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    Steam speed records including City of Truro and Mallard

    Is there any suitable bit of level track, long enough for today's speeds, anywhere? :) And what about curves? In the real world any 'rules'...
    Post by: Miff, Feb 7, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Rother Valley Railway

    No, Salehurst’s the only one.
    Post by: Miff, Feb 7, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Section 6(3)(b) of the TWAO provides powers to construct "ramps, means of access, a passing loop, and a halt at Salehurst" but I believe RVR've...
    Post by: Miff, Feb 6, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Whether group-owned or railway owned I’d say ‘high in the overhaul queue’ is either meaningless or impossible if the resources aren’t there. And...
    Post by: Miff, Feb 2, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    West Somerset Railway General Discussion

    Surely they are the same thing - how else would anything get to the top of the queue? :)
    Post by: Miff, Feb 2, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Rother Valley Railway

    Here's more details: A21 safety package - National Highways
    Post by: Miff, Jan 31, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Changes at Penryhn Museum

    Before Fire Queen goes back I imagine it’ll be extended with visitor facilities. Perhaps one side opened out.
    Post by: Miff, Jan 30, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Kent & East Sussex Railway

    South London too, :) I remember my Dad & Grandmother telling me about it.
    Post by: Miff, Jan 28, 2024 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Flying Scotsman

    This 2019 NRM policy document doesn’t say it will be overhauled but does list Green Arrow as one of only 3 NRM locos (Flying Scotsman & Oliver...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 28, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    This often repeated story is now believed to've originated from 1960s drug-fueled confusion with a fabled Hornby-Dublo-gauge 9F prototype batch,...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 25, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    Something something 10 or so s*ng*e ch**n*y A3s were once rumoured to still exist as part of the str**gic r****ve, stored in a cave somewhere near...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 25, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    There’s some photos here. I’ve no doubt the Vickers team were justifiably proud of their work but putting these plates so prominently on both...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 25, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Isle Of Man Steam Railway

    Thanks Ray :)
    Post by: Miff, Jan 24, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Isle Of Man Steam Railway

    Somebody’s removed it from the gov’s website - hopefully it’s accidental and nothing sinister. Is it available anywhere else?
    Post by: Miff, Jan 24, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Flying Scotsman

    That’s the time in ‘78 when the spare boiler (A4 type ex Salmon Trout) was fitted which stayed on the engine until ‘06. After which the boilers...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 24, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Fire Queen transferred into national ownership

    Fire Queen has arrived at Aberystwyth for temporary display in the Vale of Rheidol Railway Museum building. Eventually it's due to return to...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 22, 2024 in forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Flying Scotsman

    Do you then object to the idea of alternating the chimneys & liveries at overhaul times? The loco’s last few years in service had, I’ll grant...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 22, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    I agree, but my comment was about running it with a single chimney One person's tedium is probably of no interest to anyone else. All you have...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 22, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    What technical issues? In preservation Flying Scotsman ran with a single chimney from ‘63 to ‘93 without the need for smoke deflectors. One of...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 21, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Flying Scotsman

    Nice try :) but that’s a straw man argument - not a single person has advocated doing that. Nor does anyone think Flying Scotsman, in either...
    Post by: Miff, Jan 21, 2024 in forum: Steam Traction
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