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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:29 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:48598 wrote:Vote for the winner,
Mr. Bond of the DVLR:
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"CompliCATions..."
MuzTrem:
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Snowdrifts on the MVR. 2/2/09
SLRMidge
SLRmidge:48265 wrote:'Due to an incident at Silverdale Road Station all trains are currently meeting with delay. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused'

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Narrow Minded:
"When the 2:15 to Loscoe comes through carrying the supplies for your textile shop Miss Demeanor, it'll be curtains for you and I get the deeds to the property! Mwaha-ha!"


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Dolwyddelanlightrail:
DolwyddelanLightRail:48543 wrote:Ok then, here's the D&FGR's sneaky last min entry photo:


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After spending most of the day clearing the line of the mammoth snow drift with Pheonix, the engine crew suddenly realised that clearing the line wasn't as much of an obstacle as clearing the platforms....


If it isn't allowed because of the time limit I'll happily remove it! :D
Sir Haydn:
Sir haydn:48544 wrote:schneeeek..


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Trains cancelled due to a wall of snow
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Fri May 27, 2011 9:55 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:53471 wrote:"People"
taliesin001:50087 wrote:'A view from the footplate' The morning quarryman's train ready to depart from felin fawr. (c.1959)
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A very interested and attentive crowd gathers round the new cleaner Stephenie at the Ingleton Mountain Railway
Narrow Minded:53131 wrote:Arthur hated his job on the School Special (or Pedo-Lino as it had become known!)

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"No I don't want a lick, or help find your ticket and get your feet off the seats and make room for this young lady!!"
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:52 pm

Tom:54800 wrote:Two's Company

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North Tonbridge's resident Scarecrows stand proudly amongst the flowerbeds infront of the stations nameboard as the '13:41 Southern service to North Tonbridge' terminates in the background.
11/6/11
SLRmidge:54190 wrote: Two's Company : Tibby and Sir Robin (formally Tabby) double-head the Reopening Special on the Silverdale Light Railway (North)
29th April, 2011




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minimans:58928 wrote:Double trouble?
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Two's company at Afallen as Snowdon leads Urien up the Afonglas and Nant Llywyd Railway
DolwyddelanLightRail:59107 wrote:Twos company as Snowdon leads Urien on the Afonglas & Nant Llwyd Railway heading around the headland!

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Double-header on Amersham bank.
Keith&Joanna:59145 wrote:Two Ladys on the Elmtree Line :D

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Sir haydn:59247 wrote:E.R. Calthrop and J.B. Earle rest in their early LMS days
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taliesin001:59340 wrote:Platelayer Bryn and his dog admire the view before heading home
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:50 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:62841 wrote:Right, you've got 14 days to vote for your favourite photo, On the theme "Autumn Colours"
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This is an entry by SLRmidge, I am doing it for him because the photo would not upload on his computer
"Baguley 'Blackbird' passes Thrang End Gravel Works on a crisp Autumn morning"
Mr. Bond of the DVLR:60980 wrote:River Butley takes the coprolite train towards the mill at Aldeburgh. Terracotta Cutting has filled with autumn leaves making it the hardest part of the line to negotiate.
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Pendo Pilot:60981 wrote:CVLR No 4 "Tin Tin" drags MHLR No 4 through an early autumn scene on the CVLR.

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williamfj:61058 wrote:Oh why not? River Ankh sprints downhill with some supplies for the P-Way dept.

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Pretoria:61062 wrote::hello2: Nowhere near as good (too busy driving to take any photos), but the best I can do is "A pile of Autumn leaves"
(just before I set fire to them and nearly burnt out the signalling cables !)

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George:61228 wrote:"Whitlingham Lakes" hauls a short works train in the Autumn sunshine
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Sean C:61279 wrote:Hard at work
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Narrow Minded:61915 wrote:"The Earl" drifts over the embankment against an Autumnal backdrop.

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:23 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:67739 wrote:The entries this time are:
Narrow Minded:67375 wrote:A general view of the infrastructure at Westwood on the W&LLR.

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DolwyddelanLightRail:67404 wrote:The only pieces of infrastructure on the D&FGR these days are just cold forgotten pieces of rails and rotten sleepers....

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williamfj:67406 wrote:I'll give it a go as it's looking a bit bare. There is another CVLR, next you'll be telling me there is another W&LLR!


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"The girder bridge across Heversham estuary on the SLR(N)"
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A damp day at Pine Tree Road engine sheds
ste234:67412 wrote:Might be a long shot but:

George runs slowly over the icy track after clearance by the snowplow:

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MuzTrem:67422 wrote:A change from the usual 16mm scale entries!

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Alexandra Bridge at Bekonscot Model Village
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Viaduct on the West Derbyshire Light Railway
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:44 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:70870 wrote:Here are the entries... closing date for voting is the 30th
Mr. Bond of the DVLR:69813 wrote:To start us off:
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Between trains, a busy scene at Woodbridge as River Alde prepares to depart with a mixed train.
Err, I might have interpreted the description slightly differently to what Sir Haydn expected... :lol:
anythingsdr:69820 wrote:The DHR In the Early Years....

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Pretoria:69829 wrote::hello2:

Between arrival & departure :

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laurence703:69858 wrote:The Marmite is in between my trains!

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INJIN:69972 wrote:Summer interlude...........
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Narrow Minded:69999 wrote:There's usually plenty of activity between trains at Westwood Station.

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:33 pm

anythingsdr:73578 wrote:Image

Happy Days on the South Devon Garden Railway Group's layout!
laurence703:73579 wrote:Image

Happy seeing Ofario with a nice coat of green paint pottering around at a gentle pace.
hussra:73581 wrote:A happy spring afternoon at the Eaves Green Tramway, three years ago.

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A happy holiday excursion on the Wigfa and Llanrwst Railway
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The sun has put in a rare appearance and the "Wren" has been brought out to play, sorry I mean to work a light freight, happy days on the Pear Tree Light Railway.
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:33 pm

Autumn 2012 was Smoke and Steam
laurence703:74887 wrote:There ain't much steam in my photo... but its scale steam ;)

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DolwyddelanLightRail:75140 wrote:Smoke and steam drifted through the Narrow Gauge MPD of the Forest Fields Railway as the Garretts prepare to go off shed.

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Mr. Bond of the DVLR:75146 wrote:River Alde steams out of Aldeburgh, Snape bound, with a coprolite train while smoke drifts down from the brick kiln on the hill.
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Resurgam05:76420 wrote:'NG/G16' No 143 is wreathed in steam as she approaches Maelgwyn's Bridge with the first train of the day.


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Pretoria:76426 wrote::hello2: 'Joan' in the bush (with steam & smoke)

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St.Michael:76437 wrote:Gøsta going uphill at the ØvJ
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Gremlin:76443 wrote:Willi rounds the bend

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Sir haydn:76516 wrote:Smoke... check, steam....check! :lol:
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MuzTrem:76585 wrote:Image

Russell at Rose Halt, December 2009.
Andrew:76629 wrote:Image

December Departure
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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:34 pm

Winter 2012's Competition was "The last Train of the Day"

laurence703 -

Last freight of the day with "Wolverton".

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laalratty -

The last train of the day calls at Blawith on the Coniston Railway

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taliesin001 -

Russell coasts downhill with the last train of the day

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Stuvon -

The NDLR Works Department passing the Loco Storage Siding on their way home are the last train of the day.

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DolwyddelanLightRail -

February 1948 - With not long to go before the closure of the D&FGR, 0-4-0T "Britomart" heads round the avoiding loop at Fron Goch working the last train of the day to Dolwyddelan

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and last but not least with a near identical entry to mine:

TTHLRMatt -

January 1964- Last remnant of steam on the ALR pulls away with the last down goods of the day

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Fri May 31, 2013 6:00 pm

Spring 2013's Theme was - "Spring-ing into Action"

Mr Bond of the DVLR -

Lambs and freshly ploughed fields indicate that spring may have finally arrived in the Deben Valley as DVLR No. 3 River Butley heads a mixed train towards Aldeburgh.

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andymctractor -

A moment of peace to enjoy the spring sunshine.

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Narrow Minded -

The drivers chat in the Spring sunshine at Loscoe, before Blodwen prepares to work the return trip to Westwood while Myfanwy takes on water.

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UnpronounceableLightRail -

With fresh growth on the trees, Lady Marilyn crosses the local viaduct in early spring sunshine


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Pretoria

"Joan" basks in the Spring sunshine waiting for the all-clear to set off.

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and finally we have MuzTrems -

The Morris dancers are out for Mayday, but Eastbourne's driver has no time to stop and watch as he departs Splashyng on the Bekonscot Model Railway.

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:10 am

Summer 2013's Theme was - "A Postcard from...."

Laurence703:

A postcard from North Wales... Visiting motive power to the Wigfa and Llanrwst Railway.

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Dannypenguin:

A postcard from Gloucestershire. Bertie takes the long frieght around the loop and prepares to take on the 1 in 40 gradient on the Broken Cross Light Railway.

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Keith S:

A postcard from Joliffe Island


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St.Michael:

A postcard from Norway. A sunny day at the ØVJ

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williamfj:

A postcard from the RHBR

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dougrail

A Holiday in West Wales, on the Talyllyn Railway looking south down the valley...

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MuzTrem

A postcard from Amersham:

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The Earl and Russell pause at Shed Halt with "The Woodrow Limited" during the Woodrow Light Railway's 10th Anniversary Gala, July 2013.

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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:38 pm

Autumn 2013's Theme was - "Passing Trains"

Laurence703

Britomart on a freight, sails past Ofario on the local stopping...

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St.Micheal

Trains passing each other on the Stålbågågutua railway station


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vjoneslong5040

Trains passing - a view from the veranda on the brake van entering Moggerhanger Low Level as the 18:57 freight from Chavington on Sea hauled by DFLR's No 112 Nausicaa passes No 11 Raven on the last train from Toryhurst Junction on a September evening.

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Matt

At last years September Open Day at the Pine Tree Light Railway, a modified Edrig hauls an express service past Pine Tree MPD, whilst a goods service waits in the siding

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UnpronouneableLightRail

Mountaineer passes Black Beauty at Afallen on the Afonglas & Nant Llwyd Railway.

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laalratty

Black Beauty passes a down passenger train with the slate train at Afallen

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:11 pm

Winter 2013
"From Dusk to Dawn"
Laalratty

A faint glow from the headlight illuminates the way for the Merlin SLR85 on the Afonglas and Nant Llwyd Railway

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mymodeltrain

Late night tour to Smoky Mountains

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Gremlin

Fireglow

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Tom

A quick rest between duties

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ace

Warming up for the next mixed run...

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tom_tom_go

The track gang warm up before heading out for the night shift...

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UnpronounceableLightRail

"....Leaking Steam"

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philipy

Phew! Just made the last train of the day!

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LnBmad

Evening mixed train.

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:13 pm

Spring 2014
"Spring clean"

Pauly

Daniel on a short engineering train helping to repair winter damage to the PW with the PW crew having a chin wag with Daniels driver

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jim@NAL

Scrap yard needs cleaning up after the heavy winter storms

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andymctractor

A photograph of the CLRs track maintenance team on the line approaching Bramley Bank station

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TTHLRMatt

Civil Cleaning!

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DLRdan

Fetch the gardener

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DolwyddelanLightRail

Deio said to his fireman "Dai, this track is going to need another clean back this spring..."

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k&nwlr

Spring cleaning an Archangel new arrival at the harbour.

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The DVLR team take to the task of clearing the permanent way after a lapse in maintenance over the winter. Rene is busy with the bonfire in the background whilst a cherry tree is showing off in the extreme foreground - spring has arrived in the Deben Valley.

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:15 pm

Summer 2014
"Summer time and the living is easy"
SLRmidge:100059 wrote:'Summertime and the living is easy'.....
Locals pass the time watching the 3.04pm all stations to Heversham.

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SapperAnt:100948 wrote:"Slow Goods"


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rebelego:100998 wrote:Easy steaming by the fjord.
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andymctractor:101001 wrote:Sun on my back and its too hot to work.
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davefort:101021 wrote:Strolling home on a summer evening after a few ales; what could possibly go wrong?


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Albert and Victoria "race" to beat the rain.

(Not much sunshine here today)
Andrew:101046 wrote: "Summer on the West Kent Light Railway" - featuring the railbus approaching the spot that's currently a building site on the new (WH)WHR...

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dougrail:101047 wrote:One of those summer days in a North Wales valley in the preservation era when the sun is right and the only imhabitants are the [much modified for preservation] locomotive and its pristine matching rake...

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The Earl ambles through the verdant Misbourne Valley after a brief summer shower.
TTHLRMatt:102427 wrote: Sholto in the Sun
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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:11 am

Autumn 2014 - "Train of the Dead"

St.Micheal

Train of the dead... for me it`s the junkyard...

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Gralyn

Scenes from the OVLR

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beavercreek

There's a rumpus kicking off at the 'Road Kill Diner', now called Dante's Inferno...
Don't think that the local police guys will be able to contain the situation.....


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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:17 pm

Winter 2014 entries as follows:

SLRmidge

The Annual Santa Special enters the platform at Afallen on the ANLR.

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DLRdan

"The snow must go on"

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laalratty

Santa Special at the Afonglas and Nant Llwyd Railway 2014.

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Re: GRFPC old entries gallery

Post by FWLR » Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:45 am

Not able to see the Photobucket ones. But the other's are brilliant.

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Re: GRFPC old entries gallery

Post by oldblindpugh » Sun Dec 10, 2017 4:58 pm

Lots of really inspirational photos here.
Sadly, all the Photobucket ones cannot be viewed. Something about 3rd party hosting? :(

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Re: GRFPC old entries gallery

Post by tom_tom_go » Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:51 pm

oldblindpugh wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2017 4:58 pm Lots of really inspirational photos here.
Sadly, all the Photobucket ones cannot be viewed. Something about 3rd party hosting? :(
That's right, you cannot use Photobucket and share with 3rd party websites unless you pay for the service.

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