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silversteellady liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC 2026.
Well, it's down for Tangmere...;)
May 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM -
silversteellady liked torgormaig's post in the thread 6024 King Edward 1.
Seat? They are for the old codger known as the driver. Those of us at the coal face think the "fireman's seat" is where the footplate passenger goes to be out of the way - but when there are two people to occupy it it doesn't work very well:(....
May 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM -
silversteellady liked Flying Phil's post in the thread 34039 Boscastle WC class.
[ATTACH] (Pic courtesy Daniela works) Here is one of the valve gear forgings, the others were being heat treated. It is believed that all six forgings are now at Daniela Works.
May 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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silversteellady liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.
Quite a lot has been done over the past four weeks. B581241 was lettered, numbered, striped and sent away to Swithland sidings. We then started work on B589204 which had been overhauled in 2010. As it would be at Rothley for a while, it is being...
May 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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silversteellady liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.
A bit more has been removed! [ATTACH]
May 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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silversteellady liked Flying Phil's post in the thread Windcutter Wagons.
The fixed end is now gone! [ATTACH] We did weld a length of angle iron across the top before the final cut just in case the sides went BOIINNNGGG!
May 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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5944 liked Big Al's post in the thread RTC 2026.
Well, it's down for Tangmere...;)
May 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM -
silversteellady liked MuzTrem's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Winson supplied three coaches to the same design for a theme park railway in Japan--I presume those would have been air-braked, too.
May 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM -
silversteellady liked meeee's post in the thread FR & WHR & WHHR News.
Unlucky for them. I wonder how long they lasted. I'm not sure what being designed for air brakes constituted on the WHR coaches. There doesn't appear to be much provision for extra pipe work or different brake gear on the vehicles built by...
May 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
