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    Great Central Railway General Matters

    Latest Reunification news... £1,000,000 Order signed for A60 Bridge replacement. To start beginning October and be completed by end of October...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Apr 8, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham)

    Latest Reunification Update... £1,000,000 Order released for A60 Bridge to be replaced in October this year.
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Apr 8, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    567 Victorian 4-4-0 New Build

    At last - things are progressing: As the Ruddington workshop is closed due to necessary updating per ORR H&S requirements etc, all work is being...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Oct 6, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    Interestingly shows the 'witness marks' of several differing tender side buffers on the buffing plate - didn't Swindon standardise the centres for...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Aug 16, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham)

    EMRT has proudly announced that the Fund has raised Exactly £7000 in the first Month - need a few more £ before the A60 Bridge gets it required...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Aug 13, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham)

    Looks as though there is some light at the end of the tunnel... Although there is a load of agreements and funding to sort out.
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Jul 31, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham)

    The dirty linen looks to be well on course to clog up the washing machine... Please do not let this degenerate into a LEGAL dispute - a lot of...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Jul 29, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham)

    I am saddened to read about the way the treatment of NHR by EMRT has come to a head. I can only hope that an amicable solution to the way forward...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Jul 28, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham)

    If you were to be looking at cost savings - with the design (as seen above) you only need to install the east deck provided that the remainder of...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Jul 10, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham)

    Yes Phil - a big lump of concrete... I thought that an initial survey by GCR(N) showed a very deep layer of ballast - thoughts were to lift the...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Jul 10, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    East Midlands Railway Trust/GCR (Nottingham)

    Good verbiage from EMRT - Plans (tentative) in place, and the way forward is mapped. Loads of Money seems to be the requirement.... Just like in...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Apr 12, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    567 Victorian 4-4-0 New Build

    The Bogie Wheelsets have landed. Phosphate primer painted, journals greased ready for protective tape to be applied. Parked in front of 567's...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Mar 30, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    567 Victorian 4-4-0 New Build

    The Website has been updated not with a Happy Easter message, but with great pictures of the Bogie axle assemblies, showing the fantastic...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Mar 28, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    567 Victorian 4-4-0 New Build

    Hi Phil, with the restrictions on the re-use of 'old parts' in the rotating systems - it is unlikely the ORR would agree the 'Grandfather Rights'...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Mar 17, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    567 Victorian 4-4-0 New Build

    Standard Tyre thickness is 3" .... that is the new distance from the outside of the wheel casting nom 30" Dia to the running profile gauge point...
    Post by: Legrandanglais, Feb 27, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction