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clinker replied to the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.
That is wonderful news, as far as I'm concerned Marcia is as much a part of the K&ESR as anything that 'The Colonel' was invoved in, and has spent 60 per cent of 'Her' life under K&ESR auspices.
Jun 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM -
acorb replied to the thread Northern Belle 2024.
I suspect that the fact Tangmere is pretty much the only loco able to run out of Carnforth at the moment has a lot do with it. Further investigation implies time & that is something 34067 and her hectic schedule have little of..
Jun 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM -
acorb 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 6:25 PM -
acorb replied to the thread WCR 2024 Railtours.
I don't think West Coast can afford for Tangmere to have any downtime at the moment! So long as it moves and makes steam that is probably sufficient for them!!
Jun 17, 2024 at 6:23 PM -
clinker 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 6:22 PM -
Johnb liked Big Al's post in the thread WCR 2024 Railtours.
That climb was memorable with 11 on that would not normally be allowed to go to Dorchester with a Class 7 unassisted. But the diesel failed, Pete Roberts was driving and Tangmere was in good nick so the rest, as they say, is history. If I recall...
Jun 17, 2024 at 6:21 PM -
MellishR replied to the thread WCR 2024 Railtours.
AFAIK the valves for all three cylinders are driven from a single shaft, so would a stretched chain not affect them all in the same way?
Jun 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM -
Big Al replied to the thread WCR 2024 Railtours.
That climb was memorable with 11 on that would not normally be allowed to go to Dorchester with a Class 7 unassisted. But the diesel failed, Pete Roberts was driving and Tangmere was in good nick so the rest, as they say, is history. If I recall...
Jun 17, 2024 at 6:16 PM -
clinker 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 6:06 PM -
Spitfire 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 6:00 PM -
5944 attached a file to the thread Tornado.
Others are having problems with Meiningen's work. The owners of Swiss-based Pacific 01 202 have just been informed that their boiler, which is meant to be going back in the frames shortly ready for test runs in September, has serious cracking in...
Jun 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
