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Kent & East Sussex Railway

Discussie in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' gestart door martin1656, 10 apr 2017.

  1. Belgarath001

    Belgarath001 New Member

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    You're quite correct - 69023 has definitely been to Swanage; I can find a couple of photo prints of her behind 30053 at Swanage shed in 1992, and indeed the NELPG website mentions it also (although dateless).
     
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  2. John Petley

    John Petley Part of the furniture

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    I stand corrected! Still, I'm delighted about 65894's visit.
     
  3. burnham-t

    burnham-t New Member

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    Of course the K&ESR is not strictly speaking a former Southern line, at least if you regard Southern as Southern Railway. It was part of the BR Southern Region from 1948 so I guess Southern in that sense.
    Lambton 0-6-2T No 29 visited the K&ESR in 2006 - that's based on the NYMR but I don't know if it's a NELPG loco?
     
  4. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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  5. Dead Sheep

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  6. martin1656

    martin1656 Nat Pres stalwart Friend

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    What like one certain Ex General Manager, who did his best to alienate much of the railway against him, Has the current one decided to move on to pastures new?
     
  7. Dead Sheep

    Dead Sheep Member

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    Quite so.

    A bad GM can ruin a railway.
     
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  8. Fireline

    Fireline Well-Known Member

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    He's retiring.
     
  9. Robin Moira White

    Robin Moira White Resident of Nat Pres

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    Terrier ‘70’ Poplar is now back at Rolvenden after mechanical overhaul at the NNR.

    Am intensive painting session involving liberal quantities of ‘improved engine green’ is about to begin…

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  10. Avonside1972

    Avonside1972 New Member

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    Is the new chimney yet to be fitted a Stroudley pattern?
     
  11. Robin Moira White

    Robin Moira White Resident of Nat Pres

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    Terrier 70 ‘Poplar’ is now receiving final paint at a secret location in Tenterden C&W shed…

    Photo: Graham Williams

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  12. Wagoniester

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    Stroudley improved green and tall lamp irons - it might not be 100% authentic but by golly it looks good.

    Although I'm otherwise engaged on the Jubilee weekend of her return, I shall definitely be making a visit to see her running at the earliest opportunity thereafter.
     
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    Same here, its nice to see a loco roster has appeared back on the website so should help for when she is running!

    Given the amount of guests the KESR has in at the moment, would be nice to see a summer gala?
     
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  14. Robin Moira White

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    The nether regions…

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  17. martin1656

    martin1656 Nat Pres stalwart Friend

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    don't tell meg, she might think clothing is optional :eek:
    Thinking back to the amount of work that went into painting number 3 into black ( i was the person who did it) i hope they at least had a good surface to flatten back this time round, if i remember rightly, the tank covers really took a lot of work to prep when i did them, to get a good flat surface before i could even think about primer, then base coat.
     
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  19. Robin Moira White

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    The tank covers have been worked on in advance of the rest of the loco.
     
  20. Robin Moira White

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