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Rasprava u 'Steam Traction' pokrenuta od Leander's Shovel, 20. Listopad 2007..

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  1. Paul42

    Paul42 Part of the furniture

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    Paul42, 11. Siječanj 2023.
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  2. LMarsh1987

    LMarsh1987 Part of the furniture Friend

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    Rescheduled to the summer where we'll be possibly knee deep in a steam ban. This will be swiftly rearranged for the end of October where the added inclusion of our heritage diesel will assist us over the banks due to leaf fall season. Hope I'm wrong.
     
    LMarsh1987, 11. Siječanj 2023.
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  3. guycarr360

    guycarr360 Part of the furniture

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    Always good to look on the bright side!!!!
     
    guycarr360, 11. Siječanj 2023.
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    60017, mgl, 35B i 7 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  4. Gladiator 5076

    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Or as we used to say at work a cynic is a realist with experience:)
     
    Gladiator 5076, 11. Siječanj 2023.
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    1020 Shireman, Victor, green five i 3 ostalih se sviđa ovo.
  5. StormChaser

    StormChaser New Member

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    It's obviously for valid reasons, but has 60613 ever made it out of overhaul/repair on schedule? It always seems to be something with this one.
     
    StormChaser, 12. Siječanj 2023.
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  6. Johnb

    Johnb Nat Pres stalwart

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    I think you will find the track record on most locos is not good on that score.
     
    Johnb, 12. Siječanj 2023.
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  7. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Snagging problems that’s all, let’s not forget this is a group that’s also building another locomotive which fingers crossed should be about in a year or so.
    Compare that with another group that have promised the same thing since 1995…
    Seriously what would you like? Something done properly and throughly?
    Or do we want to go down the 6201 route?
     
    Matt37401, 13. Siječanj 2023.
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  8. Foxhunter

    Foxhunter Member

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    The scale and complexity of the ETCS fitment is mind-boggling and has added significantly to the challenges facing the Trust during this overhaul.

    Foxy.
     
    Foxhunter, 13. Siječanj 2023.
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  9. class8mikado

    class8mikado Part of the furniture

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    Indeed, going forward it may be really useful, but so far it has only caused confusion and delay.
     
    class8mikado, 13. Siječanj 2023.
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  10. Jimc

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    Aren't they in a minority among owning groups in actually announcing a schedule? The group I support are currently I think on year 12 of their 9 year restoration plan and generally considered to be making reasonable progress.
     
    Jimc, 13. Siječanj 2023.
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  11. Jamessquared

    Jamessquared Nat Pres stalwart

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    Why am I reminded of "Mostly Harmless, the fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy"? :)

    Tom
     
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  12. Sheff

    Sheff Resident of Nat Pres

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    Due diligence springs to mind. If the complexities weren’t understood prior to commencing the overhaul then I’d posit that it was somewhat rash to announce a six month return to the main line and sell tickets for tours on that basis.


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    Sheff, 13. Siječanj 2023.
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  13. Johnb

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    I suppose I have some sympathy, anyone involved in railway preservation at the sharp end has to be an optimist. The correct announcement should read; loco now withdrawn for overhaul and it will be back when it’s finished!
     
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    Johnb, 13. Siječanj 2023.
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  14. StormChaser

    StormChaser New Member

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    True! I suppose I'm just biased by the others having fewer newsletters about it. I trust that the Trust (heh) know what they're doing, but it's still a little bit frustrating for months of hype to build to another delay- feels a bit like getting one of those "something for you" cards through the door after tracking a parcel :Joyful:
     
    StormChaser, 14. Siječanj 2023.
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  15. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Most overhaul teams seem to prefer to say "It will be ready when it's ready"; but the A1 Trust has a very different business model from most of them. It would certainly make no sense to wait until the loco is almost ready before starting to plan trips, but perhaps they should have been planned but not yet advertised.
     
    MellishR, 14. Siječanj 2023.
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  16. guycarr360

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    guycarr360, 27. Veljača 2023.
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  17. guycarr360

    guycarr360 Part of the furniture

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    Called in at Darlington to see the boiler, fair to say plenty of welding equipment in firebox, and rust staining on front tubeplate. IMG_3001.jpg IMG_3003.jpg
     
    guycarr360, 4. Ožujak 2023.
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  18. Kylchap

    Kylchap Member

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    I don’t fully understand whether the need to retube it is due to faulty work at Meiningen. Presumably it had new tubes fitted there as part of the overhaul.
     
    Kylchap, 4. Ožujak 2023.
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  19. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    If you are following the trail of work that is becoming necessary on many of our main line fleet there may be a pattern here with apparently unexpected things being necessary on the boilers.

    Wouldn't wish to extrapolate into any conjecture on that but laying any 'blame' at engineers doing the work might be misplaced. I guess if we want to have a discussion about that then you have to start by looking at the common factors at play on the main line fleet. Thinking here of things like for example, variable coal quality that introduces differential burning and 'hot spots' plus the challenge of ensuring that the water is of the appropriate quality and behaves as it should.
     
    Big Al, 4. Ožujak 2023.
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  20. Johnb

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    Unexpected things shouldn’t happen on boiler that’s just been retubed!
     
    Johnb, 4. Ožujak 2023.
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