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  1. huochemi liked Osmium's post in the thread Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E..

    Ok, that made me laugh. Sorry if I’m being a bit uptight.

    Mar 20, 2026 at 4:52 PM
  2. huochemi replied to the thread Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E..

    Cauld kail het again as the Scots are rumoured to say.

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:59 PM
  3. huochemi replied to the thread Sir Nigel Gresley - The L.N.E.R.’s First C.M.E..

    To be pedantic, the LNER was not in the hopeless financial position in 1923 as it later found itself in. However, the railway companies pre-nationalisation were always very close-measuring when it came to spending money. The absorption scheme for...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 12:25 PM