I seem to remember being told by the late Colin Goldsmith about 10+ years ago or so when the Isle of Man Railway was considering buying a new, all...
Very impressive - thanks for sharing! Quick question - is she supposed to sound like that? Sounded a bit 'off beat' to me (i.e. exhaust beats not...
Would be lovely to see IMR No. 5 Mona restored (even if just cosmetically to begin with) rather than it's current appalling state at the back of...
There will be people on here far more knowledgeable than me on this subject on here but I know the RPSI were quite restricted as to where the no....
I have it from several sources (including one ex IOMSPCo Master) that this rumour about the Mona's Isle surviving is unfortunately definitely just...
Re: 6100 Royal Scot test runs Is 6100 to be air brake only? Looking at the pics in Heritage Railway, there is no sign of the front vacuum pipe...
I think Anthony Coulls from the NRM said last time this was asked this question on in this forum that the museum don't have the vacuum brake parts...
Very interesting article - a touch of 'tell the truth and shame the devil' me thinks! Credit where credit is due to the NRM for doing a 'proper...
Don't know why it wasn't used in the end (would have only been the frames anyway I think? Think the body was rotten - the last time I saw it was...
Chester has had barriers for some time but the station staff have always been brilliant at letting me and my 4 year old son onto the platform...
Re. ownership, this website (linked to Think Tank?) states the loco was gift from the British Railways Board in 1966...
Is 46235 owned by Birmingham Council? She was certainly initially preserved by the British Transport Commission, the collection of which is now...
This appeared in the Isle of Man Examiner last week. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Make-or- ... 4860538.jp Possible berth for Manxman at Ramsey...
I think this may have been discussed on here before but is there any consensus on 45110's condition? How much work would be required when it is...
I think how you remember the IMR (or any railway I suppose) as a child has a lot to do with your preferences! My first memories of the railway are...
Great pics - thanks for posting! Where will she be when the 'cutting' is finished? Any idea when it's opening?
Caledonia - are any of your pics on line anywhere? I for one would love to see them, particularly any from the 1970s which was how I first met the...
If you are interested in the last days of IOM Wight Steam, I can whole-heartedly recommend "The Isle of Wight Railway - 40 years of Preservation"...
I seem to remember the cow catcher and buffer beam from 4472 being at Carnforth when it was open as 'Steamtown'. Wonder if it's still there?
As a local, I am somewhat biased about my opinions on the IOM Railway in that I'm very fond of it, despite all the ups and downs it has over the...
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