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  1. Paul42 нравится сообщение andrewtoplis в теме Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Why do you ask in terms of "ever going to steam again?" The loco is safe and is in the queue amongst other, similar, locos...in the meantime why not lend it out to someone else who would like to display it?

    26 фев 2026 в 21:40
  2. Paul42 нравится сообщение Miff в теме Rother Valley Railway.

    Secretly he probably dreamed of someday opening the “Col. Stephens Retail Park”

    26 фев 2026 в 13:20
  3. Paul42 нравится сообщение Aberdare в теме 6024 King Edward 1.

    When 6024 came out of service in 2012 (?) a "Rent of workshop space" contract was agreed between the WSR and 6024 Pres Soc so that the society had space to overhaul the locomotive in the workshops at Minehead. This suited both parties as they had...

    26 фев 2026 в 13:06
  4. Paul42 нравится сообщение Fireline в теме Kent & East Sussex Railway.

    We could also take the chimney off, and dump it in the open at Rolvenden for 10 years, for added authenticity..... :)

    26 фев 2026 в 11:16
  5. Paul42 нравится сообщение Jamessquared в теме Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.

    I can’t even remember any more which side of the argument I’m supposed to be on :) Tom

    25 фев 2026 в 16:59
  6. Paul42 нравится сообщение 60044 в теме Isle Of Man Steam Railway.

    No the LNERCA haven't run out - we built up sufficient to restore all the carriages we then had, although since then we've acquired more carriages but, in fact, 4-5 years ago we bought a large lot from a timber merchant in Essex, who had stored...

    25 фев 2026 в 14:06
  7. Paul42 ответил(а) в теме Didcot Railway Centre.

    Richard Croucher has been involved with the Churchward County for some time and listed as a trustee, as well as David Bradshaw who I think is the person who came up with the idea to recreate all the lost classes from the Barry 10 , so not really...

    24 фев 2026 в 23:35
  8. Paul42 нравится сообщение Mr Valentine в теме Didcot Railway Centre.

    Most of the stock at Didcot is actually owned by Great Western Preservations, basically just to protect the collection in the event the Society went under. So, it’s quite simple. You have the Hawksworth County at Didcot, which is owned by GWP...

    24 фев 2026 в 23:17
  9. Paul42 нравится сообщение S.A.C. Martin в теме Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard.

    “New evidence” - quite! Old evidence reinterpreted, though I know of a third researcher doing their own analysis and I delight in knowing that between David, myself and the third researcher, we have disproven, confirmed, and then disproven by...

    24 фев 2026 в 19:09