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  1. johnofwessex replied to the thread North Eastern Railway electric !ocos.

    I doint really understand the details BUT the Big 4 were hindered even more so than the rest of British Industry by the lack of Capital, even the Southern Railway and Region was having to electrify on the cheap, no 'Total Route Modernisation'

    Jan 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM

  2. johnofwessex liked RLinkinS's post in the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    The drawings exist for Jenny Lind, they just need scaling up by 16 times[IMG] Sent from my SM-A356B using Tapatalk

    Jan 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM

  3. johnofwessex liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    By coincidence, rumour reaches my ear recently that the infamous '£22bn black hole' in UK finances has spread to WB and swallowed up the 'Return to Parracombe Appeal' funds as well. If the ENPA asks to see the money up front on the table before...

    Jan 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM

  4. johnofwessex replied to the thread Current and Proposed New-Builds.

    Perhaps Triang might have something to do with it but personally the B12/3 is possibly the most graceful engine ever to run in the UK and thats from a S&D enthusiast!

    Jan 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM

  5. johnofwessex liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Really all that matters is that the organisation gets value for money from its staff and the management has accurately projected the cashflow impact of each role.

    Jan 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM

  6. johnofwessex liked 21B's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    I have Chief in my job title. I don’t carry a bow and arrow though :)

    Jan 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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