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« on: April 26, 2018, 19:34:37 »
Today saw one steam loco banking another up Evershot bank. The train engine was 31806 and the banker was 45212. The train ran from Yeovil to Weymouth and then on to Swanage, Ascending Upwey bank the engines roles were reversed.
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2018, 19:43:11 »
Quote from: bradshaw on April 26, 2018, 19:34:37
Today saw one steam loco banking another up Evershot bank. The train engine was 31806 and the banker was 45212. The train ran from Yeovil to Weymouth and then on to Swanage, Ascending Upwey bank the engines roles were reversed.

Where's the fots then.
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2018, 06:56:32 »
they appear on my computer, has any one else a problem seeing them?
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« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2018, 07:00:43 »
Quote from: bradshaw on April 27, 2018, 06:56:32
they appear on my computer, has any one else a problem seeing them?

They show up when viewing the thread.   When looking at "recent posts" they don't;  that's a feature of how attachments are handled by the forum software.  It can mean people miss pictures ...
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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2018, 09:46:17 »
Trying to set this up on iCloud
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0K532ODWGiJsqM

edit - that seems to have done it.
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