As 60052 says, many have been stripped of expensive to replace copper wiring etc. Don't we really have enough of these locos in preservation...
Royal Oak should be accessable each weekend. \:D/ Shed space is very limited and usually houses the working 08 and 0-4-0ST Andrew Barclay...
Hiya, you will be welcome any time, but the centre is mainly open on sundays. Access otherwise is impossible unless someone is working down on the...
Spotted heading east on the A30 approaching Exeter late this morning was a BR Mk 1 BSK ? in plain dark blue livery. Didnt see any number on it,...
Couldn't agree more. In this day and age, constantly changing rules and regs are a nightmare. Correct maintenance proceedures and records are...
Whats that got to do with 50026 Indimitable [-X . So annoying when threads get hijacked by something totally irrelevant. Why not start a new one :-k
Whats that got to do with 50026 Indomitable ????? [-X
Yes it would seem that 34067 is certainly clocking up some miles this year. Following on from Sundays removal of 5029 Nunney Castle at Newton...
The main criteria would probably be ease of access. By their nature railways were often built in some awkward places with lots of steps etc....
Can say that, I contacted Frank on above details and received a prompt reply. Good job I had a new ream of paper handy by the printer though 8-[ ....
Yes GWR 2-8-2T No 7229 would be great, =P~ however I fear that she may never steam again, being a dismantled & forgotten? member of the Riley...
Noted on ebay, "pair of water valves for an Andrew Barclay 6 coupled loco" their decription not mine. Standard gauge this time i think!? =D>...
The photo of the GUV was interesting. Not often you see one sat on commonwealth bogies! :-k
Hunslet steam loco spares on ebay Might be worth a look by those working on/owning Hunslet locos. Two parts under 'hardware railwayana'. =P~
I know that this is probably not the right place to ask, but as the industrial boys & gals!, seem to know a lot more about their railways than...
Looks superb, a vehicle to be proud of, and a historically important one too. Well done to all involved. =D> Can we see some photos of the...
Going over from DMU operation, to two Mk2's either in push pull mode or top and tailed depending on motive power availability, later on this year....
New to this thread, but having been in preservation since the late 1970's, I have seen an awful lot of changes as have most of us. The 70's/80's...
Yes, agree with you Avonside, the PVR never seems to be that publicity hungry unlike other railways, even on running days we get Plymouthians come...
I usually like to try and enclose/attach a few photos, as they can be worth a thousand words! So first attempts 8-[ The view from Thomas Hill...
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