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  1. ragl liked John Petley's post in the thread Saphos Trains 2026.

    I must take my hat off to the signalmen who are responsible for the Brighton Man Line and East Sussex Coast lines. Today, a Statesman charter train was due to run from Derby to Eastbourne for the air show. By the time I checked Real Time Trains...

    Aug 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM

  2. ragl liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.

    Mini mid month update! The cylinder boring has begun! With a number of engines requiring cylinder boring LMS have acquired their own kit to carry out operations in house. The cylinders on a std 4 mogul start at 17.5 inches and with only 11 years...

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  3. ragl liked andyjhatton's post in the thread Oil Firing.

    If you want an insight into the use of arable land, I'd suggest watching a few of Harry Metcalf's "Harry's Farm" YouTube videos. The short of it is that the government are increasingly pushing farmers into turning land over for "rewilding" and...

    Aug 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM

  4. ragl liked acorb's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    I would suggest when a very small number of people are getting ridiculously rich; while normal folk worry about turning on the cooker or boiler, when rivers are environmentally dead, when 25% of all drinking water is lost in leaks and a country...

    Aug 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM

  5. ragl liked 35B's post in the thread Fire Risk.

    And I'd accept most of that analysis, with the caveat that consumers were very happy when the structure of the market combined with regulation held their prices down - and that the political reaction you describe is in part a response to the...

    Aug 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM

  6. ragl liked toplink's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.

    …… so long as it runs!

    Aug 10, 2026

  7. ragl replied to the thread BR Double blastpipes.

    There were two LM Region double-chimney locomotives that actually did demonstrated improved performance, they were the very last of the Black Fives, 44686 and 44687. These two locomotives were built at Horwich in 1951 with the improved British...

    Aug 10, 2026

  8. ragl liked The Green Howards's post in the thread Oil Firing.

    I remember the large number of trains that used to run out of Hitchin carrying scrap from the huge processing plant nearby that were ultimately destined for China. The steel we got in return was, shall we say, not the best...

    Aug 10, 2026
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