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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Obviously the root cause of this lies with the fact that wages have stagnated for 15 years (source:...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Feb 10, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    LSWR T3 563

    Bear in mind that the locomotive is still just being run in and as such there’s a reasonable amount of fettling and adjustment still to be done....
    Post by: Morris_mad, Oct 11, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Isn’t the return of 563 into revenue earning traffic for the first time in 78 years enough of an excitement? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Post by: Morris_mad, Oct 4, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    LSWR T3 563

    You can see in this photo by Andrew PM Wright where the brown of the splashers goes to green, hope that helps. [IMG] Sent from my iPhone using...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Sep 4, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Indeed, it’s a shame 541 has never been able to visit Swanage in preservation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Post by: Morris_mad, Aug 21, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    LSWR T3 563

    Photo looks to be from the Salisbury open day, or around then, there’s a similar photo of 563 taken by Ivo Peters in NRM archive. Will dig out...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Aug 16, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Project Wareham

    So someone with no formal involvement in the decision making bodies of the railway? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Post by: Morris_mad, Aug 1, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Project Wareham

    Don’t think there’s much chance of SR getting a 159, or anything more modern that we’ve currently got, suggestion of more modern units has been...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Aug 1, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    The livery it carried pre-restoration was Adams’ green, it’s being restored in Drummond livery like 245 hence it being a different shade. Sent...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Jul 5, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Is this the statement on crash worthiness true? Aren’t the SETG restoring the VEP to mainline use at Strawberry Hill? I don’t think they’re...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Apr 19, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    LSWR T3 563

    Of course, to be correct 563 would have to be pained in unlined Maunsell Green with sunshine lettering. It’ll be a shame to paint over that...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Apr 6, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LSWR T3 563

    The same article on Adams 4-4-0 has t his on 586: “1/6/40 Noted at Basingstoke on a 12 corridor Troop train heading for the Southampton line.”...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Apr 6, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    LSWR T3 563

    It’s from an article in the Southern Railway Group Newsletter written by Tony Sedgewick titled ‘The last days of the Adams 4-4-0s’ “On 4/6/40 it...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Apr 5, 2023 in forum: Steam Traction
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

    Does anyone have any idea if these locos are out all week, I’m visiting on Saturday! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Post by: Morris_mad, Apr 4, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Project Wareham

    Of course, putting on such a timetable would double costs of providing service when using WCR staff, so fairly self explanatory why Swanage have...
    Post by: Morris_mad, Mar 10, 2023 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK