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  1. guycarr360 replied to the thread Tornado.

    You want to chalk your eyes. The news item refers to boiler No 2 out of 3. The first of the new boilers, intended for No. 2007 Prince of Wales, is due to be delivered this autumn. Our team, lead by Chairman Steve Davies, were in Germany in...

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:32 PM

  2. Sheff liked 35B's post in the thread Doors and Droplights.

    I'm not clear where this happened (lower quadrant signal, but green painted Mk1s doesn't ring bells to me). But what I notice in that picture is a glass bottle, I assume beer. If we're considering risk assessments, then given the evidence of...

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:28 PM

  3. Oswald T Wistle replied to the thread WCR 2024 Railtours.

    WCRC website still advertising 27 June availability in premier dining but not standard or first class.

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:27 PM

  4. Jamessquared 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 1:24 PM

  5. 35B replied to the thread Doors and Droplights.

    Without defending these idiots - their presence at diesel galas is tedious and spoils them for me - it might be interesting to see the logs for whether these caused any incidents, and therefore assess the level of risk involved. I suggest that...

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:24 PM

  6. johnofwessex 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 1:24 PM

  7. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Northern Belle 2024.

    So true and at least Tangmere looks respectable when out and about. And as you imply, it's one of few locos that can haul such trains. Given that there is nobody with engineering expertise at 10A commenting on here we don't actually know why they...

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM

  8. Spamcan81 replied to the thread Doors and Droplights.

    I’d guess that’s departing Bridgnort

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM

  9. green five liked Big Al's post in the thread Northern Belle 2024.

    Maybe it's just in the wrong depot?

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:13 PM

  10. green five liked Johnb's post in the thread Northern Belle 2024.

    There is something very wrong with that engine. Watch some YouTube of it from 10-15 years ago and listen to it. It’s way offbeat now and sounds nothing like a Bulleid should.

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:13 PM

  11. green five liked RalphW's post in the thread Northern Belle 2024.

    Don't you mean but not necessarily in the right order. :rolleyes: ;)

    Jun 17, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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