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  1. Seagull
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    Coal

    I've used the Russian coal on and off for a while. It's now £25 a tonne more than it was last month. It's made the local news though....
    Post by: Seagull, May 29, 2013 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Coal

    I've just put an order in for some, expensive but no choice. It does mean that a day's steaming will now cost between £400 to £600 a day per loco...
    Post by: Seagull, May 28, 2013 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    Coal

    We've struggled a bit and had to try one load of pretty rubbish Scottish coal with a low calorific value and lots of ash. It got us by....just!...
    Post by: Seagull, May 13, 2013 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    K&ESR May Steam Up

    As an unexpected surprise the Engineering Department have agreed to allow newly overhauled Norwegian mogul No 376 to appear as banking loco in...
    Post by: Seagull, May 3, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    K&ESR May Steam Up

    Unfortunately 6619 is not available because of washout and maintenance, Marcia has developed a boiler problem while in France at the Baie de Somme...
    Post by: Seagull, Apr 30, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    Severn Valley Spring Steam Gala - 22/23/24 March 2013

    Really? Not in my experience! the arch is vital to it's performance.
    Post by: Seagull, Mar 27, 2013 in forum: Galas and Events
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    K&ESR May Steam Up

    The Kent & East Sussex Railway in Tenterden are planning a fantastic bank holiday weekend when visitors can enjoy a good old “Steam Up” each day...
    Thread by: Seagull, Mar 22, 2013, 28 replies, in forum: Galas and Events
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    5668 to follow 4253 to KESR

    Shall we call it a bluey green Steve!! I'd like to find some better pics to establish the colour more accurately. It would be nice to run her in...
    Post by: Seagull, Jan 30, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    5668 to follow 4253 to KESR

    Here's the only pic I can find online of 1556 as Pride of Sussex. Hodson's Flour Mill | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    Post by: Seagull, Jan 30, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    5668 to follow 4253 to KESR

    Martin, that is just your opinion. I don't think anyone at Board or management level is putting obstacles in the way of either Robertsbridge or...
    Post by: Seagull, Jan 30, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    5668 to follow 4253 to KESR

    P Class 1556, currently preserved on the K&ESR, was originally hired to the K&ESR by the Southern Railway in the 1930s to cover a motive power...
    Post by: Seagull, Jan 30, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    5668 to follow 4253 to KESR

    I think there's more than enough enthusiasm for the Terriers and vintage stock. Both the Terriers and the P class are very deep rooted in the pre...
    Post by: Seagull, Jan 30, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    5668 to follow 4253 to KESR

    The "if Colonel Stephens was alive he would have..........." is always barking up the wrong tree. There's no way there'd be a single steam loco...
    Post by: Seagull, Jan 26, 2013 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Rother Valley Railway

    The new carriage storage shed at Rolvenden had it's planning permission approved last night, so work can now begin on another big step towards...
    Post by: Seagull, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK
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    6619

    You could try using the footsteps like the rest of us. If you really need a stairlift you've only got to ask!
    Post by: Seagull, Nov 26, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    Couplings

    I can only think that if three link couplings are used at both ends, the snatch on starting away is equal. If a screw is used on the loco end and...
    Post by: Seagull, Nov 20, 2012 in forum: Railway Operations M.I.C
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    6619

    I think you're getting confused again old chap!!! It looks like I've now got two sons that both happen to have the same name!
    Post by: Seagull, Nov 13, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    6619

    Exactly!
    Post by: Seagull, Nov 10, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    6619

    If water doesn't get lifted when running bunker first, I suggest you come for a trip up Tenterden bank and see how the water drops when the...
    Post by: Seagull, Nov 10, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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    6619

    The amount of lift is a combination of how much the regulator is open and the gradient. My point is that when running bunker/tender first on a...
    Post by: Seagull, Nov 10, 2012 in forum: Steam Traction
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