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acorb liked gios's post in the thread 82045 The way ahead?.
June Update now live: http://www.82045.org.uk/news/82045_news-jun26.html
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM -
segillum liked LMS2968's post in the thread GWR four-cylinder arrangement?.
'Best' is a word rather open to interpretation; you need to specify from which point of view they were 'Best'. As you say the Compounds had their weaknesses and the main one was size - or lack of it. They were more than big enough for the...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM -
H Cloutt liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
'One Engine in Steam' was usually described in the Regulations as "one engine, or two engines coupled together". To that extent, the later term of "One Train Working" had more validity perhaps. The other point to consider is not to confuse the...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM -
H Cloutt liked Mark Thompson's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Only on the strictest note of pedantry. Because at no time will either engine be operating independently of either the train, or each other. The train would be one permanent continuous entity. The fact that there is a permanently coupled...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM -
lynbarn liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
'One Engine in Steam' was usually described in the Regulations as "one engine, or two engines coupled together". To that extent, the later term of "One Train Working" had more validity perhaps. The other point to consider is not to confuse the...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM -
H Cloutt liked RailWest's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
From previous examinations of various potential schemes for PE, three issues come to mind:- 1. In the absence of any specific details (yet), IMHO it is not an unreasonable assumption that - in order to maximise the length of train that can...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM -
H Cloutt liked Jamessquared's post in the thread Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development.
Why would the ORR insist on that? The ORR isn’t in the business of setting prescriptive policies about how heritage railways operate. What it wants to see is that you have robust processes in place to identify and manage risks - that’s quite a...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM -
Ben Jenden liked WorkingPressure225's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
It hasn’t been updated that I can see, so it’s still: 73082 - A 2999 - B 32424 & 72 - C
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM -
Ben Jenden liked SECR 65's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
Camelot has been in use this week. Lady of Legend was reported (I think on here) to be in light steam in the past few days Beachy Head was on test yesterday as mentioned above Fenchurch was in use on Wednesday As far as I can predict these...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM -
Ben Jenden liked SECR 65's post in the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
[ATTACH] Here is the updated timetable, to the best of my knowledge. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH, MAY NOT BE ACCURATE, AND THAT I CAN TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ISSUES CAUSE BY ANYONE DEPENDING ON THIS...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Ben Jenden replied to the thread Bluebell Railway General Discussion.
@SECR 65 @WorkingPressure225 Thank you both of you :)
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
