Dave has run with a Dave nameplate before. I have photos from 2020. :)
Will has just posted another In The Loop, this one has 35005's boiler being warmed.
Steve and his team have done a fantastic job with Gordon Pettitt !
I agree that perhaps in Swanage's case this may be needed for, hopefully only for a short term, but my comment was aimed as a counterpoint to...
That sounds like the worst kind of micro management! Surely the way to work (unless you really are having to account for every penny) is to give...
Dave... I knew I had a photo somewhere of Dave carrying his original nameplate... [img] Hunslet 3781 - Dave by Tim White, on Flickr
There is a post on the Ropley MPD FB today showing Dave's boiler reaching full working pressure this afternoon as part of its out of frame steam test.
LOL. So there is. I must learn to open my eyes ;) Though to be honest I'll stick with Flickr...
Presumably images hosted on Flickr are okay @Big Al (with the bbcode set to 800x600). I didn't even know you could directly upload an image to NP...
I don't know. I was responding to the post showing progress on Dave's overhaul, hoping that we can enjoy riding behind Dave in the low season.
Good news. Looking forward to Dave hauling the low season service trains next year :)
A few shots of 53808's last evening in service. To start, 53808 coming off shed about to start it's final duty hauling the 4/11/23 RAT service....
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