I cannot disagree with the minimal offering of steam. We have seen a shift that has gone too far in one direction away from steam. We are far too...
4930 arrived last night and this morning at Kidderminster. As Harry points out, it will not be ready for use, certainly not this weekend. As for...
35022?
You know it is possible to say nothing. Without his money, regardless of his political preferences, we wouldnt have Britannia, Royal Scot, A2,...
Following in the footsteps of 9581 at the SVR. Rebuilt from a very rotten Collet, bow end all 3rd into a wheelchair accesible buffet car....
That was in the late 90s on a private charter. The child in question had been reprimanded at least 3 times for playing with the doors and then the...
Take a look at the Mk1s running around on the national network and they all have the centre doors either removed or welded shut. Have another look...
Likely to move to Bewdley tomorrow. Moving around Kidderminster but no loaded test runs tomorrow.
No reason why not. It would be fantastic to see the VEP and a TC in the same dark blue at Waterloo one day.
Hello from the Carriage and wagon.... there is little to no need for 71000 to go to the TMD, except for use of the turntable. We have ample...
The first position is for lineside permit holders as it is lineside. You can park at the bottom of the lane at Arley, by the harbour pub and walk...
Then there were the fires.... testing canned for tomorrow to allow spark arrestor repairs/ mods to take place.
We at Kidderminster do it through sheer bl**dy stubborness. Largest standard gauge running fleet, currently at 59 carriages, we have at least 15...
In a word. Yes. There can be just as much welding in a Gresley as there can be in a mk1 overhaul. Yes, they require more specialist carpentry...
In previous times. The SVR diesel gala was only held once in October. Thursday to Saturday with Sunday being punctuated by 2 steam turns on the...
Just as I started typing. Harry has provided the answer. Our home fleet will be gradually increasing in size over the coming 12 months with...
From accounts from people at TYSm it hasnt turned a wheel in anger under its own steam yet. It can turn up anytime it wants but it cant go...
Reported on internal channels. There will be no amendments to the timetable today as the snow is far less than predicted as is already melting.
Why would we scrap it? Because of a bit of snow/ sleet/ rain?
Unfortunately that doesnt tally up with what I see on a daily basis. Over the past week, the first 2 services from Kidderminster, steam hauled,...
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