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  1. MellishR
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    It would appear that the two publications cited by Robin refused to kowtow.
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 23, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    Does the Mid Hants's insurance cover joint operations with Old Nick?
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 23, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
  4. MellishR
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    RTC 2024

    Very nice but could you perhaps delete the duplicates?
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 22, 2024 in forum: What's Going On
  5. MellishR
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    Bluebell Railway General Discussion

    Naming no names, of course.
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 21, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Speed of the slowest vehicle would be logical. The rule that would have applied for Tornado with Mk Is was not logical.
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 19, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    The power and responsibility do indeed lie with the board, and will continue to do so even if and when the PLC transitions to a different kind of...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 18, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Flying Scotsman

    Or rather still not quite:
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 18, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Teifi Valley Railway

    Whether or not anyone might wish to help out the present Teifi Valley management, how would reinstatement of more of the old line help?
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 18, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    For the Ebor Flyer, permission was for the train as a whole provided it did not include Mk I coaches, hence the substitution of Mk IIs. This was...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 18, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    At the time of the run that was suspected to have been an unintentional consequence of the general restriction of steam to 75 mph. It did seem...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 17, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class - practice and performance

    Sorry, I know it wasn't just push-pull, but I wasn't sure how else to distinguish its orientation from the conventional one which has left-right...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 17, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Steam Dreams 2024

    How did that come about? (Sorry for extending the thread drift.)
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 17, 2024 in forum: What's Going On
  14. MellishR
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    BR Standard class - practice and performance

    I understand that the reason for the reverser orientation was that a push-pull movement is easier than a sideways one. If they nevertheless were...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 17, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    BR Standard class - practice and performance

    Increasing the maximum power output from any given size of loco is arguably of little benefit if you are going to build a range of sizes anyway....
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 17, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    P2 Locomotive Company and related matters

    Indeed. It was stated very clearly that speed was not the cause of the failure, which would have happened even at lower speed, just somewhat...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 17, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Several years ago, was it not you who proposed an appropriate restructuring of the WSR, which most parties seemed to think would have been about...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 16, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Lynton and Barnstaple - Operations and Development

    An "EA Extra" in November announced and The closing date for comments to North Devon Council was 19th November.
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 16, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Polar Express from London Euston and Edinburgh

    If the reversals are usually somewhere around Willesden or Wembley, what was the run to Watford and back all about?
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 15, 2024 in forum: What's Going On
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    Mid Hants Railway Operational Matters

    Some of what happens on heritage railways is intended as an authentic recreation of the steam age, but a large amount is not, for various good...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Does this refer to rolling stock that is already in the K&ESR's possession but currently lacking covered accommodation? If so, is that because...
    Post by: MellishR, Dec 10, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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