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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Perhaps it is time to update your first hand knowledge?
    Сообщение от: 1472, 21 окт 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Do we? - where are these plans & how are they to be funded?
    Сообщение от: 1472, 21 окт 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    As somebody who regularly footplates on both the SVR and WSR I think you need to take a trip now on both to decide which is currently the roughest...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 21 окт 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    As the boiler itself comes nowhere near the loading gauge envelope that statement is open to being challenged. Wasn't the centre line of the...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 18 окт 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Maybe its time for a few awkward truths and rather direct comparisons then with cruise ships, air travel, HGV infested motorways and other much...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 16 окт 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Yes there is a national shortage of suitable, serviceable and reliable locomotives which folk don't seem to get. It is about to get worse as locos...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 14 окт 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    SVR General Discussion

    I have found the GM receptive to constructive suggestions. Hinting that you have some on here is frankly pointless if you are not prepared to...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 10 окт 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    SVR General Discussion

    Have you written to the GM with your ideas c/- the Catering Manager?
    Сообщение от: 1472, 10 окт 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    It is no surprise that many (most?) of the steam locos now in service are operated in a way which earns solid funding for the next overhaul...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 30 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    Just a very big NO! - for several reasons.
    Сообщение от: 1472, 28 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    And still the pointless speculation, unnecessary comment and "dancing on the head of a pin" trying to decide what this or that wording implies...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 26 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Current and Proposed New-Builds

    The differences between a No 1 boiler & a No 7 could easily be hidden under No 7 outline cladding & a No 7 diameter smokebox. All that is needed...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 23 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    Perhaps a non working but externally complete 4709 would fit the bill? After all it will be of little use to heritage lines and is unlikely to...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 20 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Piston and valve rings.

    Possibly but then most of us see our role as preservation (as was as far as is sensibly possible) and not ongoing development.
    Сообщение от: 1472, 20 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Piston and valve rings.

    With a GWR loco the cylinder cocks are not generally needed for the rest of the day once the cylinder block is hot and the regulator does not blow...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 19 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Piston and valve rings.

    IC cylinders & rings do wear & the cylinders are rebored and fitted with oversize pistons and rings where needed.
    Сообщение от: 1472, 19 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    Piston and valve rings.

    I suggest that there are quite a few differences to take into account but firstly with GW piston valve locos we expect the rings to last 20,000 to...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 19 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    7027 Thornbury Castle

    Interesting to note from the GWS Annual Report for the year ending 31st Jan 2022 that the 4709 fund had just £80k carried forward. That is barely...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 18 сен 2022 в разделе: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    On the WSR such a group is known as "Trackers" as described here: West Somerset Railway - The longest Heritage Railway in England....
    Сообщение от: 1472, 12 сен 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    SVR General Discussion

    The SVR Bridgnorth workshop and Riley's are quite different places. The SVR site is all rail connected so that a boiler can be lifted off a loco's...
    Сообщение от: 1472, 9 сен 2022 в разделе: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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