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    Tornado

    Tornado seems to have been performing without problems since its reintroduction to the main line. Hopefully that will lead to it being let out on...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏7 جوان 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Perhaps you "might think" correctly. That seems to be the direction of travel. If that is indeed the case, then in future the P2 will be shipped...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏26 مارس 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Just to add for clarification: completion of the first of the new boilers, which was planned for fitting to Tornado, was delayed due to Covid. It...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏23 مارس 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    The plan is (or was) to build a prototype of one side of the valve gear, then test that extensively under real-life heat and stress conditions to...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏18 مارس 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    David did do precisely that. Before he died he spent a lot of time leaving them a "brain dump" so that all of his knowledge and work would not be...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏13 مارس 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    That was written a long time ago. There has been considerable "mission creep" since those days.
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏10 مارس 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    As a long time covenantor and sponsor of "clubs", I've been as disappointed as anyone about what has been going on with the Trust, but let's cut...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏7 مارس 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    What dates are the driver experiences with FS? No longer on NVR website since sold out.
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏23 فبراير 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Seriously?? 1.5 INCHES?
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏2 فبراير 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    The culture there could not be more different from the days of Mark Allatt who saw every possible communication as an opportunity.
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏13 يناير 2025 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Has anything leaked out about the nature of the failure and whether it's serious?
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏18 ديسمبر 2024 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    The P2 (if it eventually runs) is seen as a hauler, not a racehorse like Tornado. If my memory is correct, the late David Elliott once told me...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏17 ديسمبر 2024 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    As a covenantor to both locos and a past subscriber to several "clubs" to a value of several thousands, it somehow does not seem right that I am...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏9 ديسمبر 2024 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    Tornado

    Likewise here. No email received and the messages were not on the website last night.
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏3 ديسمبر 2024 في منتدى: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    I think there has been so much disappointment, lack of clarity, obfuscation, bluster, etc. surrounding both of the Trust's locos that we need to...
    المشاركة بواسطة: Kylchap, ‏3 ديسمبر 2024 في منتدى: Steam Traction