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Rasprava u 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' pokrenuta od matt41312, 15. Siječanj 2014..

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  1. 45669

    45669 Part of the furniture

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    An interesting contrast of two versions of Caledonian blue!
     
    45669, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  2. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Just what I have been thinking for a while. Can anyone explain, please?
     
    MellishR, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  3. ruddingtonrsh56

    ruddingtonrsh56 Well-Known Member

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    I believe one was an earlier version and one was a later. Not dissimilar to the difference between Stroudley Improved Engine Green and Marsh Umber on the LBSC or Maunsell Green to Bulleid Malachite on the Southern to my understanding. Not 100% sure why the change was made but it provides a little more variety for us so I'm not complaining!
     
    ruddingtonrsh56, 11. Travanj 2022.
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    flying scotsman123 se sviđa ovo.
  4. Wagoniester

    Wagoniester Member

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    Wish I had paid more attention to people discussing this as I passed yesterday! Was it also (in theory) one shade for passengers, the other goods locos?
     
    Wagoniester, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  5. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Isn’t it something to do with different shades from different works?
     
    Matt37401, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  6. flying scotsman123

    flying scotsman123 Resident of Nat Pres

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    I thought one was a later era than the other like @ruddingtonrsh56 , the darker one being the earlier one?
     
    flying scotsman123, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  7. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

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    Probably down to 2 different old notebooks held by the paint shop foreman giving the recipe to be used.
     
    Ploughman, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  8. ady

    ady Well-Known Member

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    I think the darker colour was the older one. The lighter one was worn in the CRs later years.

    Goods engines just wore a black livery
     
    ady, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  9. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    But what shade of black was it though? ;)
     
    Matt37401, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  10. Jonnie

    Jonnie Member

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    I'm told by the owners rep for 828 that she is painted in the Caley blue that was around in 1899 and it was known as dark blue, although there was a darker blue before that. 419 is again, I'm told in the colour it was built in so was a later lighter shade of blue. I've learnt a lot about liveries in the last couple of weeks! Just passing on what I've been told as I'm no expert.
     
    Jonnie, 11. Travanj 2022.
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  11. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    (Sorry - I’ll behave now …)

    Tom
     
    Jamessquared, 11. Travanj 2022.
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    dan.lank, Copper-capped, Paul42 i 1 drugoj osobi se sviđa ovo.
  12. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    I think we have a similar sense of humour Tom, please keep on misbehaving! :)
     
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  13. Jonnie

    Jonnie Member

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    2 weekends of Caledonian steam action has resulted in 2,700 visitors to the Spa Valley Railway.

    1,813 during the Steam Up and this weekend just gone saw 465 visitors on Saturday and 422 on Sunday, 887 in total.

    Whilst I’ve yet to calculate the exact final profit margins but we are looking at around £22,000 clear 'profit' as a result of doing this, so anyone who may have doubted what we're capable of that is the hardline fact from the person that manages the money. An excellent way to start off our 25th Anniversary year of operating.
     
    Jonnie, 12. Travanj 2022.
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    southyorkshireman, Paul Grant, ady i 20 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  14. Lord Belborough

    Lord Belborough New Member

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    Well done to the team there. Its great to see a decent financial return being made. Out of interest are there any plans to build any extra facilities to keep more locos and carriages under cover. I'd love to see the DEMU kept under cover. It's a shame Sainsburys were so greedy back in the 90s as there doesn't seem to be much spare land at TWW.
     
    Lord Belborough, 12. Travanj 2022.
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  15. ady

    ady Well-Known Member

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    Nice to see its possible to have a Gala that doesn't rely on a big 'namer' can be profitable...
     
    ady, 13. Travanj 2022.
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  16. Cuckoo Line

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    I would suggest 2 Caledonia locos = big namer particularly so far south.
     
    Cuckoo Line, 13. Travanj 2022.
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  17. Paul Grant

    Paul Grant Well-Known Member

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    Nope. It's been relayed on this forum how popular 828 was when it went to Severn and Llangollen upstaging bigger names.
     
    Paul Grant, 13. Travanj 2022.
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  18. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

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    The fact they're so very eye-catching doubtless has more than a bit to do with that. I'm hoping for an image of either at the head of some 'blood & custards'.
     
    30854, 13. Travanj 2022.
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  19. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    As someone at all 3 of those events 828 might not be a ‘big namer’ but it can certainly draw the crowds, my nice new pair of shoes I bought the day before I sampled 828 at the other SVR back in 2011 didn’t look so nice and new after they’d been trampled on after my jaunt with 828 in a very packed LMS buffet car.
    Comes to something when 60163 was upstaged!
     
    Matt37401, 13. Travanj 2022.
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  20. misspentyouth62

    misspentyouth62 Well-Known Member

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    On the subject of Blue paint, there were at least four hues on show at Tunbridge Wells. The two Caley Blues, 828's being my choice I have to say, a Class 31 in BR Blue and a Class 73 in NSE Blue/Red/White :)
     
    misspentyouth62, 13. Travanj 2022.
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