Borrow or hire?? The cost of moving Didcot's locos to Milton for road transport seems to be prohibitive these days, especially for smaller locos...
The front of the tanks are black. The only livery compromise we have made is the position of the blue route/power disc. As built, it would have...
3650 Official launch June 13th & 14th 2009 The repaint of 3650 into 1939 green with GWR roundel's is nearly complete. The roundel's were applied...
Anyone not involved directly with Didcot can read the latest up-date here, and as you can see, there's no reason to be throwing ourselves on the...
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www.6023.co.uk .... The news page says "Autumn 2009 is a genuinely possible date for completion"! Didcot's 2999 Project page .... Unfortunately...
Gullible.... dammit, knew I should have nicked those 1" drive sockets while you back was turned. Besides, it was way more entertaining than...
The wheel barrow was so full of tools it took three of us to carry it up the subway stairs, so I hope they didn't tow it... There'll be a trail of...
I'd like to add my sympathies to Bob, Alistair and the rest of the support crew. No sooner had they arrived at Didcot and the wheels had stopped...
The East Curve (Avoider) is 70 mph, the route through plat 5 and from the plat 3/4 relief points to Oxford is only 25 mph. Non stoppers are...
I believe the original proposal a few years ago was not just to quad the east avoiding line, but the extra lines could well be a fly over from the...
When 9600 was at Didcot a few years back, I took several pic's of the hanging bracket, crank pin nut, and what I thought at the time was a dynamo...
If you've got the equipment, want VAB approval, then I can't see anything wrong with using existing gear. 9466 and 9600 have used direct drive...
Thanks for the replies,... I knew someone out there would have taken this route already. I'd be interested in finding out which of the handheld...
Has anyone on here looked at the possibility of using GPS speedo's for steam loco's? Yes, I know they won't work in tunnels!! but as an...
One of the S & T guys at work dug a GWR gauge frame spanner out of the ground when he was diverting cables at the site of the old Reading shed a...
Having carried out a little more research it would seem:- "The GWR Roundel or Shirtbutton monogram was used on GWR locos and rolling stock during...
Here's an interesting question.... What colour should the roundel be on 3650, bearing in mind we know it was out-shopped from Swindon in green...
With the last official steaming of 3650 in Blue now over, I'd just like to say thanks to everyone from this forum that have shown us support in...
The last three steam dates for 3650 in blue are fast approaching. Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th & Wednesday 29th October. 3650 will probably remain...
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