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John Petley liked LMS2968's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
The story is that the GWR men told George Ivatt that he had a good engine in the Black Five, but it was a shame it couldn't be fitted fitted with Stephenson's gear like the GWR Hall class, which, they reckoned, would improve it. Ivatt was known...
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM -
Sheff liked guycarr360's post in the thread Tulyar.
Haha, nice one!!! Was the usual exhaust collector fire, with unburnt oil, catching fire, the way they put them out in BR days was to stop, take the affected collector drums engine, to full throttle, to extinguish the flames. Water and...
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM -
lynbarn replied to the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
What for a diesel? Nah, you just need a bloody big key :D:D:D
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM -
raisborough.smith replied to the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
She recovering well but knocked her for 6 bless her thank you .
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:20 PM -
jumper liked Steve's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I can't comment authoritively on the '17 people in marketing' statement because I don't know. All I do know is that a while ago someone in C&W told me that there were more people in marketing than in C&W and I reckoned on there being 6 paid...
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM -
free2grice replied to the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
Very sorry to hear about Shirley's illness and hope that she's recovering well. [BJ]
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM -
free2grice liked Robin Moira White's post in the thread Swanage Railway General Discussion.
It has been a priviledge to act as Project Manager for this significant governance change, brought about by the vision and hard work of many people. The gradient now eases slightly but there is a fair amount still to do to bring the process to...
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM -
Mick45305 liked 26D_M's post in the thread The 10A Allocation.
An odd quirk, this being the 10A thread, is that the 3 5s now under WC ownership each have different boiler configurations.
Jun 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM -
alts1985 liked 5944's post in the thread Steam Dreams 2026.
https://flic.kr/p/2siyARm Video of 71000 at lunchtime.
Jun 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM -
SECR 65 liked jnc's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
Sure, but that wasn't the question, which was (paraphrased - I'm too lazy to find the original to quote it) 'are they so special that they will tip people who would not otherwise come to the line into doing so'. If that were true, that would of...
Jun 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM -
Diamond Gaz liked Kirk Oswald's post in the thread North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion.
I don't know about market research but I was a volunteer platform bod over a 30 year timescale (not continuous due to family commitments) . They were always more popular than Mk1 stock and, when there was a choice, passengers of all varieties...
Jun 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM -
Mick45305 liked LittleRedTrain's post in the thread VT Cathedrals Express to Newcastle - 12/06/26.
My wife and I had an excellent day yesterday. A great run with 5043 including some good sustained lengths of high speed running. There was a little bit of 37 shoveage happening to get us up to speed, but when 5043 was working we could still hear...
Jun 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
