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ghost replied to the thread Bridge that Gap: Great Central Railway News.

Summary: They've got 20k subscribers on YouTube They're about to go out to tender for the factory flyover/railway terrace section

jnc liked ruddingtonrsh56's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

I think there's two broad things to consider regarding to 'working a loco hard'. Firstly there's the question of 'how much wear and tear is accrued on a typical running day'. In theory a loco which has a greater capability of putting down power...

jnc liked 60044's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

Describing it as a panic buy was perhaps a bit of a hyperbole on my part, but your description of its purchase is at least trending towards the words I used. As a buy, it makes me think of the (probably apocryphal) Irish saying, My own...

5944 liked MellishR's post in the thread Pendon Museum.

The only post I can find mentioning Pendon is in a thread from 2009 https://www.national-preservation.com/posts/293588/ so I'm starting a new one. Pendon is not only, or even mainly, a model railway. It's model of a stretch of the Vale of White...

jnc liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

That is not the question. In my experience the question tends to be how much effort does it take to keep a Bulleid able to do the work compared to other types. The Jarvis rebuilds are tons better in this regard. The originals are difficult to...

jnc liked 21B's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

It was not a panic buy. It was bought because the railway required motive power. The loco was in ticket, but near the end of a mainline cert, and the price was attractive. It was always (in my view) an overly expensive locomotive to overhaul,...

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Pendon Museum

The only post I can find mentioning Pendon is in a thread from 2009 https://www.national-preservation.com/posts/293588/ so I'm starting a new one. Pendon is not only, or even mainly, a model railway. It's model of a stretch of the Vale of White...

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jnc liked Wagoniester's post in the thread Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters.

I think the other side to consider too is that overhauling something and then using it hard means your next overhaul will be another expensive one. 30506 has had needed a fair bit of work and my impression there is concern it might not make it to...