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  1. marshall5 liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.

    A nearly another month gone by, lots going on as normal at Loughborough and Devon. On the chassis side we have fitted the sand boxes and 4 chutes to check alignment, the two valve spindles have had the 4 cast iron heads removed with work soon to...

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  2. marshall5 liked mikehartuk's post in the thread Rother Valley Railway.

    Thanks Harold & Mark, Tomorrow Thursday and Friday should see the Northbridge Street level crossing concrete slabs put in place followed by fitting the new rails in the slab of grooves. Then next week is all about tarmac, barrier and assocataed...

    Jul 29, 2026 at 7:50 PM

  3. marshall5 replied to the thread Oil Firing.

    Unfortunately, as has been mentioned previously, copper boxes are not really suitable for oil firing and both 2873 and 4965's boilers have copper boxes. If Tyseley really are considering converting 4965 to oil then it will be interesting to see...

    Jul 29, 2026 at 7:31 PM

  4. marshall5 replied to the thread Oil Firing.

    IIRC the No.1 boiler from 7927 went on the Grange. There is/was another No.1 boiler at Tyseley from 2873 at the SDR which was intended for the abandoned Castle to Star project. I think that the cylinders from Maindy Hall which became Lady of...

    Jul 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM

  5. marshall5 liked ghost's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.

    I challenge you to find a steam loco that covers its overhaul costs from steaming fees. Whether you like it or not, additional funds will always be required to top up steaming fees funds. Again, I'm not sure how you think the L&B will be rebuilt...

    Jul 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM

  6. marshall5 attached a file to the thread Isle Of Man Steam Railway.

    The 2026 Manx Heritage Transport Festival kicked off this morning and runs to Sun. 2nd. Aug. Full (updated) details here https://www.iombusandrail.im/media/3622/manx-heritage-transport-festival-2026-230726.pdf There was a private photo charter...

    MNR No.4 M78,F37&F39 @ C'town cattle dock 27.7.26.jpg Jul 28, 2026 at 12:19 PM

  7. marshall5 replied to the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.

    Not necessarily. There are lots of locos with rivetted steel 'boxes and they have lapseams. Ray.

    Jul 25, 2026
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