I wasn't actually suggesting scrapping Austerities to turn them into such conversions, although my 0-6-2T idea would keep 99% of the original...
Fast-growing plants like that could be a useful crop for producing torrefied biomass fuel to replace coal, at least in the station fireplaces if...
I proposed doing something similar with the Austerity 0-6-0ST... we've seen side-tank and tender conversions (not to mention certain GWR 4-2-2...
I believe that Scotsman came with a total of three boilers? Salmon Trout's was always the spare in the Pegler era AFAIK...
Another Peppercorn A2 (Sun Chariot, Sayajirao or Tudor Minstrel would get my vote) would surely be preferable to the earlier deeply-flawed...
Thought the community leaflet looked smart and professionally-produced. Obviously very early days yet, but I wish you the best of luck!
You should take a look at http://www.automaticwasher.org - a community of obsessive washing-machine (and other appliance) collectors and restorers...
For those of a collecting persuasion, it's jobs like these where an old wringer-type or twin-tub non-automatic machine that you can set to agitate...
The following Facebook page has recently appeared, with some suggestion of concrete progress behind the scenes towards getting access to the...
This thread probably isn't the place for it, but if you'd care to enlighten me (I am wholly ignorant of this)...
It's a bit artificial, but it's still a million miles better than any other 20th century new town... his & Quinlan Terry's intervention in the...
Lord of the Isles was originally a K4 wasn't it? Or a pair of GWR 4-2-2s, depending on who you ask... Duke of Rothesay would tie in nicely with...
I dunno, he did his bit on Bronington and has been an invaluable asset to the architecture business - can't have the Norman Fosters of this world...
I duly stand corrected! I'd go back and edit, but then that'd leave your quote orphaned and hide my error. Oh well!
True, but at least the N was subtle, if you didn't know who he was, there was no clue, and if anyone asked, the answer would be "a generous...
David Shepherd got it right when he named 92203 and 75029... far more marketing potential in "Black Prince" or "The Green Knight". ISTR the NYMR...
I fully expect Her Majesty WILL still be around in 4 years' time... the old dear shows no sign of giving up yet, and she's led a healthier...
Really? I am surprised. Why is Bunch letting them have that loco back when they still haven't unbanned him from the railway despite losing the...
Also, 73096 isn't at Ropley any more, it left for overhaul to main line at Carnforth about 2 years ago...
Is it just me that thinks the early straight-framed Saint is butt fugly and that they're barmy not to have gone for the later curved-frame style?
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