FARCEBOOK IS DOWN

Seems to be a worldwide issue with Facebook, Instagram, and to a small extent Whatsapp, all not being accessible planet wide.
  People are experiencing problems commenting, sharing and even just leaving a thumbs up.

Comments and updates can be seen HERE.
So if you are having issues getting on to any SRF, or other groups for that matter, you are not alone.
Would also seem that they have suspended their support section, which was completely laughable anyway.

  

SMUT NEWS

  As part of SMUT's continuing commitment to furthering the preservation scene and railfan retail industries, we have launched a trial website aimed at promoting such.  All posts placed on the site are done so free of charge and people are invited to email us with possible contributions of relevance. All contributions should be relevant to the two topics.
  Retailers are invited to show us new products.
  Thank you to all our SMUT supporters for helping us promote and grow this wonderful hobby.
  Thank you to all our haters for showing us how important it is to help promote the hobby for the future.....oh and a pretty good laugh.

SMUT NEWS WEBSITE

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PLEASE NOTE:

I have lost access to all SMUT groups on Facebook for a week.
Yet another attack from someone wishing to put a stop to what our group does.
While we have a good idea who this person is, we are awaiting a response from Facebook, a response that will hopefully confirm this suspicion.
If that confirmation comes, it will be placed up here.
Until the ban is lifted, I apologise for any lack of group responses during this time.
Sadly, there are many in this hobby who are offended by the work we do.

A project the Semi-Retired Foamer and S*M*U*T are proud to be part of.

The Semi-Retired Foamer, after around seven years, is giving in to the pressure and hatred that exists in Facebook and taking a good long, and quite indefinite, break from that horrid little world.

It is quite surprising how this hatred can drag you down to it's level and then beat the bollocks out of you.

My interests have already been taken far away from rail, however, while I still have the desire to work on a couple of major railway projects, I am planning to put this newly found time to good use.

If there is one piece of good advise I can give. When using Facebook beware, not everyone out there has good intentions for you. It is an incredible tool for keeping in touch with friends, sharing photos and especially researching.

However, a little bit of effort from anyone who may harbour ill intentions, can see lives manipulated and ruined.

Far to often, I feel the hobby tends to forget it is mean't as a fun pastime.

Be good to each other.

RP-C3347 seen in the revised Cebu Pacific livery.