I understand the agreement with the WSR was described by the WSR as 'not fit for purpose' Jon
I would prefer to think of it as a poor misjudgement which occurred in the heat of the moment, with a loco which head been heavily trailed in the...
I think it's interesting from that table that the K4's were achieving very similar average loco mileages to the K2's. I understand that the K4's...
Not really gala-related but of the 4 current Whitby locos is there one preferred/best suited for that duty? I'm thinking perhaps Repton for the...
Card tickets could be sold as not-for-travel souvenirs for £2 a go with visitors allowed to date stamp them, Jon
I get my free subscription through my bank account but I do think that the magazine is largely quite enjoyable under current editorship and does...
Around the time of the first Gulf War the 60's were fairly new and having some reliability issues. I heard them referred to as 'scuds' at the...
The NYMR programme debuted in 2018 I thought , as did the carriage restoration programme? Jon
Correct re-Lewisham & Florence , the other is Avonside 1563...
I chanced on it part-way through yesterday and wondered why they were putting a goat onto the footplate, before remembering it was made for kids'...
I believe the heritage railway movement is so interlinked that even the latter example you mention probably in some way touches on the West...
A 4-footer must have taken some flushing :eek: Jon
I seem to recall reading that Scotsman has done over 250,000 miles in preservation Jon
I'm guessing paths for charters could be at a premium if the new mine sees up to 6 coal trains a day Mon-Sat running, even with planned signalling...
I must admit that I thought the necessary funding for 9351 had been achieved:...
Given that this thread focusses on the need for locos to fit wartime requirements, surely the WD at least equals the 8F ? Jon
Of course it's not a serious statement, but when discussing the demanding maintenance requirements of the V2's in wartime surely the abnormal work...
Without reading in detail I see the thread has moved onto 2-6-2 types. So is the consensus that the V2 was the engine that won the war because of...
Blue smoke anyone? https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1124738778306949121 Jon
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