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Recent Content by Jon Martin

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    Reasonable loading in 21st Century

    how old are some of the mainline stock, really? Scotsman if/when it comes back is virtually a new loco A few of the black fives have come back...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Jul 22, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    What should the NRM steam next?

    Green Arrow Followed by the sterling single and Hardewick
    Post by: Jon Martin, Sep 4, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    70013 'unavailable'?

    been replaced by a black 5 on the cumbria run this Saturday
    Post by: Jon Martin, Aug 26, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New builds - how many will ever really work?

    as an essex boy, I'd love to see the Claud make it. I don't think there is any concern with the commitee being young. Rememeber, if the...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Aug 26, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New builds - how many will ever really work?

    how about building a GER decapod ... every handy for lines with a top speed of 25mph
    Post by: Jon Martin, Aug 25, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    aside from being half defended by the caprotti 5 at ELR, I've nothing against them. Handy way of dealing with 3 cylinder machines ... how many...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New builds - how many will ever really work?

    I really hope nobody is going to build a new wc/bc !!! far too many were built in the first place ! Partriot ... perhaps it will get more...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New builds - how many will ever really work?

    One of the things that has encouraged people to make all these new builds is the success of tornado Tornado isn't successful because it is an A1,...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    the majority of people who will visit heritage lines for the scotsman (that they may not normally do) be the general public who will come to see...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    RTC Scarborough Flyer July/August/September

    I haven't seen anything spin as much as it did leaving stockport
    Post by: Jon Martin, Jul 22, 2011 in forum: What's Going On
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    The most crappiest or pathetic locos in this country.

    Hatchet jobs seem to be an LMS thing. Ramsbottom's plotting against Trevithick for example the LMS garretts did a job, but really, they could...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Jul 1, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    The most crappiest or pathetic locos in this country.

    the LMS garrett or Webb Compounds
    Post by: Jon Martin, Jun 25, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    New Build Claud Hamilton

    I love this idea I've said on here a few times that a Claude Hamilton should be made 1) As said on this thread, City of Truro runs mainline,...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Apr 4, 2011 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Surrey Hills VSOE 21st Dec

    Since I'm normally based in manc, I keep forgetting how annoying South London's rail layout is. I figured that since Battersea Park is the only...
    Post by: Jon Martin, Dec 21, 2010 in forum: What's Going On