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Recent Content by S.A.C. Martin

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    Scrapping of pre Grouping locos.

    It's this sort of thinking that Thompson and his department were very much involved with during WW2 on the L.N.E.R.: with the bottom line being...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Jan 20, 2021 at 11:46 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Scrapping of pre Grouping locos.

    Yes - the L.N.E.R. Availability statistics. I have complied the statistics from an original document, so far complete for 1942-1946. The...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Jan 20, 2021 at 11:43 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    There's a blast from the past! I originally made an error with that model, which started out as Merlin, then became Lord Faringdon (with the wrong...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Jan 13, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    We'll do it over PM if you like, but from my POV it's not necessary to haul you over the coals. Hell, if it's all a misunderstanding from both...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 14, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    We could dig up what you actually said on the Thompson thread Victor: it is there for all to see. You were very unpleasant, let's leave it at...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 14, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    A fair comment and I promise there will be no further word from me on it here.
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 11, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    I think this speaks volumes about you Ralph, rather than me. Gents, I'm going to leave it at that. Thank you to everyone who responded to my...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 11, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    Apologies, this wasn't of my making this time! The comment was made earlier in the thread asking if Bulleid should have built the 100+ Pacifics...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 11, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    We should leave it for the Thompson thread but I am calmly awaiting events to see if it's a yes or no from the potential publisher, who has the...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 11, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    No, clearly not Victor. Giving the statistics and the hard evidence of the availability of the locomotives concerned is not in itself a criticism...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 11, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    It can be summed up quite simply in my view. What were the main issues? Manpower Maintenance Facilities to do above Availability of locomotives...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 10, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Edward Thompson: Wartime C.M.E. Discussion 2012 - 2020

    Please forgive me, for I am about to vent. It is so - incredibly - frustrating, reading some of the absolute nonsense that has been posted on a...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Dec 9, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    Noted!
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Nov 30, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    I've mostly kept out of the discussion the last couple of days - thank you all for the suggestions, pointers and offers to help. I have no...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Nov 30, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    I'll be in touch separately regarding the papers. The R G Jarvis collection is of interest, when I went through the Thompson one I found some...
    Post by: S.A.C. Martin, Nov 28, 2020 in forum: Steam Traction