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6990 “Witherslack Hall” with a very authoritative departure from Rothley towards Leicester, what a lovely sound 🤓

D123 Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry looking absolutely resplendent today, a credit to the paintwork and preparation 🤓

Looking down the platform towards Leicester at Rothley Station on the Great Central Railway

Looking up the platform towards Loughborough at Rothley Station on the Great Central Railway

It's been a few years but today the Actions finally made it back to the GCR for a days rail riding.

This station has a special place in my heart as my earliest memory of visiting a heritage railway with Senior Gricer. I was both thrilled and then terrified when a safety valve lifted next to us!

If you fancy playing with separation then have you tried recording from the MS capsule raw and mixing down to LR in the mix? This ability is one reason why MS is so popular as you can tweak later...

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When I'm performance recording I have the H6 central to the stage with the MS capsule and then two boundary mics on the wings - tend to route the MS to the centre channel of the 5.1 mix and the boundaries to the LR. I have a RODE short shotgun at the rear of the room that I mix to surround.

Though, word to the wise, if you have stereo mics physically separate you have a lot more issues with unwanted phase effects. It's why the two classic techniques are XY or MS (as the H6 does) as those get both capsules as physically co-located as possible.

Both good choices, I have the slightly older RODE 3.5mm and while.its not a miracle worker it's much better at helping the tablet livestream.

I do a lot of XLR work with the H6 though and also the mic module is common connection between H6/H5.

If you're looking for a direct replacement I'd go H5

Much appreciated 🙏

In case I need it for mine any tricks to getting the shell off with minimal snapped clips or spudger marks?

So far mine seems to be holding up, but will keep an eye on it.

I've had to do it for a whole load of AKG wireless mics and a pair of Nikon binos - soft touch plastic is horrible.

WD40 like spray is my go to, coupled with scrap cloth or jay cloth to really scrape off the crud

A trip on this remarkable train is still a special treat to myself. £200 for an en suite club room is a great deal.

Get the Highland Sleeper up, explore some of the Scottish rail routes during the day, get the Lowland Sleeper home.

To be fair I'm way beyond geeky but I always called that a 6v lantern battery, I never knew the official series number...

All Aboard for Heritage Open Days! We're thrilled to announce that our TVLR will be open for the Heritage Open Days, running from Friday 12th to Sunday 21st September! Come and step back in time with us — enjoy a ride on our historic monorail, wander through the peaceful Woodland Walk and our Green Spaces, marvel at the impressive Lime Kilns and take in all the exciting developments happening across the site. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a family looking for a fun day out or simply curious to see what's behind the scenes, everyone is welcome. Entry is FREE as part of Heritage Open Days - so bring your friends, bring your family and join us for a journey into the past. Refreshments and facilities available to purchase on site. Friday 12th - Sunday 21st September Location: Tanat Valley Railway, Nant Mawr Visitor Centre, off Blodwell Bank, Nantmawr, Oswestry, SY10 9HW (W3W: /// conductor.loudness.classed) Mark your calendars, spread the word and let's make this Heritage Open Days one to remember!

Our future home at the Tanat Valley Light Railway will be open for Heritage Open Days from 12th-21st September. Why not pop down there to see the work they have been doing recently?

BlueSky hive mind! Looking for recommendations for a web store for the Class 507 website. No fancy stuff needed, just add to cart, calculate postage costs, and link up to payment provider such as PayPal. Looking for something simple to set up and maintain, low cost, ideally open source.

Normally I enjoy those small world moments but today it is more somber as I recognise the person I've spoken to on several visits to the museum.

As well as to David's family my condolences to all his colleagues at the railway too.

Is the funicular running? It's an amazing trip I've done a few times, the journey down as you leave the tunnel from the top station is particularly good.

The weather was kind enough to thrash it down when we were out most of the time, didn't dampen the enjoyment though.

(I'm filming not driving here, trying to keep out of the rain under the trees)

Roding out the ash from the boiler tubes

Peek and Autoglym polish sitting on the top of the belly tank

Mostly it involved a lot of prep in cleaning out the tubes and ash, a lot of Peek and Autoglym and loading coal, but great fun.

An Aveling and Porter Steam Tractor called Jasper, view is from the footplate looking forward over the gears and motion

So, today I learned¹ to drive this 🤓

¹ the basics at least...

Your Steam Hat is amazing 😂

Gwynedd heritage trains used as 'fire engines on rails' in hot weather Trains are pulling water tanks – equipped with pumps and sprayers – to damp down the sides of the tracks.

Gwynedd heritage trains used as 'fire engines on rails' in hot weather - BBC News share.google/zJAB9ygOQpod...

I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

Every tech update now is like: "Great news, the word processor you've relied on for twenty years has learned to juggle! Is it good at it? No! Does it help in any way? Of course not! Has it made it insufferable to use? Oh, absolutely."

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Steam Tram Restored for Telford Town Tramway Following an appeal to restore a steam tram on the Telford Town Tramway, the locomotive will now be making its return on 24th August.

Built in 1979 by Telford Development Corporation for Telford Town Park, the 4wVB steam tram was named ‘Thomas’ in 1980 by Rev. W. Awdry; however, the line fell out of use due to a legal dispute. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/08/telford-town-tramway-re-opening.html

Oh wow - I hadn't considered swapping the key caps 🤔

Currently have 3 layers on mine and just about remember the key mappings without thinking

Brush water that looks like tea

This is the most dangerous shade your brush water can be.