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    Industrial Loco Updates

    Bagnall 2746 The Duke Steady progress with the plumbing and other remaining details; various holes cut into the cab in the past have been...
    Post by: sleepermonster, May 15, 2022 at 9:18 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    55019 Royal Fusilier will be operating the service at Wirksworth today, 16th man and 22/23 May as well, further operating days are set out on the...
    Post by: sleepermonster, May 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    We has a thorough briefing session for our volunteers yesterday, Saturday 26th March. It has been an interesting start to the year, to put it...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Mar 27, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    Bagnall 2746 The Duke The cladding is 99% complete after a bit of a battle to shape the new sheets correctly around the firebox; the 8F team have...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Mar 27, 2022 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

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    Post by: sleepermonster, Jan 16, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    The New Year trains went very well; the railway will re-open in April to give the PW Dept as much uninterrupted possession as possible. We had...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Jan 16, 2022 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    The Santa trains came to a very successful end on Christmas Eve, with just one cancellation due to Covid. Standard 4 No.80080 will be working the...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Dec 26, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    Here are pictures of The Duke, now sitting on the re-laid No.2 road, which like N0.3 is being prepared for concreting, also a shot of the Gresley...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Dec 12, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Industrial Loco Updates

    Work on The Duke has gone steadily forwards; the first two rings of outer cladding are in place, but the third set were beyond use: part of one...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Dec 1, 2021 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    That's it: our last normal service day of 2021, thanks to all the hardy souls who braved the snow and ran the trains. 9466 made a brave sight...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Nov 28, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    No.2 road in the shed has been relaid with FB rail and is being prepared for concreting. The SK is back down on its reassembled bogies and will...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Nov 17, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    The ballast regulator arrived last Friday; it will need a fair amount of work but at least we have got it. The Halloween weekend went very well...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Nov 1, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    Micrometers. I knew there was something I had forgotten. Shortly before COVID erupted the EVR received a donation of a major quantity of...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Oct 24, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    Further news from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: 9466 has just returned from an extended visit to the SVR; FTR checks are not yet complete and...
    Post by: sleepermonster, Oct 24, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    Here are today's pictures of the Gresley in the works: it now has a full set of new roof timbers aand the new ends have been built up.[ATTACH]
    Post by: sleepermonster, Oct 24, 2021 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK