I believe, from reading of the exploits of HMS/M Unbroken, that a part of Grand Harbour, Malta, was called the Lazarette. 'Lazar' is/was an...
One advantage of being all air-braked is that the tender can be braked to its actual weight. Its a standard feature of air braked stock...
I have always thought that the SECR plumping for VAB (as per SER) rather than WAB (as per the Chatham) was the great lost opportunity. Hindsight...
I thought it was a William Stroudley practice, perpetuated by Dugald Drummond. The justification being a) that the support was at the point of...
The salvation of the 2 Taylor Hubbard 10-ton cranes on the Mid Hants was the sale by the railway to the owners of DS1580. There was no way that...
Although the DB Control Log didn't refer to it by number I think it was the loco hired by DB to haul dead 37670 from Machynlleth station into the...
506 is in the shop for repair, and for as short a time as possible. The paint was tired, particularly over the top of the firebox, so a quick(ish)...
Whether the heritage railways need so many Jarvis pacifics is open to question. Do they need another (big) Bulleid? I don't think so. Pat
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