Very true. I guess a lot of this is we don't always hear about the merits of other deserving locomotives elsewhere from the F &WHR which I'm...
1. Upnor -At the start of the Decade the WHR was at Waunfawr. This loco has worked consistently despite being run into the ground in the process...
I read the first 9 pages and the last page. At the end of the day the fact that we still have her should be noted first. Being restored to...
Choosing my top three took a while... Firstly 45407 at Chester back in 2005....
Would it also be good to have a narrow gauge equivalent of ones that have performed very well over the last 10 years. Since locomotive of the...
picture I forgot.. regards Duncan
The F and WHR last gala I guess was the WHR Garratt 50 event. As far as the Ffestiniog Specifically I'm not too sure. The event looks interesting...
Brilliant and good PR for the A1 trust.
The spares debate is an interesting one. I agree that you do to a degree need spares and they can be useful. Case in point was when on the WHR 143...
Regarding Royal Scot its a shame its been beset with the problems that have occurred. Blame can be attributed but I've little knowledge to comment...
Good to hear the Duke is lined up for the event. How is 71000 these days? Seems to have been quiet since the summer. Looks like a good line up...
Nice to see how works going on over at MOSI. :) Hopefully I'll be down there once the university term ends. Regards Duncan
As far as the WHR if memory serves me right on the official welsh highland construction page it detailed testing that was undertaken in South...
Looking at the snowdon rail cars in a different light would it be possible to convert these to conventional carriages as either spare stock for...
Or 'ask the audience!' :eek:
Same gauge as the garratt at MOSI then. Regards Duncan
My apologies Roger. Got mixed up with all the groups. #-o It will be interesting to see how it all develops anyway. Time permitting I may be on...
To try and answer a couple of the issues raised. As far as the concrete this was probably the most cost effective solution for the edging....
Andrew I have been over to the other side. There's great photo opportunities from both lines. Getting back on topic any developments on the...
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