I may be wrong but I think it was called maroon by then rather than crimson. Was it the same maroon as used on coaches?
Voted - looks superb, very well done!
*looks awkwardly at shoes*
I think before this decision was made thoughts had already turned towards having the/a turntable at Toddington rather than Winchcombe as part of...
Well if there's anyone who would take the "It's my engine and I'll paint it purple with yellow spots" route, it would be Mr Smith...
We did have one here:...
Well if it's not the GCR the SVR would be the other obvious candidate, both have special dispensation to run test trains at higher speeds. I can't...
Presumably to power the big motor hidden in the boiler cladding to make it go - I believe @martin1656 came up with the design. ;)
I think it was the only example of a loco owning body taking over a railway, as opposed to a railway owning body taking over a loco.
They were 3P under the LMS, so I guess the same under BR too.
Are we really doing this again? :Banghead: This is the P2 thread, not the Saint thread. I'm sure if you look you'll find it's been done to death...
I know WSR inhabitants branching out beyond their own thread into the wilds of the rest of the forum is a radical prospect ( ;) ) but there's...
Personally I've had far more time to help draw up some WIBN proposals and indeed some more straining at gnats (SAG?) proposals because of all the...
Especially as, with a few notable exceptions, literally the entire preservation movement is WIBN.
It says they were there at 31st March 2020. Is that before or after the first doubts were cast over 53808's overhaul?
Very true, although I'm not sure you could describe the WSR as having a "relative excess of locos" given it is hiring one in at the moment....
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Rolling on the floor p*ssing something something laughter at a guess. In essence a glorified LOL, which I've always thought is a bit daft. LMAO if...
That was the central plank of my suggestion! :) Most railways tend to use a DMU as a way of increasing the frequency of their service without...
Is it something that might run on a 2 train timetable as an intermediate between a 1 train timetable and a 2 steam timetable perhaps?
Separă nume cu o virgulă.