silversteellady's Recent Activity
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silversteellady liked Spamcan81's post in the thread Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present.
I've been mightily entertained by wibble on another forum where the matter of 34007's tender was being discussed. All manner of solutions were being proposed but nobody ever mentioned the possibility of 34081's tender being the answer. A few...
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silversteellady liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I believe 35025 will stay a bit longer at Sellindge as there is a strong team there. I believe that Herston works is the SLL "bottleneck" and is likely busy for the next three or four years....or more.
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silversteellady liked 5944's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Maybe having a loco overhaul to plod along with will help, rather than the pressure of keeping one in service. Some groups also find that some of their members are more interested in the overhaul side of things than ongoing maintenance.
18. Kolovoz 2026. u 23:25 -
silversteellady liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
It is a great move if it gets the loco in work quicker. But I thought I had read an article in one of the mags where the MNLPS were saying a lot of their working members were getting older and it was hard to find new members to replace them....
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silversteellady liked Big Al's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I was lucky enough to (just) grab a ride behind every one of the 30 Merchant Navies before they started to disappear. It was touch and go near the end, chasing the elusive one or two. 35025 went in 1964 but not before I had been from Woking to...
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silversteellady liked John Petley's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I'm another small shareholder in SLL and I too support this move. The MNLPS has said in the past that one loco is quite enough, but SLL said in the past that it wasn't interested in main line running. Being willing to re-think as circumstances...
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silversteellady liked Rander's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Email has just gone out from MNLPS that sets out this is not their intention, though the boiler will be given high priority so that Clan Line can use it if necessary. I believe '25's boiler is in pretty good condition.
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silversteellady liked 26D_M's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Surely MNLPS would have picked another one before now if they wanted only spares? I hope it shows confidence in the future and means overhauls can be planned over a longer timeframe whilst the other loco is in service and earning. Does MN25 have...
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silversteellady liked 35B's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I have not gone as far as joining MNLPS, but this small SLL shareholder will be writing to confirm support for this. Having joined what is now SLL to support 35022's return to steam, and seen both 27 and 22 sold on, the decision to adopt...
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silversteellady liked Dan Hill's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
Sounds like an interesting development. In Steam Railway's latest issue SLL said that they felt of all their on going restorations, it was probably the easiest to tackle, but as you say it's at the bottom of the list of priorities right now,...
18. Kolovoz 2026. u 23:23 -
silversteellady liked Rander's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
As a SLL shareholder (who amongst other things joined to support the restoration of 35025), I support this proposal - and it has spurred me on to joining the MNLPS as a result. Should be good news for both organisations, and for the loco's future...
18. Kolovoz 2026. u 23:22 -
silversteellady liked misspentyouth62's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
That's sounds positive and I've long felt that MNLPS would benefit from a second engine for when overhauls become due. Let's hope things turn out well for both the Society and the Locomotive. I've also felt that the LSS team at Crewe would want...
18. Kolovoz 2026. u 23:22 -
silversteellady liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
There is news about 35025, as SLL shareholders are being asked to approve the transfer of Brocklebank Line to the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society (they own and run "Clan Line"). As 35025 had fallen behind both Sidmouth and Sir...
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silversteellady liked Dan Hill's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
I would have thought 35022 would have been a more likely candidate (which in some ways would have been full circle, as the MNLPS original choice for preservation), with no restoration work planned for it and seemingly no work carried out on...
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silversteellady liked 5944's post in the thread 35025 Brocklebank Line.
And 35010 needs the same cylinder replacing, so make up two identical ones from the moulding, job's a good un!
18. Kolovoz 2026. u 23:19
