Difficult to directly compare the performances of wide shallow grates/ fireboxes with long deep ones Purely in terms of grate area a Britannia...
A thread to discuss the finer points of Gresleys 'Pocket Battleship', -liveries, - names and what the V4SLT will add to this cheeky wee engine....
Ex. a few comments on the GBVIII Thread. With a Big cloud over the current Mainline Scene and the expectation that Mainline/NR Steam will become...
End of the line for these horrible boxes in my neck of the woods at least A retrograde steps in the railtravel experience if ever there was one in...
For some time now there has been a train of what appear to be red ( now royal scot pink) windowless dmus parked at Hellifield... what are these...
Following on from the thread which wandered from Scots Gaurdsman and Galatea to Garratts on the Jacobite , the people who brought you Tornado and...
Times and fares up on the WCR site, not a fan of the Wakey loop but the prices are very reasonable....
Could'n't help but notice the wealth of Rolling Stock - clearly not in service parked at Carnforth the other Day. I expect that most of this is...
Whose coaching stock was this livery applied to please....
Hijacking the first S160 thread i can find : the latest id carried by 5820 at the KWVR is worth a chuckle - BR unlined black, early emblem No 95820
Not a new newbuild but one that after some consideration seems to be moving from the virtual world to the real one. Heres a thread for the posting...
Well most people today think standards are ok (i guess) and are a handy loco to have on shed ideally a standard 4. But if the decision to...
Anyone enlighten me as to the typical composition of an early -mid 1950's ecml Non Pullman express train ? I have an A4, 2 brakes, 2 1sts a...
Sad to hear about yet more Steel industry closures announced by TATA , esp in South Wales. Wondering if its worth making an enquiry to any of...
As touched upon on in the Beano, one way or another it looks increasingly likely that joined rail sections on Preserved/Heritage Railways will...
Any info on the peculiarities of Valve Gear - heres a thread. For anyone wanting to understand BR Caprotti - there is a pamphlet available...
Had a nice trip on my Local Heritage railway and theres a nice piece in the Beano about it too. The timeless branch line is still doing the...
Does any one know any thing about the Loco im using for my avatar. Who built it, owns it, where it lives etc It looks like a 5" Guage BR...
As we are all aware the permitted speeds for steam locomotives on mainline charters is (i believe) based on Driving wheel diameter in the...
There has already been a thread which descended into acrimony about how support coaches look, which is now locked. Taken as read that they have to...
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