January 2026, 13:48 by Jonathan Flood.
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Fire in Marsden Tunnel - Road-Railers
Posted: 25 January 2026, 18:14 by Jarrod Barker.
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Early Track Machines on BR - General Topics and Requests
Posted: 27 January 2026, 11:02 by anthony barton.
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RGX-02 - On-Track Machines
Posted: 4 August 2025, 17:06 by Cameron Allen.
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Jeep Rail - recent acquisitions - Road-Railers
Posted: 27 January 2026, 12:09 by ontrackplant.
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Mule / Ranger type at Peterborough NR MDU - Sightings Requests
Posted: 25 January 2026, 15:36 by Paul Cheesemore.
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6X81 - On-Track Machines
Posted: 23 January 2026, 13:14 by Ray Anslow.
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Cab Yard Bridgend - Projects, Worksites and Locations
Posted: 17 January 2026, 12:38 by M alford.
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Two unbranded RRV wheeled excavators at Fitzgeralds - Sightings Requests
Posted: 9 January 2026, 20:10 by Royston Morris.
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Singlewell Sidings - Sightings Requests
Posted: 9 August 2022, 09:01 by Ted Knotwell.
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Happy Christmas - General Topics and Requests
Posted: 22 December 2025, 07:45 by Roger Harris.
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High Output Track Renewal Train - Burton-on-Trent Nemesis - On-Track Machines
Posted: 6 October 2025, 18:41 by Mr Mark Baldwin.
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Plasser & Theurer GP Tramm - On-Track Machines
Posted: 2 June 2012, 18:10 by Robin Morel.
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Donfabs & Consillia, Shardlow - Projects, Worksites and Locations
Posted: 9 December 2025, 16:47 by Alex Betteney.
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Stoke Gifford yard - On-Track Machines
Posted: 1 November 2025, 16:33 by Keith Cox.
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Gascoigne Wood facility - Road-Railers
Posted: 2 October 2025, 17:15 by Greg Hartle.
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Trailer Jacks - Trailers
Posted: 31 October 2025, 11:13 by Lee James white.
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On-Line On-Track Drainage / SuperRod - Road-Railers
Posted: 27 October 2025, 20:21 by Richard P.
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new Unimog - Road-Railers
Posted: 16 September 2025, 20:44 by Keith Cox.
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Patchway - Sightings Requests
Posted: 11 August 2021, 10:09 by Cristoff.
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GBR Projects - General Topics and Requests
Posted: 9 October 2025, 11:17 by Jarrod Barker.
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New tampers - On-Track Machines
Posted: 11 August 2019, 17:34 by Ex Babcock Employee.
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L&W in Oxford - Road-Railers
Posted: 18 September 2025, 13:21 by Ben Williams.
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West Coastway MPV Woes - General Topics and Requests
Posted: 18 September 2025, 14:25 by Nick Tompkin.
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New Schweerbau OTP - On-Track Machines
Posted: 12 September 2025, 21:36 by 01276.
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Niteq at Nene Valley Railway - Sightings Requests
Posted: 10 September 2025, 08:56 by John Gordon.
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Plant ID near Chester - Sightings Requests
Posted: 10 September 2025, 08:41 by John Gordon.
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High Output Tamper & Regulator Sale - On-Track Machines
Posted: 28 November 2024, 18:50 by Lerpass Mapter.
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Horsham Mini 4-4 and trailers - Sightings Requests
Posted: 23 August 2025, 23:13 by Cristoff.
Last Reply: 26 August 2025, 18:34 -
Ashford Hitachi Open Day - Exhibitions & Events
Posted: 25 August 2025, 08:56 by ontrackplant.
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Mini 4-4s and trailers at the Spa Valley - Sightings Requests
Posted: 29 October 2023, 14:58 by Dan Adkins.
Last Reply: 23 August 2025, 22:17
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