OK, possibly that was a clumsy way of phrasing it. Yes, of course the workshop staff will still have things to do whilst a loco is 'in ticket';...
In fact, this is more or less what the SNGLT have done by taking on Bittern's overhaul. It gives them a project to keep their workshop volunteers...
Too big in what sense? If it's built to 1/3 scale it surely can't be too big for the loading gauge. Do they just mean that it's more powerful than...
With its cut-down boiler mountings and slimline cylinders, 6024's appearance is no longer 'authentic' for any part of its working life. So,...
Small, yes, but a rather nice piece of genuine GCR architecture. I wonder if the building itself could still be salvaged and relocated, perhaps to...
Some steam centres have survived, but the successful ones are those that have shifted to a 'living museum' concept, like Didcot or Quainton. They...
It was. And then, for a few years, it was unburied. Now it appears to be buried again...and we all hope it will stay that way!
Thanks for providing this further info Richard. Sounds like it was genuinely beyond repair--which is a great shame, but not the railway's fault....
IIRC the track was extended from the Jubilee Clock through to the Sea Terminal in the 1960s, and passenger services were run right through for a...
Alas, financial constraints prevent me from attending the Festival this year :( Hopefully I might go at the end of the season when flights/hotels...
I'd agree, although I believe the NVR has also disposed of some of its continental coaches in recent years?
To be fair, you can't really drill a horse to fit a headlamp bracket... ;)
Just noticed in this month's Trackside that SECR 'Birdcage' brake No. 950 is being broken up--this being the one that was formerly based at...
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I can understand the operational/H&S reasons for what they did; it was the way they approached it that was wrong. Casually announcing it on the...
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