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  1. MellishR
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    RTC 2023

    Is a Castle wider than a Scot, despite having slightly slimmer cylinders?
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 3 авг 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  3. MellishR
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    LE movements, ECS and test runs 2023

    Thank you, that makes sense.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 3 авг 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  4. MellishR
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    LMS Patriot Project Updates

    Is the Patriot team already a member of the (recently formed, whatever they call it) club?
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 2 авг 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  5. MellishR
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    Project Wareham

    Also of course a tank engine was designed to spend half its time running backwards.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 2 авг 2023 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  6. MellishR
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    Yes of course restoring an old boiler and building a new one are both very expensive projects. But you have not explained why you think restoring...
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 2 авг 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Steam Dreams 2023

    I sometimes open the sliding toplight and put my ear near the opening. I think there is slightly less noise from the wheels there than at a...
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 2 авг 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  8. MellishR
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    LE movements, ECS and test runs 2023

    It's not obvious (to me anyway) from RTT where the loco was turned.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 2 авг 2023 в разделе: What's Going On
  9. MellishR
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    But they did get your £7.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 31 июл 2023 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  10. MellishR
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    East Lancs Railway

    That gives the lie to the excuse that everyone was too busy to inform potential customers that 34072 would not be running.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 31 июл 2023 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  11. MellishR
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    Granted either would consume a lot of cash, but how do you reckon there would be no saving at all over building completely new?
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 31 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    The Darlington team had to make decisions about various aspects of their P2 but the distinctive appearance of the front end is clearly an...
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 31 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  13. MellishR
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    4247 Overhaul at ESR

    Far more of the general population of Britain know certain LNER Pacifics by their names than know them by their numbers.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 31 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  14. MellishR
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    As outsiders we don't know any of the costs, but just restoring 2861's would surely be cheaper than buying and restoring the Castle boiler.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 31 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  15. MellishR
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    That post deserves a "like" (for giving us the news) but one can hardly like the news itself. Irrespective of the inherent merits or otherwise of...
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 31 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  16. MellishR
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    I seem to recall that they were planning exactly that at one stage, with some bodging of the smokebox saddle to fit, but then changed their minds....
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 31 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  17. MellishR
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    That is true, but the result would have been a reproduction of a locomotive which in operation did not meet the GWR's requirements and which...
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 30 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  18. MellishR
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    It happened with Duke of Gloucester's restoration, I think just because of some missing paperwork.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 28 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
  19. MellishR
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    Fair comment, but haven't they lost/wasted rather more on badly done work than on unsuitable second-hand parts?
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 28 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Isle Of Man Steam Railway

    Where does one find 3 foot gauge engineering vehicles? Are they specially built or converted from metre gauge (of which there is much more around...
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 28 июл 2023 в разделе: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    LMS Patriot Project Updates

    Or a stepping stone towards mainline operation at a later date.
    Сообщение от: MellishR, 28 июл 2023 в разделе: Steam Traction
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