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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Last I heard, Riley's had been contracted to fit the monobloc to the frames. I wonder if wooden templates will provide the degree of precision...
    Post by: Kylchap, Jan 30, 2026 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    This has been shrouded in mystery over the last couple of years. I understood that most (90%+) of the design work was completed by the late David...
    Post by: Kylchap, Jan 30, 2026 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    One of the main reasons for building a P2 was to engineer-out the shortcomings of the original and develop its full potential. I really don't see...
    Post by: Kylchap, Jan 28, 2026 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Accounting for Steam Locomotives (ex Flying Scotsman thread)

    As a normally silent and reluctant observer of off-topic spats, I hope no-one will be offended if I make a quiet plea that this thread return to...
    Post by: Kylchap, Jan 5, 2026 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    There have been various stories about the originality of Flying Scotsman over the years. ISTR that, during its major rebuild after the bodged job...
    Post by: Kylchap, Dec 21, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    I'm surprised nobody saw this coming up the motorway.
    Post by: Kylchap, Dec 10, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    71000

    This all seems like a storm in a teacup to me. A big express steam locomotive collides at very low speed, it's buffers - which are designed to...
    Post by: Kylchap, Dec 8, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    I have full confidence in the work of the late David Elliott and feel sure his "brain dump" will have been very thorough. The Trust have admitted...
    Post by: Kylchap, Nov 7, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    The P2 boiler was scheduled for delivery to Darlington in the last week of October - ISTR the 28th was mentioned. Has anybody seen or heard anything?
    Post by: Kylchap, Nov 6, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    70013

    The frame was still at Loughborough a couple of months ago when I visited, boiler at Tyseley as mentioned above.
    Post by: Kylchap, Oct 20, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Vintage Trains 2025

    I was one of those booked from York to Newcastle. I understand that VT couldn't have done much else in the circumstances with the ball thrown at...
    Post by: Kylchap, Oct 19, 2025 in forum: What's Going On
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    WCME & CME 2025

    Can someone enlighten me, please, about why Tangmere always seems to produce such a filthy exhaust? Is this a common trait with other original...
    Post by: Kylchap, Oct 11, 2025 in forum: What's Going On
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Some news about the P2 gleaned from this year's convention - I struggled to see any difference in the loco compared to 3 years ago, except that...
    Post by: Kylchap, Oct 7, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    There was a lot of travelling down memory lane about the early years of the Trust. ECTS and the new mainline connection received a lot of...
    Post by: Kylchap, Oct 7, 2025 in forum: Steam Traction
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    The 'Festive Flying Scotsman'. 14/12/25

    . . . And there is always a lady with a loud voice who enjoys being heard over everyone else. On one WCME there was even a group broadcasting a...
    Post by: Kylchap, Oct 5, 2025 in forum: What's Going On