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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · 1d

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · 12d

With this weekend being the #Railway200 anniversary of the birth of the modern railway, can you help us get closer to our target to help cover the cost to move 35011 to a new location and create our new working base at The Yeovil Railway Centre. For details see below

21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Sep 10

We have launched a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs of moving GSN 35011 to a new storage location and set up our new working base at the Yeovil Railway Centre.
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · 12d

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · 15d

Come and see us at the Yeovil Railway Centre #Railway200 gala this weekend.

21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · 17d

We have our membership and sales stand at our friends the Yeovil Railway Centre #Railway200 gala this weekend 27/28th Sept.
Say hello at our stand. We will have a range of our merchandise available and you can join us on the day.
More details here www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com/how1.html

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · 17d

We have our membership and sales stand at our friends the Yeovil Railway Centre #Railway200 gala this weekend 27/28th Sept.
Say hello at our stand. We will have a range of our merchandise available and you can join us on the day.
More details here www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com/how1.html

Yeovil Railway Centre - Whats going on and directions

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · 23d

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · 26d

A reminder of our appeal for the moving of General Steam Steam Navigation and the start of our next phase of the restoration. See below for details.

21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Sep 10

We have launched a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs of moving GSN 35011 to a new storage location and set up our new working base at the Yeovil Railway Centre.
Please visit for more details and if you are able to support us donate here
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Sep 10

We have launched a GoFundMe page to help cover the costs of moving GSN 35011 to a new storage location and set up our new working base at the Yeovil Railway Centre.
Please visit for more details and if you are able to support us donate here
www.gofundme.com/f/moving-gen...

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The General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society i… Graham Muspratt needs your support for Moving General Steam Navigation & creating new working base

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Aug 31

And the winners are...
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Aug 4

And the winners are...
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Jul 14

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Jun 29

And the winners are...
The winners of our 35011 Twenty Twenty Club have been drawn for June 25
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Jun 29

Have a drink with us... with the lovely hot summer weather, our popular GSN branded quality pint glasses are ordeal for enjoying a refreshing drink!
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Jun 16

If you are not already a member of the General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society you can join below to be part of the project and get all the latest news and information first www.35011gsn.co.uk/membership.h...

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Jun 16

General Steam Navigation - Strategy Update.
We announce our future strategy for the ongoing restoration of General Steam Navigation.
Click below for details news.35011gsn.co.uk/2025/06/16/g...

General Steam Navigation – Strategy Update | News and blog pages

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thank you to all whom attended our Annual General Meetings today.
The next issue of our members magazine The Packet, is being sent out imminently with news of the strategy for the restoration of GSN
If you are not already a member you can join us here 35011gsn.co.uk/membership.h...

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · May 31

And the winners are...
The winners of our 35011 Twenty Twenty Club have been drawn for May 25
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · May 8

Our 21c11 General Steam Navigation featured on the cover of the May 1945 Southern Railway Magazine to mark VE Day.
See below for more details on the Southern Railway's contribution to the war effort.

Graham Muz @grahammuz.bsky.social · May 8

80 years on – Marking VE Day – Putting the Southern Railways war effort into perspective
Click below for for my blog post with details southern-railway.com/2025/05/08/8...

80 years on – Marking VE Day – Putting the Southern Railways war effort into perspective

Today marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day or VE Day. VE Day is the day on which Allied forces formally announced the surrender of Germany, which brought the Second World War to a close in Eu…

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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Apr 30

And the winners are...
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Mar 31

And the winners are...
The winners of our 35011 Twenty Twenty Club have been drawn for March 25
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21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011gsn.bsky.social · Mar 6

Ahoy Hoy 21c11 / 35011 General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society are now on Bluesky.
See our website at www.35011gsn.co.uk
#Bulleid #railwayheritage #railwaypreservation

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