What technical issues? In preservation Flying Scotsman ran with a single chimney from ‘63 to ‘93 without the need for smoke deflectors. One of...
Nice try :) but that’s a straw man argument - not a single person has advocated doing that. Nor does anyone think Flying Scotsman, in either...
The answer is to alternate, at each overhaul, between single-chim/LNER and double-chin/BR identities. The PR opportunities are obvious, and the...
I think something like "encouraging volunteering and promoting the benefits to society of volunteering" should be one of the charitable aims of...
LT Museum've recently sent two brake vans to Rampart for restoration, ready for a new role as match-wagons for moving their Q-Stock train around....
In 2021 there was some talk of possible recovery but the abandoned Shark at Shenfield is, I believe, still there....
That's why I said 'top speed'. I doubt increased top-speed capability was ever a significant design-goal, merely a by-product of other...
There has never been the need for a body to create rules for or authenticate rail ‘top speed’ records since there has been so little competition...
RVR announced some time ago environmental survey works had commenced - the TWAO includes powers for this which could be exercised by entering the...
None of the parties involved’ve said what negotiations, if any, may’ve taken place since the TWAO was granted and, in the interest of good...
No idea why his profile shows a different name but if you have a look at all 7 posts by @Courier in the following thread, you’ll see he clearly...
Your criminal charge is understood - but not your evidence. Perhaps you’d qualify as an expert witness but not as counsel for the prosecution :)
Can you therefore explain that in terms clear enough to convince a jury of lay persons beyond reasonable doubt (which would’ve been the standard...
Here's a slightly more detailed news story on The Cabbage, expenditure came from a FOI request which also revealed it "still requires a...
It's not so secret. Anybody can ask the NRM for a copy, subject to the museum's contractural usual restrictions on sharing or publishing their...
I agree - steaming fees means cash in the bank whereas a ‘run & repair’ agreement surely has far too many potential pitfalls for any loco owner to...
I don't think anyone has accused you of giving offence. In fact @Steve said he's enjoying the learned discussion, as many academics do whilst...
And even aside from the LRO any new company would have to have enough money, on day 1, to buy the assets from the liquidator.
Agreed - I love this kind of thread drift, that’s often where we learn the most about a subject by coming to it (or moving slightly away) on a...
I guess you're right but @Jamessquared's additional words made it far more intelligible to someone like me, who only studied Physics to O-level :)
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