Probably convenience. The layout of conventional fired engines has a firebox at the cab end and thus the smokebox and chimney at the other end....
I gave them the out of "it's really poor", which I suppose includes "it's really fragile". Other than that, what else might I be missing?
I'm with Steve. We routinely take 2 Mk1s up a route which includes a quarter of a mile of 1 in 36 with a 12" loco. It requires the crew to be...
I did the Port-Caernarvon leg in one of the unglazed ends of the Gladstone car. Best seat in the house in some ways (the noise through the tunnel...
Moss Bay at Foxfield is a 0-4-0 saddle tank with a rear bunker. There will be others, that's just the first one that springs to mind.
Chassis for the NSR brake 3rd is a reused from a brake van. There is a plan for a new chassis to be built for the existing NSR 1st class body to...
New SG carriages pretty much has happened. In practical terms the NSR brake 3rd at Foxfield might as well have been a new build - there are some...
I think the current dislike of ferrules comes from the BR red book, and subsequent guidance based on it (eg the HRA guidance notes) which say you...
It's virtually impossible to get steel tubes to stay dry in medium to large steel fireboxes without either welding them in or using ferrules...
Does that 5 say cap cover days running special experiences like Santa trains where normally it would be impossible to travel without pre-booking?
That website is ours, but it's miles out of date - I did a management buyout from Hal and Guy over three years ago, but have never got round to...
It's almost three years since I created this post - and so far I've gained two great employees via National Preservation, so maybe this site...
I'm fairly sure it's been moved recently to a private site (I think not rail connected) and is being actively worked on.
I'm afraid it could well have been paper thin. I've seen a number of things which have suddenly come out of ticket following a well aimed...
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