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  1. clinker vond W.Williams's post leuk in het topic Tornado.

    What, when there was a legitimate mechanical failure and some tried to blame witchcraft, bad management and the cows coming home before accepting any of the highly rational and logical engineering explanations as to what happened? Lets be more...

    11 jun 2025 om 11:19

  2. clinker vond Miff's post leuk in het topic Rother Valley Railway.

    Very impressive - a new landmark building for Robertsbridge and a great facility for the railway. But it also somehow reminded me of this: "I suppose you know what we mean by a station, it has a corrugated roofing; it is not a Clapham Junction"...

    11 jun 2025 om 08:06

  3. clinker vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions.

    It's an interesting thought, though an obvious immediate concern is that you might then have an awkward PR situation on your hands if a steam loco failed and you had to substitute a diesel at short notice, after many people had paid the premium...

    11 jun 2025 om 07:59

  4. clinker vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Relative to the boiler - so the back is closest to the door. (But when they first get on an engine, it seems everyone gets it wrong - so first time you say to a green cleaner “put some in the back” it goes wanging down at high speed to exactly...

    9 jun 2025 om 10:13

  5. clinker vond Steve's post leuk in het topic Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    The only things I can think of where the back is farthest away from you are wardrobes, cupboards and draws. I always tell new cleaners that it is a loco, not a piece of furniture when discussing this.

    9 jun 2025 om 10:13

  6. clinker vond dan.lank's post leuk in het topic Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I’ve had a couple of third man turns on it now, and my all round experience of footplate work isn’t enough to compare it to other locos - but I concur with Tom’s comment about the cab! There’s basically nowhere to stand - if you’re behind the...

    9 jun 2025 om 10:12

  7. clinker vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    Hopefully the original photographer (Brian Dandridge) won't mind me sharing this photo from yesterday - all nicely under control with the Maunsell set (3687 leading) and Obo, approaching Kingscote. [ATTACH] Tom

    505111101_24530521599883517_3987085620858184279_n.jpg 9 jun 2025 om 10:12

  8. clinker vond Jamessquared's post leuk in het topic Bluebell Railway General Discussion.

    I think I've had 8 days on it, totalling 306 miles which I think all but 22 I've fired. I've not driven it yet! One of those was the half trip to Horsted for familiarisation, so really seven full days. As @andrewtoplis says, it's not really...

    9 jun 2025 om 10:11
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