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  1. Johnb liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 34039 Boscastle WC class.

    There will be Boscastle Guided Shed Tours on Sat 3rd and Sun 4th of the Autumn Steam Gala. In the shed work has continued on refurbishing smaller parts and boiler cladding. [ATTACH]

    DSCF0273.JPG Sep 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM

  2. Johnb replied to the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    You are probably right Peter, I heard that story a long time ago.

    Sep 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM

  3. Johnb liked Jamessquared's post in the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    Apart from a cursory inspection of the tender! "That's funny, there's normally two of those handle thingies, one each side ..." Tom

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM

  4. Johnb replied to the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before but Bert Hooker related a story about the time he worked an RCTS special over Shap and Ais Gill with 35012 United States Lines. He was getting a bit concerned about the water level in the tender, the LM...

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM

  5. Johnb replied to the thread 1994 Blue Peter incident.

    I think they had a few problems with the S160s caused by the crews not being familiar with the Klinger water gauges.

    Sep 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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