A patch of sunlight catches IMR No.4 Loch as it passes through Port St.Mary with a one coach special working this afternoon. Nos. 4 & 13 are both...
Are you sure about that as the VCT website https://www.vintagecarriagestrust.org/magazines.htm says make cheques payable to VCT? I've donated...
[ATTACH] I'm not so sure about the Ivatt 2's looking good in any colour .... Ray.
RCTS B.R.Standard Steam Locomotives Vol.2 p237 lists which of the Std,2's were painted green, lined and unlined. I haven't seen a published list...
Microsoft Office Picture Manager works well for me. I usually take the image down to no more than 1Mb although half that works well enough in...
Is there a statute of limitations for that? Wouldn't want to incriminate ourselves would we???? Ray. p.s. It might run to several volumes.......
As you say 45388 had had its con rods cut off at the big end but someone had gone to the trouble of taking the pin out of the small end rather...
.... and the same loco in Aug.1974 departing Emden over the lifting bridge near Emden MPD. Note the WW2 flack towers in the background. Ray. [ATTACH]
I'm not saying it didn't happen but why would Draper buy a pair of connecting rods from Woodham's when he had several other Black 5's in his yard...
I thought that at first but then wondered if it was just a tow chain that had been used to move the loco prior to departure. Did this go to the...
Awaiting removal from Barry Aug.1970. [ATTACH] Ray.
It was still at Robertsbridge in July 1968. Ray. [ATTACH]
The IoMSRSA has posted an update on their website https://www.iomsrsa.org/news/2023/photo-update-1st-november .... and also from Manx Radio...
Thanks for the explanation and now I understand - the drop down lining came first. Personally I preferred the simplified lining. Cheers, Ray.
PoleStar said: ↑ Hmm. Not 100 percent sure about the cylinder lining, but when I first saw no. 8 in 1964 the lining on the tanks certainly dropped...
AFAI only the Dino Expresses (see https://www.iombusandrail.im/heritage/events-and-experiences/special-events-2024/ ). Ray.
Not necessarily, the original GWR built Manors (i.e. not 7820-9 which were lined) were turned out in unlined black in the 50's and they were...
As the 2023 season draws to a close it was pleasing to hear the we have had a very successful season with ridership on the Heritage Railways up by...
IMR loco No.12 Hutchinson has returned to home metals from off-island contractors, arriving on the island on the morning of 26th October. The...
Apparently they go back to at least 1851. Ray.
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