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    RTC Flying Scotsman/Black 5s to Carlisle 23rd January

    Quite - there's already enough ill-informed comment on here doing that! How many of those that have criticised the magazine have actually read the...
    Post by: 47279, Jan 15, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    RTC Flying Scotsman/Black 5s to Carlisle 23rd January

    Sorry, but that's not correct. The National Railway Museum's press office is given as the only official source for information, and we have been...
    Post by: 47279, Jan 15, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    RTC Flying Scotsman/Black 5s to Carlisle 23rd January

    Indeed I do, as is clearly implied in the post above!
    Post by: 47279, Jan 15, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    RTC Flying Scotsman/Black 5s to Carlisle 23rd January

    Just to clarify the matter, the information within the Railway Herald article was taken from a short interview with a member of the NRM press team...
    Post by: 47279, Jan 15, 2016 in forum: What's Going On
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    The Scottish Lowlander, 27th September.

    Perhaps that is where the 'pathing and gauging' element comes in? WCR advised that the reason the train could not go in to Edinburgh was a lack of...
    Post by: 47279, Sep 20, 2014 in forum: What's Going On
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    The Scottish Lowlander, 27th September.

    It has now been confirmed, via Railway Herald, that the tour will no longer go to either Edinburgh or Glasgow, but will be continuing on the WCML...
    Post by: 47279, Sep 20, 2014 in forum: What's Going On
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    [Sep 6, 2014] Ribble Steam Rly - 50th Anniversary of West Lancs Line... (Ribble Steam Railway)

    If the A class were in BR livery it would have been ok for a celebration of the later years of the West Lancs, but I don't think an LMS liveried...
    Post by: 47279, Aug 11, 2014 in forum: Galas and Events
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    ELR does not like photographers

    Sorry Richard, I must have missed your APOLOGY on the nuELR forum. What I read was very obviously an attempt to 'explain away' the original...
    Post by: 47279, Apr 2, 2014 in forum: Photography
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    ELR does not like photographers

    Notwithstanding the OP's alleged 'gripes' with the ELR, it has to be said that the comments posted by the ELR Marketing Manager, describing the...
    Post by: 47279, Apr 1, 2014 in forum: Photography
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    1300 repaint

    The pic I saw is now on Heritage Painting's Facebook page, which I guess makes it official? I suppose you can do wonders with Photoshop these...
    Post by: 47279, Feb 19, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    1300 repaint

    It's going LMS red - I've seen a pic. Not authentic, but it makes a change I suppose...
    Post by: 47279, Feb 18, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    S160 6046 Churnet Valley Railway

    I found the same thing with the annoying phone system - after repeated calls to select the several different options available, I still couldn't...
    Post by: 47279, Sep 30, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Ribble steam railway

    I gather they were offered 48151 as a replacement and turned it down... Not as glamorous perhaps, but it would have been nice to see 'proper'...
    Post by: 47279, May 22, 2012 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK