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    New builds?

    That might also apply to those artifacts in Steam at Swindon.
    Poslao: boldford, 4. Kolovoz 2009. u 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...
    Poslao: boldford, 3. Kolovoz 2009. u forum: Steam Traction
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    New builds?

    Catch Me Who Can
    Poslao: boldford, 3. Kolovoz 2009. u 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...
    Poslao: boldford, 2. Kolovoz 2009. u 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?
    Poslao: boldford, 2. Kolovoz 2009. u 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?
    Poslao: boldford, 31. Srpanj 2009. u 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...
    Poslao: boldford, 28. Srpanj 2009. u 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...
    Poslao: boldford, 24. Srpanj 2009. u 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.
    Poslao: boldford, 23. Srpanj 2009. u 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.
    Poslao: boldford, 23. Srpanj 2009. u 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...
    Poslao: boldford, 20. Srpanj 2009. u 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.
    Poslao: boldford, 23. Lipanj 2009. u 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.
    Poslao: boldford, 22. Lipanj 2009. u forum: Steam Traction
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    LMS/Standard steam sander vavle

    P.M. me.
    Poslao: boldford, 21. Lipanj 2009. u forum: Steam Traction
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    Stones Steam Generators

    It may be worth contacting one of the better general motor/alternator rewind companies.
    Poslao: boldford, 15. Lipanj 2009. u forum: Steam Traction