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  1. 2857Harry replied to the thread Steam Dreams 2024.

    But….Thinking about costs. Coal now is far more expensive than back in those days. Very roughly 2019 we are talking £90-£110 a ton. Now £400-500 a ton. 4 to 5 times the price. So it’s either pass the cost on to the punter, or reduce the amount of...

    Jun 18, 2024 at 2:19 PM

  2. Miff liked Wenlock's post in the thread Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    I would love to see the three 'Petite Peckets'§ working together. Sadly it seems we are doomed to only have one serviceable at a time. Maybe "Rapido" could create a common chassis in 00 scale, which could have three bodies for the three...

    Jun 18, 2024 at 2:19 PM

  3. Gladiator 5076 replied to the thread Northern Belle 2024.

    Usual high quality local paper reporting. https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/passengers-who-paid-700-luxury-29369674 Mind you a bottle of champagne seems a bit generous for Yorkshire folk:) I had to Google Thurstonland as...

    Jun 18, 2024 at 2:15 PM

  4. free2grice replied to the thread Steam Dreams 2024.

    The English Riviera Express is a prime example. A quick dash from Taunton to Kingswear and back is nowhere near as good as the Pathfinder 'Torbay Express'. A train sadly missed by those of us in the Bath and Bristol area. <BJ>

    Jun 18, 2024 at 2:11 PM

  5. Chris86 liked class8mikado's post in the thread Tornado.

    Rather than allow Meiningen to redesign the firebox / waterspaces/ foundation ring to suit their guideline values and construction methods it was insisted that these should be as close as possible to the original (copper firebox) dims to minimise...

    Jun 18, 2024 at 2:08 PM

  6. Chris86 liked Sheff's post in the thread Tornado.

    ….. and allegedly this resulted in stay length / pattern to be suboptimal for a steel box, leading to excessive stresses and premature failure. Significant numbers of rigid stays have subsequently been replaced by flexible ones, that number...

    Jun 18, 2024 at 2:08 PM

  7. Cuckoo Line liked ghost's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.

    You think that Jonnie doesn't know that? He doesn't have to publish the figures here for you to (somewhat bizarrely) send to the directors of your railway. Cut the guy some slack, he's doing a great job in very challenging times.

    Jun 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM

  8. agalpin liked Johnb's post in the thread WCR 2024 Railtours.

    This is how it should sound, they need someone who understands how to set Mr Bulleid's chain drive valve gear! [MEDIA]

    Jun 18, 2024 at 2:01 PM

  9. alts1985 liked Jonnie's post in the thread Spa Valley Railway - Latest News.

    I'm no fool, I've done this for nearly 10yrs and I'm well aware that £14k loss is a loss but when you read constantly in the press about losses equating to hundreds of thousands I thought (wrongly) that some might like to hear that it isn't all...

    Jun 18, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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