Good point - well made! I never considered that the grate area on an A4 was (as a percentage at least) that much smaller than those that you...
Ooooffff - Spare a thought for the fireman! Mind you they would probably be a darn site more proficient with a shovel than I was during a recent...
In Engineman Extraordinary (great read) - Bill always believed that the record was there to be broken...
I’m sure this (like a lot of things on this forum!) has been argued till all were Blue in the face...and no I’m not trying to start another paint...
Pictures recently released on the Riley and Son Facebook page show the boiler being re-united with the frames. Looking forward to seeing her back...
100% Agreed - I'll echo the sentiments of get well soon.
Updated and amended - this was Pinned at one point - but appears to have now been removed - is there a reason why the "LE" thread remains pinned...
Ok - like the proverbial 60041 - I'll rise and take the bait as I have a very deep affection for Number 9. I would suggest that given that in...
I'm sure we've all gone through this many times... Personally for me all Steam Locomotives are living and breathing, it's the sight, sound and...
Hmm - interesting - I swear that page must have only recently been completed as I looked at that site only a couple of days ago and there was...
Whoops! Rather large oversight on my part! Now added. Maybe slightly concerned that by adding times the size of the post will become to unwieldy...
Hello all, Not sure if this could be made a sticky but I've given this a go - below is all the tours listed (that I can find) so far for the...
In no particular order... HST - longevity and unbeatable still the comfiest coaches I've ever sat on. Deltic - just the noise of twin Napiers......
Fingers crossed we might see a shot over the next week or so of Flying Scotsman next to Number 9 at the East Lancs.
Combination of tours and personal reasons for my “Top 10” 1 - A1 - Tornado - Elizabethan in 2012, Cornishman 2017, Border Raiders have all been...
Any ideas on Number 9's last hurrah? From looking at the RTC site it looks like her last tour with them is the 9th March. I wonder given Tornado...
Confirmed diesel on rear departing Stevenage.
E-ticket received earlier today confirms the plan is for Tornado to haul both legs. Will be an early start on Saturday for all - see you on-board.
Indeed along with the miles behind Number 9 this was again a reason for booking the tour in its original incarnation - call it unfinished business...
Any chance given Number 9's troubles that the A1 steam trust could be asked to cover the return as well? As it's Xmas and all that...
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