Everything to do with General Steam Traction. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:44:25 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:44:25 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/forums/steam-traction.16/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:45:03 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/p2-locomotive-company-and-related-matters.126427/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/p2-locomotive-company-and-related-matters.126427/ invalid@example.com (class8mikado) class8mikado Heres a thread for the posting of relevant news relating to this incredible locomotive where one and all can bicker about its right to exist and the wrongness of its shape/colour/name/ number/ valvegear/ boiler/exhaust... etc]]> 4312 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:17:19 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/ger-lner-y5-coffee-pot-229.1425661/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/ger-lner-y5-coffee-pot-229.1425661/ invalid@example.com (Wagoniester) Wagoniester
(Apologies if a thread exists for this already - nothing came up in a search).

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48151 - Its...

The 10A Allocation]]> 326 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:59:56 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/sandringham-new-build.866160/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/sandringham-new-build.866160/ invalid@example.com (D6332found) D6332found Then there's another one, which looks like a few bits of metal and is named after a football team nobody except their fans likes. Is it the Splinter faction Peoples popular front of Sandringham new builds?]]> 480 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:58:39 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/riley-and-son-ltd-locomotive-engineers.1422040/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/riley-and-son-ltd-locomotive-engineers.1422040/ invalid@example.com (D1002) D1002 All in a days work, recently out of ‘the works’:

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Cheers

Andy]]> 5790 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:54:25 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/current-and-proposed-new-builds.985610/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/current-and-proposed-new-builds.985610/ invalid@example.com (aron33) aron33 It seems nowadays that the new-build revolution is taking full-swing, and many extinct classes, such as the P2, Patriot, Grange, G5, Clan, Saint, 3MT and others, are being brought back.
But due to the overwhelming enthusiasm, there have been classes that have been subject for proposed projects, with many never happening.
Amongst them, are:
LB&SCR E2
LNWR Claughton
LNER J39
LNER K3,
and others. If ya'll can think of any others, post on here.]]> 5679 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:20:10 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/34039-boscastle-wc-class.1325994/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/34039-boscastle-wc-class.1325994/ invalid@example.com (Flying Phil) Flying Phil This locomotive came to the Great Central Railway in 1973 - the first Main Line locomotive to arrive. It was restored from "Barry condition" over the next twenty years and ran (mainly) on the GC until withdrawn around 2000 with firebox problems. It was stripped down and the bottom end has now...

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