41312 was through piped, for steam on the met , it needed a air fitted engine to provide the air, to operate the air brake, a brake handle and...
plus also, with his Mogols now being Swanage railway based, i would not bet against any of the 4 engines mensioned being based there to effect a...
The truth is going to be something in between , with the recent availibility problems of class 7 engines in the south, and having to use 60 mph...
Whilst CRSS have vacuum fitted diesels and steam locos then there is less need for duel braked stock, assuming they can get spares for the...
So in effect she will be duel braked with both air and Vacuum systems, very handy for when the phone starts to ring with calls of can we borrow...
Didnt she have a lot of firebox work carried out at her last overhaul, so who told you she needed firebox work? had she needed a lot of work,...
If 35018 is expected to be out in the next few months, would the std 5 be a faster job than 34016? she's due to move to an undisclosed...
Whilst i agree that the engines are worthy of discussion, it should not be used as a platform to drag up the past we know about the mogols, and...
1st time since 1967? so what shed plate will she carry, 70H or a fratton plate;)
I believe that the standard 2 used a different design of steam brake that would make the fitting of the air braking system les of a headache,...
Will 35018 be fitted with air brakes? if so prehaps might she be a posibility?
When Tornado next visits Shilton, Antony had better keep an eye on them, , when they leave, he might find himself a loco short:) she was after...
And whats more shes an LNER engine, have the A1 trust been in touch with Antony yet :)
When you think about it, the A1 trust , have an A1, B1, so working down the alphabet , whats next, K1? O1, Q1;)
Went to Eastbourne Saturday, and , the sight of thumper and vera will be one that i will remember for ever, to the owners of Vera, thank you so...
Plus i dont expect that the N has ever had its drivers out of the frames, i certainly cant remember seeing them dropped out , , when she was...
There was never a KESR station at Robertsbridge, passenger services always used the main bay platform, , there were plans for a separate...
What ever the future is for either 35025, or 35011, the respective owners have to at some stage realise that they can not hope to restore either...
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