I've been over the last few months trying to follow this railway and it's problems, I suspected problems were arising when it became obvious it...
Locomotive No10 has been lined now, done by myself and my wife the past two weeks in the carriage shed at Maespoeth. https://flic.kr/p/2pyAGJM...
Here's a few pictures of the delivery....
Yes that is correct but also remember a lot of parts were created by a few of us in our own workshops. Basically from the chassis upwards and also...
It's basically Furness Railway red, we had the paint colour matched to No7 but if you reference the Furness it'll be spot on. BTW this colour...
Hi Bryan, Look carefully at the blanked off side you will notice a hairline split on the cab sheets, the rear part can be unbolted to provide...
Here are a few pictures of No10 at Christmas 2023, I provided all the CAD working drawings for the new cab and saddle tank so that they could be...
Out of interest I wonder if the Tattoo class 857 being 2ft 6in gauge is inside framed? Technically it should be, as once they were over 2ft 3in...
Looks Great, Am I right in thinking that she is technically still a runner? as she borrowed a good boiler a while back and ran? John
How well suited for the L and B is the loco though? being a 4-4-0 is that really a good wheel arrangement for lengthy passenger working up hill...
It's the most interesting period of the railway and one of the few narrow gauge lines to have a 'class' of locos that were designed by the GWR but...
I seriously hope that never happens again I lost interest in this railway when the Locos were in odd colours with butchered buffer beams, Now they...
I was in the workshops in June and upstairs they have 1213's tanks done and ready for her refit, her right hand side tank has a slight leak near...
It's probably me but those frames look incredibly thin? John
Number 8 looks great, Green Tank fronts at long last! John
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