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silversteellady liked 5944's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
From KESR Facebook page... "After a brief holiday in Devon Marcia is returning home. For the last 61 years the 101-year-old locomotive – one of the smallest operational standard gauge locomotives in the UK – has called the Kent & East Sussex...
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:51 PM -
Sir Ralph Wedgwood liked MellishR's post in the thread Tornado.
Hold on! That news item refers to the first new boiler. It also refers to anticipated delivery "this autumn" which meant autumn 2023. That one had been well on the way before they asked Meningen to complete the overhaul of Tornado's original...
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM -
Sir Ralph Wedgwood liked class8mikado's post in the thread Tornado.
So if the new boiler was ready to be tubed in September, and given that the Germans have forgotten how to tube a boiler to our accepted practices then; Why isnt it here ? ( Plenty of space at Darlington ? Why wasnt it used in preference to the...
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM -
Sir Ralph Wedgwood liked Sidmouth's post in the thread Tornado.
Trouble is without any clear statements from the trust there is only the grapevine to go on . In the broadest sense and I couch this with great care that its factual accuracy cannot be verified , the boiler does not sit as before in the frames ....
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM -
Sir Ralph Wedgwood replied to the thread Tornado.
And this first new boiler, effectively No. 2 of 3, is almost 2 years late.
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:42 PM -
jasa76 replied to the thread Railway Videos on Youtube.
NYMR Diesel Gala - Saturday 15th June 2024 [MEDIA]
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:41 PM -
Sir Ralph Wedgwood replied to the thread Tornado.
That’s referring to the boiler that was due to be put on Tornado and is now apparently going on the P2. I’m talking about the second new boiler of which all I have seen is a few barrel rolling and the forged firebox corners.
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:40 PM -
Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Saphos 2024.
No they haven't, but I suspect like me many had the same thought as @Walker .
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:22 PM -
mdewell attached a file to the thread Doors and Droplights.
Much worse. ;):D [ATTACH]
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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ragl liked David likes trains's post in the thread British Pullman 2024.
Two photos of Thursday's outing. [img] Speeding towards Teynham, between Sittingbourne and Faversham. [img] On the coast at Capel Le Ferne footbridge, unfortunately checked by a p-way slack between here and the tunnel into Folkestone.
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:14 PM -
Breva liked 5944's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
From KESR Facebook page... "After a brief holiday in Devon Marcia is returning home. For the last 61 years the 101-year-old locomotive – one of the smallest operational standard gauge locomotives in the UK – has called the Kent & East Sussex...
Jun 17, 2024 at 2:14 PM
