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45698Mars liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread WCR Rail Tours.
[ATTACH] There was a chance that had both engines had kept to time they could have crossed in the Grayrigg area but unfortunately it wasn't to be so for a bit of fun perhaps the scene would have looked like this, a 'Southern Cross'
Jul 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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GOEdwards liked andyjhatton's post in the thread LE movements, ECS and test runs 2026.
As somebody sat on the VT train to Birmingham. I did briefly start to sing "we didn't start the fire" You've got to find humour in these moments
Jul 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM -
Jamessquared liked Saint's post in the thread Società Veneta Ferrovie..
Some news from Primolano, this time no fools riding around. Our water crane had its first test using a low-flow small pipe. Full flow will be able after a plumber fixes some leaks in the general high flow line. [MEDIA] and this is the piping:...
Jul 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Jamessquared liked 35B's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
Yes, one-offs. In comparison to what was coming out of GE and GM, the N&W steam types were relatively few in number, and lacked the economies of scale that the diesels provided. Taking your list of Y6, A and J classes, that was a total of 138...
Jul 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM -
johnofwessex replied to the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
AFAIK the N&W was unusual amongst US Railroads in building its own loco's. As in the UK it wasnt just the cost of buying and running loco's it was the finance deals that the diesel builders could offer that had an influence
Jul 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM -
Deepgreen replied to the thread RTC 2026.
Back to my point about red, black and other fire risk levels being inconsistent and often not reflecting realities on the ground. I can't understand why most of England and parts of Scotland have not been under a steam ban in recent days...
Jul 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM -
Mick45305 liked Shep Woolley's post in the thread WCR Rail Tours.
[ATTACH] There was a chance that had both engines had kept to time they could have crossed in the Grayrigg area but unfortunately it wasn't to be so for a bit of fun perhaps the scene would have looked like this, a 'Southern Cross'
Jul 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM
