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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
The difficulty there is that the "pot" gets eroded by inflation. Another way to look at it would be to take your carriage requirement and overhaul plan. For example, suppose you aim to have 25 operational carriages and also aim to overhaul a...
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Paul42 liked ragl's post in the thread Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.
Overcast and misty across the border in Wales. "Sir Drefaldwyn" climbs the bank to Coppice Lane past Little Cwm Farm this afternoon......... [ATTACH] Cheerz, Alan
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Paul42 liked wazza588's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
257 on yesterdays diner: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Richard
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Paul42 liked wazza588's post in the thread Anniversary Journey 1825–2025: Shildon, Darlington & Stockton 26-28 September.
A few from me: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Richard
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Paul42 liked Spamcan81's post in the thread 71000.
I think that the 71000 crew who put in the long hours to effect the repair need a little bit more than just a mention. A big round of applause at the very least
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Paul42 liked Jamessquared's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Picking up on this point about high-end dining. The Bluebell's Pullman dining train is high end. We have made a strategic decision over the years to concentrate on 1920s (rather than 1950s) Pullmans, because the ambiance is better. But bear in...
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Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I’m 100% in agreement that volunteers time should be costed into these things. I give my time for the railway, not so someone can have a cheap day out/ whatever. However, I’m not certain that £25/hr is a reasonable figure. Twenty years ago HLF...
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Paul42 liked alastair's post in the thread LSL - The Chairman's train: 16/04/25 on, plus 10/10/25.
Hmm. An awful lot of generalisations there? Whilst I would not minimise WCRC's massive contribution to mainline steam, they have surely lost their way recently with the CDL/ORR/Mark 1 farce and what does "at a price near to what BR used to do"...
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Paul42 liked black5's post in the thread 71000.
From facebook "She’s ready to come home! A huge thank you to the engineers and crews at Locomotive services group and our trust volunteers for the quick repair job on 71000, they were up until late hours last night and back at it this morning to...
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Paul42 liked Gladiator 5076's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Identity crisis I see at HK this weekend.:) [ATTACH]
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Paul42 liked jsm8b's post in the thread LSL - The Chairman's train: 16/04/25 on, plus 10/10/25.
Watching progress on RTT it was obvious 71000 was losing ground on the preceding Liverpool train, I did wonder if the extended time at Hartford was ominous but it seemed OK crossing Dutton Viaduct. I wonder if there was evidence of something...
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Paul42 liked Steve's post in the thread West Somerset Railway General Discussion.
I’ve heard rumours it’s going to be fitted with a super efficient set of condensing apparatus and converted to oil firing for the purpose. The coaches will also be fitted with underslung oil tanks to give it the necessary range. I’ve also heard...
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