See https://www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices/llynclys/street/sy10-8af/ Third one down. Ray.
As, hopefully, the photos below show, Douglas workshops continue to turn out high quality work. Last Tuesday Saloon carriage F32 returned to the...
As one of the group who repainted Efficient over 50 yrs ago I can say that we copied the original Barclay paintwork exactly having taken tracings...
...... and a reminder of what Hornet looked like when it left NCB Bersham in Oct.1983. Ray. [ATTACH]
It's also a lot better for maneuvering road vehicles, for instance coal deliveries. Ray.
Copied from the IoMSRSA web page - A tour around Douglas workshops yesterday https://www.iomsrsa.org/news/2020-2025/2025/around-the-shops-250325 Ray.
On the second day of the 2025 season the driver of IMR No.11 Maitland on the 13.50 ex Douglas oils round at Castletown station as No.13 leaves on...
Today marked the start of the 2025 operating season on the MER. It was pleasing to see well filled trams and a great many enthusiasts from the...
Yes, CT18 was 50ASA and CT21 was 100ASA. Virtually all my slides from 1969 to c.1991 were on CT18 then CT21. I've only has a few where mould has...
ISTR that Embsay had 2? teaks from one of the regional control trains in the 80's. Ray.
I think you probably saw 5901/2 & 6 as all 3 were in service in June 2012. We were lucky as the works tour guide was enthusiastic and took us to...
A short pre-season test train formed of No.11 Maitland and half-brake F49 was out and about yesterday afternoon. The photos (courtesy IoMSRSA)...
I had to call in to the Douglas workshops last week to discuss some ongoing improvements taking place in Port Erin Museum and was surprised to see...
You can see the original ROD arrangement complete with side chains on one of the J.A.Brown examples. Ray. [ATTACH]
That really is good news as so few cattle wagons have survived into preservation. I presume the chassis are the two correct 11' w.b.ones from...
Looks pretty authentic to me. NCB Comrie 8.79. Ray. [ATTACH]
There's an interesting article about this, and other breakwater railways, here https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/azores01.htm Ray.
I always understood that threaded stays were caulked on the inside of the firebox and the nut was only there to protect the exposed end of the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The Isle of Man Railways 2025 timetable has just been released and can be downloaded here...
It was one of 4 boilers (another Atlantic boiler since scrapped?, an LSWR T1 boiler and a M.R./M&GN one) at Boulton & Paul Ltd. More of the...
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