clinker's Recent Activity
-
clinker liked W.Williams's post in the thread Tornado.
What, when there was a legitimate mechanical failure and some tried to blame witchcraft, bad management and the cows coming home before accepting any of the highly rational and logical engineering explanations as to what happened? Lets be more...
Jun 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM -
clinker liked Miff's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.
Very impressive - a new landmark building for Robertsbridge and a great facility for the railway. But it also somehow reminded me of this: "I suppose you know what we mean by a station, it has a corrugated roofing; it is not a Clapham Junction"...
Jun 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM -
clinker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.
It's an interesting thought, though an obvious immediate concern is that you might then have an awkward PR situation on your hands if a steam loco failed and you had to substitute a diesel at short notice, after many people had paid the premium...
Jun 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM -
clinker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Relative to the boiler - so the back is closest to the door. (But when they first get on an engine, it seems everyone gets it wrong - so first time you say to a green cleaner “put some in the back” it goes wanging down at high speed to exactly...
Jun 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM -
clinker liked Steve's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
The only things I can think of where the back is farthest away from you are wardrobes, cupboards and draws. I always tell new cleaners that it is a loco, not a piece of furniture when discussing this.
Jun 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM -
clinker liked dan.lank's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I’ve had a couple of third man turns on it now, and my all round experience of footplate work isn’t enough to compare it to other locos - but I concur with Tom’s comment about the cab! There’s basically nowhere to stand - if you’re behind the...
Jun 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM -
clinker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Hopefully the original photographer (Brian Dandridge) won't mind me sharing this photo from yesterday - all nicely under control with the Maunsell set (3687 leading) and Obo, approaching Kingscote. [ATTACH] Tom
Jun 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
-
clinker liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
I think I've had 8 days on it, totalling 306 miles which I think all but 22 I've fired. I've not driven it yet! One of those was the half trip to Horsted for familiarisation, so really seven full days. As @andrewtoplis says, it's not really...
Jun 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM -
clinker liked andrewtoplis's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
In a sense Martin, there are no other locos of a similar power rating. I suspect the Atlantic is our only Class 3 engine, it slips between the smaller class 2s like the C, H, 01, E4 etc, and the larger class 4s, 541, U Class, standard 4s and so...
Jun 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM -
clinker liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 34039 Boscastle WC class.
Boscastle's boiler has returned to the GCR! [ATTACH]
Jun 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
-
clinker liked Paul Grant's post in the thread 1589 "Newstead".
A huge and hearty congratulations to the team that have been restoring it. Its been a long road but hopefully they can start enjoying the fruits of their labour.
Jun 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
