60044s letzte Aktivitäten
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60044 antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
The L&B undoubtedly needs to win support from locals and to some extent that support will come in part by creating the year-round jobs as well as the seasonal ones. The argument about authenticity is a different, but I think we can all agree...
12 August 2026 um 09:03 -
60044 antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Times have, of course, moved on - but not in all areas! The VoR with wealthy support is not the same as the L&B in that respect, but another important point of difference is that the VoR never closed and had naturally made the transition to...
11 August 2026 um 23:20 -
60044 antwortete auf das Thema Oil Firing.
It is a very long time since I made up any ethylene glycol-based antifreeze, and if I remember correctly it was only about 10/v/v in water - if memory serves me correctly that would be about 20% proof, which I don't believe is regarded as...
11 August 2026 um 17:06 -
60044 gefällt Jamessquareds Beitrag in dem Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I would suggest for the most part, you should politely reject such requests. Just because a heritage site exists doesn't mean that it is duty-bound to accept anything that is offered. That is, incidentally, the context of my point about a...
10 August 2026 um 14:03 -
60044 antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
I agree we are aligned, but I disagree with the "because pragmatism" comment. Pragmatism is about accepting less than desirable outcomes, when there is no sensible realistic alternative. I think my point is that there is a preferred outcome,...
10 August 2026 um 11:39 -
60044 antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
My preference would be for the NYMR to only use types that were appropriate to it in the BR era, but pragmatism has to prevail, and such types were, for the most part, underpowered for today's needs - and for the most part do not exist. For the...
10 August 2026 um 10:53 -
60044 antwortete auf das Thema Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
This would be a reasonable stance to take, but there are some other realities to consider. By NG standards, the L&B Manning-Wardles are relatively large, powerful engines. Outside of FR/WHR virtually everything else that is available are...
10 August 2026 um 09:09 -
60044 antwortete auf das Thema Oil Firing.
A more constructive question is how far will it be possible to go with electric arc furnaces? AIUI they are only suitable for recycling scrap steel, and presumably the supply of that will diminish over time as we build more and recycle a...
9 August 2026 um 19:56
