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    New builds?

    That might also apply to those artifacts in Steam at Swindon.
    Beitrag von: boldford, 4 August 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    82045 The way ahead?

    =D> That tickled my impish/twisted sense of humour too. It doesn't pay to be too thin skinned here. Perhaps, interestingly, we frequently use...
    Beitrag von: boldford, 3 August 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    New builds?

    Catch Me Who Can
    Beitrag von: boldford, 3 August 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    82045 The way ahead?

    I like that =D> ! And thanks for the very kind remarks. But we never know for certain if a pattern set is a goodun' until the first good...
    Beitrag von: boldford, 2 August 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

    I concur. Arguably, the sale of them all came down to political will at the time. Perhaps we are about to see a sea-change?
    Beitrag von: boldford, 2 August 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions

    Quite right Adrian - IMHO more's the pity they were never commissioned. Had developments at the works continued in that era where would we be now?
    Beitrag von: boldford, 31 Juli 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    82045 The way ahead?

    Thanks Pesmo. In truth, the hornblock pattern was very easy but the cores within cores certainly exercised the little grey cells in making the...
    Beitrag von: boldford, 28 Juli 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    75069

    No such thing as "a quick retube" for a new ticket nowadays. Policy is, at least, foundation ring out to remedy the grooving that inevitably...
    Beitrag von: boldford, 24 Juli 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    Bodmin & Wenford extension plans?

    I just can't get it out of my head that Bodmin Road sounds so much nicer.
    Beitrag von: boldford, 23 Juli 2009 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    82045 The way ahead?

    Progress continues with much welding, machining and drilling of frame stretcher components prior to a monumental rivetting session.
    Beitrag von: boldford, 23 Juli 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    Project for short heritage railway beside busway Dunstable

    Had you seen the state of 7511 and 7960 on the SVR (amongst others) before work commenced you would have said they were "beyond economic repair...
    Beitrag von: boldford, 20 Juli 2009 im Forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    82045 The way ahead?

    As noted at http://82045.org.uk/news/82045_news-may09.html an order has been placed for the C107 copper for the firebox.
    Beitrag von: boldford, 23 Juni 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    82045 The way ahead?

    Latest update available at http://82045.org.uk/news/82045_news-june09.html . Meanwhile progress continues with the hornblock pattern.
    Beitrag von: boldford, 22 Juni 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS/Standard steam sander vavle

    P.M. me.
    Beitrag von: boldford, 21 Juni 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction
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    Stones Steam Generators

    It may be worth contacting one of the better general motor/alternator rewind companies.
    Beitrag von: boldford, 15 Juni 2009 im Forum: Steam Traction