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    Fire Risk

    Not end of Al! Cue a well monied owner with one of the Merchant Navy pacifics on the way back to service, to discuss the operation of oil firing...
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM in forum: What's Going On
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    British Pullman 2025

    Thanks for that. Having the diesel assist in the curent circumstances makes a good deal of sense. If that continues for as long as the heatwaves...
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM in forum: What's Going On
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    Nice photos. And I'm sorry to hear you are under the weather. I hope you are back to full boiler pressure soon. Bryan
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Fire Risk

    Many thanks. The 'table' I referred to is exactly what you have just posted, and presumably what you posted before, but I couldn't find that! Bryan
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM in forum: What's Going On
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    Fire Risk

    Many thanks. It may help if a repeat of the 'table' that showed what each level of fire risk meant could be posted here. I've looked for it but...
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM in forum: What's Going On
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    The Obo does seem to me to be the 'block'. But that earns money for the Bluebell. Whilst running without it will lose that benefit and only be...
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Swanage Railway General Discussion

    It has been truly wonderful to have Manston in that 1960s external condition. But I fully understand the way your normal customer base have looked...
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    Is that a cue for me to post my photo of 80145 hauling four Maunsell coaches and nothing else yet again? No Bryan, you're pushing your luck. Just...
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    And of those, 8o151 is the most appropriate to a lot of the once quite extensive railways on, around and to the East of the Bluebell. I know it...
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM in forum: Steam Traction
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    Bluebell Motive Power

    I'm not that sure why the Bluebell, the World and known Universe centre of SR steam, has had that non-SR loco there, and with it due to return...
    Post by: The Gricing Owl, Jul 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM in forum: Steam Traction