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  1. Sheff liked 26D_M's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    "Asthmatic figurehead" is cruel but also perfectly accurate. In defence of WC, I dont think they've ever succumbed to using 3 diesels to assist one steam loco on a charter like Saphos LSL did yesterday ....

    Jul 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM

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

    Only money! It seems to be disappearing at a very quick rate with some hefty bills coming in from leaky finders. What’s great to see though is the progress they have made. I’ll post some boiler pics soon but in the meantime here are the latest...

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  3. Sheff liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.

    Another month has flown by with some more progress. Work has continued at LMS on the cylinder cladding, made some years ago we decided it needed some tweaking for a better fit. The two new sand boxes have had the sand traps fitted up and soon we...

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  4. Sheff liked Andy B's post in the thread 76077.

    Another month rolls by! We finally have an idea of the final cost to complete the boiler from here on in, but before that’s published we’re looking at how we finance this and of course let our shareholders and supporters know. In Devon, work has...

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  5. Sheff replied to the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    I have every sympathy with @Big Al’s views, I wouldn’t want to be shoved around in a coffin by a diesel with an asthmatic figurehead up front. However, my solution is simple - I save my money and no longer book any tour that involves WCRC.

    Jul 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM

  6. Sheff liked henrywinskill's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    Agreed John, but there are the WCR disciples on here (can think of 3) who are blinded by their allegiance.

    Jul 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM

  7. Sheff liked 26D_M's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    It betrays a very peculiar mindset to suggest somebody goes to the trouble and expense of travelling with the aim of being disappointed in order to criticise the operator! On the broader points about 'performance', it seems to me that the heart...

    Jul 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM

  8. Sheff liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    I do it just to annoy you two who seem to think WCR can do no wrong. ;) And to prove it why not swallow this one. Today's itinerary was good and it seems that despite the weather up north, we may have been operating under fire risk regs. That...

    Jul 5, 2026 at 1:47 PM

  9. Sheff liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC: Tynesider - 4/7/26.

    So here we are taking water at Heaton just 15 miles from our Morpeth drop off point! It was a nice run up to York with Les Ross doing what it does best. At York the ECML made us late away plus a power failure in York Depot that marooned...

    Jul 5, 2026 at 1:47 PM

  10. Sheff liked steam_mad's post in the thread No 246 Morayshire.

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Re-wheeled this week at Bo’ness; boiler now in the final stages at LMS too!

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  11. Sheff liked LMS2968's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I know you have the Book on Webb's Three-cylinder compounds. Have a look at all the additional pipework in the smokebox which gets in the way of routine maintenance, such as tube replacement and even cleaning. Take the Midland Compounds with...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM

  12. Sheff liked LMS2968's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    'Best' is a word rather open to interpretation; you need to specify from which point of view they were 'Best'. As you say the Compounds had their weaknesses and the main one was size - or lack of it. They were more than big enough for the...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 7:46 AM

  13. Sheff liked 60044's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I sort of the agree with the comment about keeping your dreams to yourself but there does seem to be a trend on this forum for passive aggressive attempts (from some quarters more than others!) to shut down comments such as yours. This is after...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 7:44 AM

  14. Sheff liked LMS2968's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    Sorry, but wrong way around. The Compound regulator was an ingenious bit of kit and allowed the unskilled driver to drive them effectively. At small openings live steam was fed to the two low pressure cylinders to allow starting, at the same time...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 7:43 AM

  15. Sheff liked marshall5's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.

    I don't think that it was "special" as it was a commonly used arrangement in the U.S. but the downside was a 'weak' front end requiring the use of braces to the smokebox. With the use of continuous frames and separate cylinder castings on the...

    Jul 4, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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